The French as Seen by… (1988)
1h 16m
Running Time
October 26, 1988Release Date
The French as Seen by… (1988)
1h 16m
Running Time
October 26, 1988Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Ève Ruggieri
Self - Host

Jean Clemente
(Segment 'Les Français vus par Werner Herzo')

Claude Josse
(Segment 'Les Français vus par Werner Herzo')

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')

Rick Guillory
(Segment 'The Cowboy and the Frenchman')

Marie Lauren
(Segment 'The Cowboy and the Frenchman')

Patrick Houser
(Segment 'The Cowboy and the Frenchman')

Eddy Dixon
(Segment 'The Cowboy and the Frenchman')

Magali Alvarado
(Segment 'The Cowboy and the Frenchman')

Ann Sophie
(Segment 'The Cowboy and the Frenchman')

Robin Summers
(Segment 'The Cowboy and the Frenchman')

Kathy Dean
(Segment 'The Cowboy and the Frenchman')

Leslie Cook
(Segment 'The Cowboy and the Frenchman')

Manette LaChance
(Segment 'The Cowboy and the Frenchman')

Kelly Radusch
(Segment 'The Cowboy and the Frenchman')

Ruggiero Raimondi
Self - Interviewee

Joseph Czapski
(Segment 'Proust contre la déchéance')

Kenzo Takada
Self - Interviewee

Cristina Comencini
Self (Segment 'Pèlerinage à Agen')

Francesca Comencini
Self (Segment 'Pèlerinage à Agen')

Yehudi Menuhin
Self - Interviewee

André Marcon
(Segment 'Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard')

Hanns Zischler
(Segment 'Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard')

Catherine Aymerie
(Segment 'Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard')

Pierre Amoyal
(Segment 'Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard')

Michel Radic
(Segment 'Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard')

Luc Briffod
(Segment 'Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard')

Laurent Rohrbach
(Segment 'Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard')

Gilles Laeser
(Segment 'Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard')

Laurence Nanzer
(Segment 'Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard')

Damien Nanzer
(Segment 'Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard')

David Lynch
Director

Andrzej Wajda
Director

Jean-Luc Godard
Director

Werner Herzog
Director
Details.
Release DateOctober 26, 1988
Original NameLes Français vus par
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 16m
Genres
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Wiki.
The French as Seen by... (Les Français vus par... in French) was the title and subject of a series of five short films by notable directors. It was initiated and sponsored by the newspaper Le Figaro, as part of the 1988 celebration of the tenth anniversary of its magazine section. The directors and films produced were:
Werner Herzog - Les Gaulois
David Lynch - The Cowboy and the Frenchman
Andrzej Wajda - Proust contre la déchéance
Luigi Comencini - Pèlerinage à Agen
Jean-Luc Godard - Le dernier mot
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