Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète (2000)

7.5/10 • 52 min • Documentary

Overview

Delphine Seyrig, an extraordinary woman and actress, died on October 15, 1990. From "Last Year at Marienbad" by Alain Resnais to "India Song" by Marguerite Duras, she played in 34 films for cinema, 13 films for television and 33 plays. Jacqueline Veuve, filmmaker and friend of Delphine Seyrig, wanted to break the silence that has fallen on her memory by making a documentary that traces with emotion and subjectivity the life of the mythical actress, the fierce feminist but also the simple friend.

Cast

Delphine Seyrig

Self (archive footage)

Freddy Buache

Jean-Claude Carrière

Liliane de Kermadec

William Klein

Michael Lonsdale

Self

Jean Rochefort

Georges Wilson

Self

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