The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France (2024)
The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France (2024)
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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Vincent Lowy Vincent Lowy As: Self - historian
Anne Sinclair Anne Sinclair As: Self - journalist
Samuel Blumenfeld Samuel Blumenfeld As: Self - historian
Sylvie Lindeperg Sylvie Lindeperg As: Self - historian
Marcel Ophüls Marcel Ophüls As: Self (archive) - director ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")
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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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Genres: Documentary, History, TV Movie

Language: Français

Release Date: 20 March 2024

Country: FR

Runtime: 62m

Company Credits

Company: Les Films du Tambour de soie, ARTE

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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) - 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) - assistant and editor ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")

Claus Leggewie

Claus Leggewie

Self - political scientist

Simone Veil

Simone Veil

Self (voice) (archive) - magistrate

Antoine Spire

Antoine Spire

Self - journalist

Vincent Malle

Vincent Malle

Self - distributor

Hélène Mouchard-Zay

Hélène Mouchard-Zay

Self - Jean Zay's daughter

Henri Leclerc

Henri Leclerc

Self - lawyer

Annette Lévy-Willard

Annette Lévy-Willard

Self - journalist

Antoine Silber

Antoine Silber

Self - journalist

François Heilbronn

François Heilbronn

Self - professor

Charles-Henri Favrod

Charles-Henri Favrod

Self (voice) (archive) - producer ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")

Denis Rake

Denis Rake

Self (archive) - secret agent, interviewee ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")

Georges Pompidou

Georges Pompidou

Self (archive) - President of the French Republic

Michel Ciment

Michel Ciment

Self (voice) (archive) - film critic

Catherine Ellsberg

Catherine Ellsberg

Self - professor

Robert O. Paxton

Robert O. Paxton

Self (archive) - historian

Pierre-André Teitgen

Pierre-André Teitgen

Self (archive) - member of Resistance

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