China / Apr 18, 2024 / Beijing International Film Festival
58min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
New York, summer 1983. Jeanne Moreau goes to meet Lillian Gish to film a portrait of her. The star of American silent films invites her to her apartment and discusses her career from its beginnings on film in 1912. She remembers the conditions on stage when she was a child, the first Hollywood blockbuster, D. W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation (1915), and her passion for cinema guided by an inexhaustible curiosity.
Main cast
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Lillian Gish |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 16 luglio 1984 |
| Production | Jeanne Moreau, Klaus Hellwig |
| Editing | Noëlle Boisson, Susan Resnick, Jennifer Augé |
| Cinematography | Tom Hurwitz, Daniel Ducovny |
| Assistant directors | Jeanne Moreau |
| Camera operators | Tom Hurwitz, Daniel Ducovny |
| Additional photography | Tom Hurwitz, Daniel Ducovny |
| Music | Roland Romanelli |
| Sound | Roland Romanelli |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
France / Jul 16, 1984 / Filmex
Theatrical release
France / Feb 15, 2023 / Rerelease for the restoration (Carlotta)
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