A delightful treat for all lovers of early French cinema. I hope there will be a follow-up to bring the history up to date.
yeh learnt about the Film Maker Jaques Becker- that alone made watching this rewarding..
i didn't know about this director- everyone else I had heard of ..but this was new.. so a documentary that i learn from ..
it made me order a few of his films -- and great they are too.. check out
Casque D 'or- a masterpiece.
worth a watch
Betrand Tavernier is a french cineaste thru and thru. He was a nouvelle vague man and he nows where all the emotions and clips are to be found.
This a very compressed and detailed documentary, personal and selective. Very enjoyable, I need really to have a copy to go back and forwards and rewind the parts I couldn't keep up with. Its hard to read subtitles and watch all the clips at the same moment!