The French as Seen by… (1988)
Les Français vus par
In 1988, Figaro magazine asked a few famous directors to direct a series of short movies to celebrate the 10 years of the revue. The movies have been released for the French revolution bicentenary. Includes: Werner Herzog's Les Gaulois, David Lynch's The Cowboy and the Frenchman, Andrzej Wajda's Proust contre la déchéance, Luigi Comencini's Pèlerinage à Agen, Jean-Luc Godard's Le dernier mot.
- Date of release
- 1988-10-26
- TMDB
- 6.9 / 10 (19)
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Genres
- War, Documentary, Drama
- Director
- David Lynch, Andrzej Wajda, Jean-Luc Godard, Werner Herzog, Luigi Comencini
Casting
- Ève Ruggieri — Self - Host
- Jean Clemente — (Segment "Les Français vus par Werner Herzo")
- Claude Josse — (Segment "Les Français vus par Werner Herzo")
- Barbara Hendricks — Self - Interviewee
- Harry Dean Stanton — (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
- Frederic Golchan — (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
- Tracey Walter — (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
- Jack Nance — (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
- Michael Horse — (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
- Rick Guillory — (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
- Marie Lauren — (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
- Patrick Houser — (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Interesting facts
The French as Seen by... was the title and subject of a series of five short films by notable directors. It was initiated and sponsored by the newspaper Le Figaro, as part of the 1988 celebration of the tenth anniversary of its magazine section. The directors and films produced were:Werner Herzog - Les Gaulois David Lynch - The Cowboy and the Frenchman Andrzej Wajda - Proust contre la déchéance Luigi Comencini - Pèlerinage à Agen Jean-Luc Godard - Le dernier mot
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