La Rosiere de Pessac (1968)

Original title

La Rosière de Pessac

Directed by

Jean Eustache

Genre

documentary film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 03m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary shows an annual ceremony in a French town where local officials select a girl they consider the most virtuous. It follows the process and the people involved without narration or dramatic emphasis.

observationalslow-pacedearthyritualisticintimatestaticmatter-of-fact

What happens

La Rosière de Pessac (The Virgin of Pessac) is the title of two hour-long films directed by Jean Eustache (in 1968 and 1979 respectively). The films cover an annual ceremony, held in Eustache's place of birth, in which the mayor and his associates nominate a girl as the town's most virtuous. Thus, the girls chosen in those two years are eponymous subjects of these documentaries. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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