The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France

Movie ★ 8.0/10 2024 62 min Released HD · 4K
Documentary History TV Movie

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.

Rating
8.0/10
5 votes
Runtime
62 min
Theatrical cut
Released
2024
Released
Language
FR
« Le Chagrin et la Pitié » : La France de Vichy dynamitée
Director
Joseph Beauregard
Studio
Les Films du Tambour de soie, ARTE

Cast

Vincent Lowy
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
Pascal Breton
Self - Producer
 André Harris
André Harris
Self - Co-Author ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")
 André Gazut
André Gazut
Self - Director of Photography
 Pascal Ory
Pascal Ory
Self - Historian
 Henry Rousso
Henry Rousso
Self - Historian
 Laurent Joly
Laurent Joly
Self - Historian
 Claude Vajda
Claude Vajda
Self (voice) (archive sound) - Assistant and Editor ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")
 Claus Leggewie
Claus Leggewie
Self - Political Scientist
 Simone Veil
Simone Veil
Self (voice) (archive sound) - Magistrate

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