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Release Year2017
Runtime1 Season
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
Votes4
DirectorBertrand Tavernier
WritersBertrand Tavernier
TypeWeb Series
Rating8.5 out of 10
Cast1 credited
Also Known AsJourneys Through French Cinema
About Journeys Through French Cinema
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.
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier, Journeys Through French Cinema leans on a strong ensemble — Bertrand Tavernier — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 2017.
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