The Village Pleasure
François Reichenbach / France / 1963 / Czech Premiere / 47 min.
synopsis
Or, how to become a Frenchman in a few lessons. It’s the essence of cinéma vérité, combining an essayistic approach with an effort to capture raw reality in all its truth, but at the same time, we’re watching a documentary version of The Firemen’s Ball in the French countryside.
biography
François Reichenbach (1921-1993) addressed topics such as the relationship of France and the USA in his work and shot portraits of renowned international artists. He received the Palm d’Or at Cannes for La doucer du village.
more about film
| director: | François Reichenbach |
| producer: | Pierre Braunberger |
| script: | François Reichenbach |
| photography: | Jean-Marc Ripert, François Reichenbach |
| sound: | Michel Legrand |
contact
LES FILMS DU JEUDI / Frédérique Ros / 3 rue Hautefeuille / 75006 / Paris / France / +33 1 40 46 97 98 / contact@filmsdujeudi.com / www.filmsdujeudi.com
Film at festival
| premiere type: | Czech Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2018 |
| section: | Direct Vérité |
| format: | Video File |
| language: | English, French |
| colour: | Colour |
Info
| director: | François Reichenbach |
| original title: | La douceur du village |
| country: | France |
| year: | 1963 |
| running time: | 47 min. |
