The French as Seen by… 1988

In 1988 Figaro magazine invited several renowned directors to create short films honoring the magazine’s ten‑year anniversary, timed for the bicentenary of the French Revolution. The anthology 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,” and Jean‑Luc Godard’s “Le dernier mot.”

In 1988 Figaro magazine invited several renowned directors to create short films honoring the magazine’s ten‑year anniversary, timed for the bicentenary of the French Revolution. The anthology 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,” and Jean‑Luc Godard’s “Le dernier mot.”

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Tracey Walter

Tracey Walter

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Jack Nance

Jack Nance

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Andrzej Wajda

Andrzej Wajda

André Marcon

André Marcon

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

Hanns Zischler

Hanns Zischler

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

Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Michael Horse

Michael Horse

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Kenzo Takada

Kenzo Takada

Self - Interviewee

Patrick Houser

Patrick Houser

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Catherine Aymerie

Catherine Aymerie

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

Frederic Golchan

Frederic Golchan

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Leslie Cook

Leslie Cook

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Robin Summers

Robin Summers

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Manette LaChance

Manette LaChance

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Barbara Hendricks

Barbara Hendricks

Self - Interviewee

Michel Radic

Michel Radic

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

Pierre Amoyal

Pierre Amoyal

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

Luc Briffod

Luc Briffod

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

Laurent Rohrbach

Laurent Rohrbach

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

Laurence Nanzer

Laurence Nanzer

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

Gilles Laeser

Gilles Laeser

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

Damien Nanzer

Damien Nanzer

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

Jean Clemente

Jean Clemente

(Segment "Les Français vus par Werner Herzo")

Ève Ruggieri

Ève Ruggieri

Self - Host

Claude Josse

Claude Josse

(Segment "Les Français vus par Werner Herzo")

Rick Guillory

Rick Guillory

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Marie Lauren

Marie Lauren

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Eddy Dixon

Eddy Dixon

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Magali Alvarado

Magali Alvarado

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Ann Sophie

Ann Sophie

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Kathy Dean

Kathy Dean

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Kelly Radusch

Kelly Radusch

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Ruggiero Raimondi

Ruggiero Raimondi

Self - Interviewee

Joseph Czapski

Joseph Czapski

(Segment "Proust contre la déchéance")

Yehudi Menuhin

Yehudi Menuhin

Self - Interviewee

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