Poster for the movie The French as Seen by…

The French as Seen by…

1988 • 76 minutes
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.

Picture of Ève Ruggieri

Ève Ruggieri

Self - Host

Picture of Jean Clemente

Jean Clemente

(Segment "Les Français vus par Werner Herzo")

Picture of Claude Josse

Claude Josse

(Segment "Les Français vus par Werner Herzo")

Picture of Barbara Hendricks

Barbara Hendricks

Self - Interviewee

Picture of Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Picture of Frederic Golchan

Frederic Golchan

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Picture of Tracey Walter

Tracey Walter

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Picture of Jack Nance

Jack Nance

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Picture of Michael Horse

Michael Horse

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Picture of Rick Guillory

Rick Guillory

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Picture of Marie Lauren

Marie Lauren

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Picture of Patrick Houser

Patrick Houser

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Picture of Eddy Dixon

Eddy Dixon

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Picture of Magali Alvarado

Magali Alvarado

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Picture of Ann Sophie

Ann Sophie

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Picture of Robin Summers

Robin Summers

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Picture of Kathy Dean

Kathy Dean

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Picture of Leslie Cook

Leslie Cook

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Picture of Manette LaChance

Manette LaChance

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Picture of Kelly Radusch

Kelly Radusch

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Picture of Ruggiero Raimondi

Ruggiero Raimondi

Self - Interviewee

Picture of Joseph Czapski

Joseph Czapski

(Segment "Proust contre la déchéance")

Picture of Kenzo Takada

Kenzo Takada

Self - Interviewee

Picture of Cristina Comencini

Cristina Comencini

Self (Segment "Pèlerinage à Agen")

Picture of Francesca Comencini

Francesca Comencini

Self (Segment "Pèlerinage à Agen")

Picture of Yehudi Menuhin

Yehudi Menuhin

Self - Interviewee

Picture of André Marcon

André Marcon

(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")

Picture of Hanns Zischler

Hanns Zischler

(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")

Picture of Catherine Aymerie

Catherine Aymerie

(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")

Picture of Pierre Amoyal

Pierre Amoyal

(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")

Picture of Michel Radic

Michel Radic

(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")

Picture of Luc Briffod

Luc Briffod

(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")

Picture of Laurent Rohrbach

Laurent Rohrbach

(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")

Picture of Gilles Laeser

Gilles Laeser

(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")

Picture of Laurence Nanzer

Laurence Nanzer

(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")

Picture of Damien Nanzer

Damien Nanzer

(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")