Le Sourire (1960)
In the year that Cannes Film Festival handed out awards to Federico Fellini for La Dolce Vita, L'Avventura by Michelangelo Antonioni, and Kagi by Kon Ichikawa -- 'Le Sourire' won the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film in 1960. This quiet and intelligent film is a remarkable interpretation of a young monks perspective into a world of meditation, sacred geometry, and coming of age. A tribute to Buddhism, introspection and the wonders of nature...a short but lasting work of art.
Director: Serge Bourguignon
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Jean Négroni as Récitant / Narrator (voice) |
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Michel Bouquet as Récitant (Commentaires bouddhique) (voice) |
| Directing | Serge Bourguignon | Director |
| Camera | Louis Miaille | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Georges Delerue | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Claude Roy | Dialogue |
| Writing | Serge Bourguignon | Writer |
