The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France
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.
Release Date: 2024-03-20
Documentary
History
TV Movie
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Casts
Anne Sinclair
as Self - Journalist
Samuel Blumenfeld
as Self - Historian
Sylvie Lindeperg
as Self - Historian
Marcel Ophüls
as Self (archive footage) - Director ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")
André Gazut
as Self - Director of Photography
Pascal Ory
as Self - Historian
Laurent Joly
as Self - Historian
Simone Veil
as Self (voice) (archive sound) - Magistrate
Georges Pompidou
as Self (archive footage) - President of the French Republic
Michel Ciment
as Self (voice) (archive footage) - Film Critic
