The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France (2024)

8.5/10 62 min Documentary History TV Movie

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.

Cast

Anne Sinclair

Self - Journalist

Samuel Blumenfeld

Self - Historian

Sylvie Lindeperg

Self - Historian

Marcel Ophüls

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

André Gazut

Self - Director of Photography

Pascal Ory

Self - Historian

Laurent Joly

Self - Historian

Simone Veil

Self (voice) (archive sound) - Magistrate

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