Film
France Is Our Mother Country
2015 · 1h 15m · Documentary
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Overview
If you would like to witness the forces of colonialism in brute action, Rithy Panh’s extraordinary new film provides the long view. A masterpiece of editing, the film assembles archival footage and antiqued title cards into a wordless recapturing of the Indochinese Empire, beginning with the early days of French occupation. In this prelapsarian age, everything is golden with promise. Ladies, in empire waist gowns and enormous hats, throw candies to local children. Great steamships carry French culture abroad, and the Tricolore flag flies on high.
Crew
- Rithy PanhDirector
- Christophe BatailleWriter
- Catherine DussartProducer
- Marc MarderOriginal Music Composer
- Anna BorieEditor
Details
- Release date
- January 21, 2015
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genres
- Documentary
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