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Released
1928 · FILM

La zone

Directed by
Color
Black & White
Runtime
38 min
Language
FR
Documentary

Synopsis

In 1928, Georges Lacombe, then assistant to René Clair, filmed the ragpickers who lived in the "zone." As his camera was stationary, he took particular care over the framing, offering the viewer a document that is imbued with both realism and poetry. We even see the once-famous cancan dancer "La Goulue," sunk into poverty at the end of her life. - MHE

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Principal cast & crew: 6

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Craft leads on file

Shot by Georges Perinal

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