The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France 2024
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The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France
The story of the documentary The Sorrow and the Pity (1971), directed by Marcel Ophüls, which caused a scandal in a France still traumatized by the German occupation during World War II, because it shattered the myth, cultivated by the followers of President Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), of a united France that had supposedly stood firm in the face of the ruthless invaders.
The story of the documentary The Sorrow and the Pity (1971), directed by Marcel Ophüls, which caused a scandal in a France still traumatized by the German occupation during World War II, because it shattered the myth, cultivated by the followers of President Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), of a united France that had supposedly stood firm in the face of the ruthless invaders.
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Vincent Lowy... Self - historian
... Self - journalist
... Self - historian
... Self - historian
... Self (archive) - director ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")
... Self - producer
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Release Date:
Mar 20, 2024 (France)
Run Time:
1hr 2`
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Original Language:
French
Production Countries:
France
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Released
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The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France - The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France
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Vincent Lowy... Self - historian
... Self - journalist
... Self - historian
... Self - historian
... Self (archive) - director ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")
... Self - producer
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André Harris... Self - co-author ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")
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André Gazut... Self - director of photography
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Pascal Ory... Self - historian
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Henry Rousso... Self - historian
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Laurent Joly... Self - historian
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Claude Vajda... Self (voice) (archive) - assistant and editor ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")
... Self - political scientist
... Self (voice) (archive) - magistrate
... Self - journalist
... Self - distributor
... Self - Jean Zay's daughter
... Self - lawyer
... Self - journalist
... Self - journalist
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