Milton Public Library

Le joli mai

Label
Le joli mai
Language
fre
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
NRT
Main title
Le joli mai
Medium
electronic resource
Runtime
145
Summary
LE JOLI MAI is a portrait of Paris and Parisians shot during May 1962. It is a film with several thousand actors including a poet, a student, an owl, a housewife, a stockbroker, a competitive dancer, two lovers, General de Gaulle and several cats. Filmed just after the March ceasefire between France and Algeria, LE JOLI MAI documents Paris during a turning point in French history: the first time since 1939 that France was not involved in any war
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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