The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France

Release Date: 2024-03-20

Runtime: 62

Languages: Français

Rating: 8.5

Votes: 4

Genres: Documentary | History | TV Movie

Director: Joseph Beauregard

Description: 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 sh...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.Read More

Production Companies:

Les Films du Tambour de soie

ARTE