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The Great Obsession

1985· 2h 13m

Documentary

Directed by Pierre Perrault

9.0/ 10

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Overview

This documentary produced for TV follows a project consisting in remaking the journey of discoveries in the footsteps of Cartier's book. Sailors, some from Saint-Malo, others from the river, were entrusted with the care of navigation.

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