The French as Seen by…

1988
1h 16m
6.9
WarDocumentaryDrama

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.

Top Cast

Ève Ruggieri

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

Barbara Hendricks

Self - Interviewee

Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Frederic Golchan

Frederic Golchan

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Tracey Walter

Tracey Walter

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Jack Nance

Jack Nance

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Michael Horse

Michael Horse

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

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Rick Guillory

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")