The French as Seen by…

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Overview

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.

Cast

Ève Ruggieri

Self - Host

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Jean Clemente

(Segment "Les Français vus par Werner Herzo")

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Claude Josse

(Segment "Les Français vus par Werner Herzo")

Barbara Hendricks

Self - Interviewee

Harry Dean Stanton

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Frederic Golchan

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