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Modesty and Shame

1995 62 min French
Wubly rating 6.8 IMDb rating 7.1

“A self portrayal and intimate last look into the life of the famed French writer and photographer Hervé Guibert's grappling life.”

Famed French artist, photographer, writer and actor Hervé Guibert riveting self-portrayal of his last months and journies living with AIDS. Hervé is seen here in this film with his Panasonic video camera documenting his life. The scenes are shot from June 1990 through March 1991 in Paris France and a respite on the island of Elba. The film was first shown on TF1 (French Television 1) on January 20th, 1992, shortly after his death on December 27th, 1991. The film portrays a very personal look into the human condition.

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Hervé Guibert Director · Pascale Breugnot Writer

First release January 30, 1992 · Produced in Italy, France · Production Banco Production

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TF1

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Banco Production

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Italy · France

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Original title

La pudeur ou l'impudeur

Original language

French

Spoken on screen

French

Release dates

France · January 30, 1992

TV · TF1

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France

October 5, 2009 · Physical · DVD

Netherlands

December 12, 1995 · Premiere · IDFA Festival

Spain

January 31, 1992 · TV

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