May 68, a Fine Piece of Work
Shot during the Paris events, based on exclusive interviews and archives, _May 68, a Fine Piece of Work_ sheds a new light on this social revolution, using powerful testimonies from citizens and celebrities. Starting with the well-known speech by President Charles de Gaulle about the public forces actions during the riots, the film brings testimonies from both sides: the politicians and the intellectuals.
| Director | Jean-Luc Magneron |
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A dissonant speech from General de Gaulle heard through the television: a perfect emblem of paternalist revisionism. His government succeeded in maintaining order in the streets of Paris during the hectic nights of May ’68, all while keeping violence to a minimum.
Really?
The footage and interviews that follow offer a wildly different version of the situation. In contrast to typical television-style interviews, these are uninterrupted, allowing those filmed to express themselves freely and at length. Students, workers, actors, journalists and doctors, all of whom witnessed, or were victims of, the excessive and unhinged violence of the CRS (Compagnies républicaines de sécurité; the general reserve of the French National Police). This documentary, filmed with urgency at the heart of the historic events of May ’68, captures the words and memories of the many people who were involved. This restored version, presented here in its entirety, is an archival document that is just as important as it is troubling.
Frédéric Savard
Archivist and programmer
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FR- Mai 68, la belle ouvrage
Language: Français -
EN- Mai 68, la belle ouvrage
Language: English
Subtitles: 255--mai-68-la-belle-ouvrage--EN--jean-luc-magneron---1969.vtt
- Année 1969
- Pays France
- Durée 117
- Producteur Wide management
- Langue French
- Sous-titres English
- Résumé court Shot during the Paris events of May 68, this film sheds a new light on this social revolution using powerful testimonies from citizens and celebrities.
A dissonant speech from General de Gaulle heard through the television: a perfect emblem of paternalist revisionism. His government succeeded in maintaining order in the streets of Paris during the hectic nights of May ’68, all while keeping violence to a minimum.
Really?
The footage and interviews that follow offer a wildly different version of the situation. In contrast to typical television-style interviews, these are uninterrupted, allowing those filmed to express themselves freely and at length. Students, workers, actors, journalists and doctors, all of whom witnessed, or were victims of, the excessive and unhinged violence of the CRS (Compagnies républicaines de sécurité; the general reserve of the French National Police). This documentary, filmed with urgency at the heart of the historic events of May ’68, captures the words and memories of the many people who were involved. This restored version, presented here in its entirety, is an archival document that is just as important as it is troubling.
Frédéric Savard
Archivist and programmer
-
FR- Mai 68, la belle ouvrage
Language: Français -
EN- Mai 68, la belle ouvrage
Language: English
Subtitles: 255--mai-68-la-belle-ouvrage--EN--jean-luc-magneron---1969.vtt
- Année 1969
- Pays France
- Durée 117
- Producteur Wide management
- Langue French
- Sous-titres English
- Résumé court Shot during the Paris events of May 68, this film sheds a new light on this social revolution using powerful testimonies from citizens and celebrities.
