The French as Seen by… (1988)
Original title: Les Français vus par
The French as Seen by… is a 1988 French-language war movie directed by Werner Herzog and David Lynch, with a running time of 1h 16m. It stars Ève Ruggieri, Jean Clemente and Claude Josse.
In 1988, Figaro magazine asked a few famous directors to direct a series of short movies to celebrate the 10 years of the revue. The movies have been released for the French revolution bicentenary. 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, Jean-Luc Godard's Le dernier mot.
Cast
- Ève Ruggieri as Self - Host
- Jean Clemente as (Segment "Les Français vus par Werner Herzo")
- Claude Josse as (Segment "Les Français vus par Werner Herzo")
- Barbara Hendricks as Self - Interviewee
- Harry Dean Stanton as (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
- Frederic Golchan as (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
- Tracey Walter as (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
- Jack Nance as (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
- Michael Horse as (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
- Rick Guillory as (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
- Marie Lauren as (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
- Patrick Houser as (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")