
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.

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as Self (archive footage) - Director ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")

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as Self - Co-Author ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")

as Self - Director of Photography

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as Self (voice) (archive sound) - Assistant and Editor ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")

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as Self - Jean Zay's Daughter

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as Self (voice) (archive sound) - Producer ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")

as Self (archive footage) - Secret Agent, Interviewee ("Le Chagrin et la Pitié")

as Self (archive footage) - President of the French Republic

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as Self (archive footage) - Member of Resistance