Robert Guédiguian, cinéaste (2004)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 0M

Director : Jean-Pierre Larcher

Synopsis

For over twenty years, Robert Guédiguian has been making films that occupy an essential place in French cinema. In film after film, he evokes the social chronicle of his working-class childhood. We witness an adventure rich in reflections on the film director’s profession, political commitment, the intimate relation between real and fictional characters, and a shared desire to create.

Actors

Robert Guédiguian
Robert Guédiguian
Self
Ariane Ascaride
Ariane Ascaride
Self
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Self
Gérard Meylan
Gérard Meylan
Self

Crews

Jean-Pierre Larcher
Jean-Pierre Larcher
Director

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