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
Casts
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
Georges Pompidou
Self (archive footage) - President of the French Republic
Michel Ciment
Self (voice) (archive footage) - Film Critic
