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France Is Our Mother Country

Audience Score
60
France Is Our Mother Country
NR 1 hr 15 minDocumentary
If you would like to witness the forces of colonialism in brute action Rithy Panhs 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
DirectorRithy Panh
WriterChristophe Bataille

Movie Details

Original Language:French