France Is Our Mother Country
Overview
If you would like to witness the forces of colonialism in brute action, Rithy Panh’s extraordinary new film provides the long view. A masterpiece of editing, the film assembles archival footage and antiqued title cards into a wordless recapturing of the Indochinese Empire, beginning with the early days of French occupation. In this prelapsarian age, everything is golden with promise. Ladies, in empire waist gowns and enormous hats, throw candies to local children. Great steamships carry French culture abroad, and the Tricolore flag flies on high.
Year 2015
Studio
Director Rithy Panh
Crew Christophe Bataille (Writer), Catherine Dussart (Producer), Marc Marder (Original Music Composer), Anna Borie (Editor), Rithy Panh (Director)
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Language Français
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