The Virgin of Pessac
6.8
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.
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Jean Eustache Director · Françoise Lebrun Writer Philippe Théaudière Cinematographer
First release December 28, 1968 · Produced in France · Production Galba Films, Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF)
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Moullet et Cie
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Galba Films
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Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF)
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France
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Original title
La Rosière de Pessac
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · December 28, 1968
Premiere · TV premiere
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
March 26, 2009 · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
France
May 13, 1969 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Germany
January 3, 1980 · TV premiere
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