The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France
The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France

The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France

8.5
March 20, 2024
1h 2m

Overview

The story of the documentary The Sorrow and the Pity (1971), directed by Marcel Ophüls, which caused a scandal in a France still traumatized by the German occupation during World War II, because it shattered the myth, cultivated by the followers of President Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), of a united France that had supposedly stood firm in the face of the ruthless invaders.

Director

Joseph Beauregard

Cast

Vincent Lowy

Self - Historian

Anne Sinclair

Anne Sinclair

Self - Journalist

Samuel Blumenfeld

Samuel Blumenfeld

Self - Historian

Sylvie Lindeperg

Sylvie Lindeperg

Self - Historian

Marcel Ophüls

Marcel Ophüls

Self (archive footage) - Director ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")

Pascal Breton