The French as Seen by…

Name: The French as Seen by…
Genre: War, Documentary, Drama
Released: 1988-10-26
Duration: 76 min

1h 16m·War, Documentary, Drama

Directed by Werner Herzog, Jean-Luc Godard, David Lynch·1988

Rate

6.9/10 avg

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.

DirectorWerner HerzogDirectorJean-Luc GodardDirectorDavid LynchStudioPropaganda Films

Actor	Role
Ève RuggieriSelf - Host	Self - Host
JJean Clemente(Segment "Les Français vus par Werner Herzo")	(Segment "Les Français vus par Werner Herzo")
CClaude Josse(Segment "Les Français vus par Werner Herzo")	(Segment "Les Français vus par Werner Herzo")
Barbara HendricksSelf - Interviewee	Self - Interviewee
Harry Dean Stanton(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")	(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Frederic Golchan(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")	(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Tracey Walter(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")	(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Jack Nance(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")	(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Michael Horse(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")	(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
RRick Guillory(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")	(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
MMarie Lauren(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")	(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Patrick Houser(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")	(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
EEddy Dixon(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")	(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
MMagali Alvarado(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")	(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
AAnn Sophie(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")	(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
RRobin Summers(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")	(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
KKathy Dean(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")	(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Leslie Cook(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")	(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
MManette LaChance(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")	(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
KKelly Radusch(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")	(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
RRuggiero RaimondiSelf - Interviewee	Self - Interviewee
JJoseph Czapski(Segment "Proust contre la déchéance")	(Segment "Proust contre la déchéance")
KKenzo TakadaSelf - Interviewee	Self - Interviewee
Cristina ComenciniSelf (Segment "Pèlerinage à Agen")	Self (Segment "Pèlerinage à Agen")
Francesca ComenciniSelf (Segment "Pèlerinage à Agen")	Self (Segment "Pèlerinage à Agen")
Yehudi MenuhinSelf - Interviewee	Self - Interviewee
André Marcon(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")	(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")
Hanns Zischler(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")	(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")
Catherine Aymerie(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")	(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")
Pierre Amoyal(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")	(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")