The French as Seen by…
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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Ève Ruggieri
Self - Host
Barbara Hendricks
Self - Interviewee
Harry Dean Stanton
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Frederic Golchan
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Tracey Walter
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Jack Nance
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Michael Horse
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Patrick Houser
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Leslie Cook
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Kenzo Takada
Self - Interviewee
Cristina Comencini
Self (Segment "Pèlerinage à Agen")
Francesca Comencini
Self (Segment "Pèlerinage à Agen")
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