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The French as Seen by... (1988)

The French as Seen by...

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13m

Comedy, Documentary, Drama, War

October 26th, 1988

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Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Harry Dean Stanton
Slim
André Marcon
1 episode, 1988
Claude Josse
Self
Hanns Zischler
1 episode, 1988
Frederic Golchan
Pierre the Frenchman
Jean Clemente
Self
Jack Nance
Pete
Catherine Aymerie
1 episode, 1988
Tracey Walter
Dusty
Pierre Amoyal
1 episode, 1988
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Directors

Luigi Comencini
(1 episode, 1988)
Jean-Luc Godard
(1 episode, 1988)
Werner Herzog
(1 episode, 1988)
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Producers

Pierre-Olivier Bardet
executive producer
(2 episodes, 1988)
Paul Cameron
executive producer
(2 episodes, 1988)
Scott Flor
co-producer (2 episodes, 1988)
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Writers

David Lynch
writer
(2 episodes, 1988)
Valentin Feldman
writer
(1 episode, 1988)
Jean-Luc Godard
writer
(1 episode, 1988)
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Keywords

avant garde
surrealism
experimental film
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Country of Origin

France
United States of America
Italy
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Languages

English
French

Release Dates

October 26th, 1988 (France)
October 26th, 1988 (France) (Antenne 2 TV)

Alternative Titles

Les Français vus par (original title)
The French as Seen by... (literal English title)
Les Français vus par (France)
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Running Times

13 min
76 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

CNC
France 2 (FR2) (participation) (as Antenne-2)
Erato Films
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Distribution Companies

Pioneer LDC (Japan) (laserdisc)
Pioneer LDC (Japan)

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