The French as Seen by… (1988) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1988 · 76 mins · French

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Directed by

David Lynch, Andrzej Wajda

Starring

Tracey Walter, Jack Nance, André Marcon, Hanns Zischler, Harry Dean Stanton, Cristina Comencini

In 1988 Figaro magazine invited several renowned directors to create short films honoring the magazine’s ten‑year anniversary, timed for the bicentenary of the French Revolution. The anthology includes Werner Herzog’s “Les Gaulois,” David Lynch’s “The Cowboy and the Frenchman,” Andrzej Wajda’s “Proust contre la déchéance,” Luigi Comencini’s “Pèlerinage à Agen,” and Jean‑Luc Godard’s “Le dernier mot.”