The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France
Directed by Joseph Beauregard
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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Anne SinclairSelf - Journalist
Samuel BlumenfeldSelf - Historian
Sylvie LindepergSelf - Historian
André GazutSelf - Director of Photography
Pascal OrySelf - Historian
Laurent JolySelf - HistorianExplore the crew
- Director
- Joseph Beauregard