Journeys Through French Cinema (2017)

Name: Journeys Through French Cinema
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 8.8
Cast: Bertrand Tavernier

Documentary

My Journey Through French Cinema (2017), Bertrand Tavernier’s César-nominated three-and-a-half-hour tour through French film history, was too short to introduce audiences to all that he wanted to share. In this new eight-part series (8x55min), the acclaimed director of such films as Coup de Torchon and ‘Round Midnight guides us through a roster of filmmakers both influential and forgotten, explores how his country’s cinema was shaped by the German occupation and changed again through the New Wave, spotlights little-known female filmmakers, and more. Subjects include: René Clément, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Julien Duvivier, Henri Decoin, Claude Autant-Lara, as well as composers who made movie music an art in and of itself, far from the Hollywood spotlight.

IMDb rating: 8.8 (296 votes)
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Cohen Media Amazon Channel
Language: FR
Type: TV series

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Cast

Bertrand Tavernier Self

Seasons

Season 1 (2017)

9.17 avg 10 episodes 9.6 → 9.1 52 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Jacques Becker, Macao et les salles de quartier	9.6	16
2	Les enfants de la libération et de la Cinémathèque	9.7	14
3	Le cinéma sous l'occupation, avant et après-guerre	9.2	21
4	La nouvelle vague de l'Occupation	9.0	23
5	Les chansons - Julien Duvivier	9.0	24
6	Mes cinéastes de chevet - Grémillon, Ophuls, Decoin,	9.2	22
7	Mes cinéastes de chevet 2 - Guitry, Pagnol, Bresson, Tati	8.8	23
8	Les oubliés	9.0	19
9	Les méconnus	9.1	17
10	Mes années 1960	9.1	18