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Journeys Through French Cinema

2017 · 1 season

A warm, unhurried guided tour through film history, full of personal enthusiasm and archival treasures.

Created by
Bertrand Tavernier
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Bertrand Tavernier
Overview
My Journey Through French Cinema (2017), Bertrand Tavernier’s César-nominated three-and-a-half-hour tour through French film history, was too short to introduce audiences to all that he wanted to share. In this new eight-part series (8x55min), the acclaimed director of such films as Coup de Torchon and ‘Round Midnight guides us through a roster of filmmakers both influential and forgotten, explores how his country’s cinema was shaped by the German occupation and changed again through the New Wave, spotlights little-known female filmmakers, and more. Subjects include: René Clément, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Julien Duvivier, Henri Decoin, Claude Autant-Lara, as well as composers who made movie music an art in and of itself, far from the Hollywood spotlight.

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    Genres
    documentary
    Created by
    Bertrand Tavernier
    Starring
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    Length
    1 seasons, 8 episodes, 56 min each
    Network
    France 5
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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