Documentary · France · 1968 · 1h 3m

The Virgin of Pessac

La Rosière de Pessac

The Virgin of Pessac poster
Director
Jean Eustache
Cast
Jean-Claude Dalbos as Self - Docteur et maire de Pessac Agnès Solera as Self - Candidate à la Rosière Christiane Vernet as Self
Crew
Philippe Théaudière — Director of Photography Jean Eustache — Editor Jean Eustache — Writer Françoise Lebrun — Writer
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Jean Eustache Director Philippe Théaudière Director of Photography Jean Eustache Editor Jean Eustache Writer Françoise Lebrun Writer
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