The Seine Meets Paris (1957)
- Original title
- La Seine a rencontré Paris
- Directed by
- Joris Ivens
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 31 min
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A camera follows a boat ride along the Seine through Paris. It shows ordinary people and scenes of daily life on the river.
observationalleisurelypicturesqueeverydaypoeticnostalgicgentle
What happens
The Seine Meets Paris (French: La Seine a rencontré Paris) is a 1957 French short documentary film directed by Joris Ivens from a screenplay by Jacques Prévert. Told from the perspective of a boat trip through the city, it features scenes of daily life along the river. The film won the short film Palme d'Or at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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