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The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France

20241h 2mJoseph Beauregard

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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.

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What is The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France (2024) about?

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.

Who stars in The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France?

The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France stars Vincent Lowy (Self - Historian), Anne Sinclair (Self - Journalist), Samuel Blumenfeld (Self - Historian), Sylvie Lindeperg (Self - Historian), Marcel Ophüls (Self (archive footage) - Director ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")). The film was directed by Joseph Beauregard.

How long is The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France?

The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2024.

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