The French as Seen by…
1988, French. Directed by Werner Herzog & David Lynch & Luigi Comencini & Jean-Luc Godard & Andrzej Wajda.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Werner HerzogDirector
- David LynchDirector
- Luigi ComenciniDirector
- Jean-Luc GodardDirector
- Andrzej WajdaDirector
- Ève RuggieriSelf - Host
- Jean Clemente(Segment "Les Français vus par Werner Herzo")
- Claude Josse(Segment "Les Français vus par Werner Herzo")
- Barbara HendricksSelf - 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")
- Rick Guillory(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
- Marie Lauren(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
- Patrick Houser(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Details
- Released
- 26 October 1988
- Original title
- Les Français vus par
- Country
- France
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The French as Seen by… (1988) was directed by Werner Herzog and David Lynch and Luigi Comencini and Jean-Luc Godard and Andrzej Wajda and stars Ève Ruggieri, Jean Clemente, Claude Josse.