Artifices

director: François Reichenbach

original title: Artifices

country: France

year: 1963

running time: 10 min.

synopsis

A group of French pupils asks their American peers – what is the Far West? The young Americans answer with their teacher’s help. The director transforms the children’s statements into images, and shows how the state instills an official opinion on the Far West. Are we watching a visual rhapsody or is it a politically engaged cinéma direct documentary?

biography

François Reichenbach (1921-1993) was a filmmaker influenced by the travels of his youth. In his work, he addressed topics such as the relationship of France and the USA and shot portraits of renowned international artists.

more about film

director:	François Reichenbach
producer:	Les Films de la Pléiade

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