The Virgin of Pessac

1968 · 63 min · Documentary

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
Writers: Jean Eustache, Françoise Lebrun
Released: December 28, 1968
Language: French

Cast

Jean-Claude Dalbos
Self - Docteur et maire de Pessac
Agnès Solera
Self - Candidate à la Rosière
Christiane Vernet
Self

Where to watch in the US

Stream

Criterion Channel

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