The Earth for the Living (1994)
Paul Vecchiali’s short ode to self-immolation, made in cahoots with the French Federation of Cremation. Didactic and semi-documentary, but, like another dust story, Franju’s Les Poussières, always personal. A film about the body, parents, memory and love after death. With Vecchiali and Françoise Lebrun.
Director: Paul Vecchiali
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Françoise Lebrun as Self |
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Catherine Becker as Self |
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Paul Vecchiali as Self |
| Directing | Paul Vecchiali | Director |
| Camera | Michel Naud | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Stéphane Piernet | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Bruno Maggiore | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sylvie Greco | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Pierre Jouvet | Editor |
| Writing | Paul Vecchiali | Writer |