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The French as Seen by… (1988)

Genre : War, Documentary, Drama

Runtime : 1H 16M

Director : Werner Herzog, David Lynch, Luigi Comencini, Jean-Luc Godard, Andrzej Wajda

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.

Actors

Eve Ruggieri
Eve Ruggieri
Self - Host
Jean Clemente
Jean Clemente
(Segment "Les Français vus par Werner Herzo")
Claude Josse
Claude Josse
(Segment "Les Français vus par Werner Herzo")
Barbara Hendricks
Barbara Hendricks
Self - Interviewee
Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Frederic Golchan
Frederic Golchan
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Tracey Walter
Tracey Walter
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Jack Nance
Jack Nance
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Michael Horse
Michael Horse
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Rick Guillory
Rick Guillory
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Marie Lauren
Marie Lauren
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Patrick Houser
Patrick Houser
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Eddy Dixon
Eddy Dixon
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Magali Alvarado
Magali Alvarado
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Ann Sophie
Ann Sophie
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Robin Summers
Robin Summers
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Kathy Dean
Kathy Dean
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Leslie Cook
Leslie Cook
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Manette LaChance
Manette LaChance
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Kelly Redusch
Kelly Redusch
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Ruggiero Raimondi
Ruggiero Raimondi
Self - Interviewee
Joseph Czapski
Joseph Czapski
(Segment "Proust contre la déchéance")
Kenzo Takada
Kenzo Takada
Self - Interviewee
Cristina Comencini
Cristina Comencini
Self (Segment "Pèlerinage à Agen")
Francesca Comencini
Francesca Comencini
Self (Segment "Pèlerinage à Agen")
Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin
Self - Interviewee
André Marcon
André Marcon
(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")
Hanns Zischler
Hanns Zischler
(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")
Catherine Aymerie
Catherine Aymerie
(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")
Pierre Amoyal
Pierre Amoyal
(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")
Michel Radic
Michel Radic
(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")
Luc Briffod
Luc Briffod
(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")
Laurent Rohrbach
Laurent Rohrbach
(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")
Gilles Laeser
Gilles Laeser
(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")
Laurence Nanzer
Laurence Nanzer
(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")
Damien Nanzer
Damien Nanzer
(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")

Crews

Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Director
David Lynch
David Lynch
Director
Luigi Comencini
Luigi Comencini
Director
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard
Director
Andrzej Wajda
Andrzej Wajda
Director

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