The Virgin of Pessac (1968)
This landmark documentary by Jean Eustache, filmed in 1968, hilariously exposes small-town pomposity and naiveté as it chronicles the preparations for an annual contest to crown a village’s most virtuous young woman.
Director: Jean Eustache
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Jean-Claude Dalbos as Self - Docteur et maire de Pessac |
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Agnès Solera as Self - Candidate à la Rosière |
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Christiane Vernet as Self |
| Crew | Daniel Cardot | Cinematography |
| Editing | Jean Eustache | Editor |
| Writing | Jean Eustache | Writer |
| Crew | Jean-Yves Coïc | Cinematography |
| Directing | Jean Eustache | Director |
| Camera | Philippe Théaudière | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Françoise Lebrun | Writer |
| Sound | Alain Sempé | Sound |
| Directing | Françoise Lebrun | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Ruh | Sound |