Paris brûle-t-il ? Quand le cinéma réinvente la Libération
The film "Is Paris burning" was released in 1966. In just a few months, René Clément managed tot turn a historical best-seller writtent by two journalists into an epic French-American blockbuster featuring a whole host of international stars.
creating an ambitious retelling of the LIberation of Paris just 20 yeaurs after the event was no easy task, as many of the main characters wre still alive and remainded influential. Clément used remarquable ingenuity to get them to agree to the political narrative implied in the film.
The exhibition features clips from the film and documentaries about its filming that also allow us to appreciate the director's use of archives images and real-life testimonies. This panoramic azccount brought the LIberation of Paris to cinema screens across many countries of the world.
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Reduced rate : 7€
Fact sheet about the film
The film recounts the event that took place in the days leading up to Liberation of Paris. The Resistance come out of hiding to combat the Germands, hopping for the imminent arrival of the Allies.
The blockbuster featured an all-star cast. Yes assigning the role presented a challenge. Who should play Leclerc ? Almost by chance, Clément noticed the ressemblance between the head of the 2nd Armoured Division and Claude Rich, xho was already cast in the role of La Fouchardière. As a result, Rich plays both Characters in the film! The question of portraying Charles de Gaulle was far more political. Althrought the American production team was keen to find an actor and write fictional lines for him, René Clément did not wanted to do so. In the end, he used archive footage of scenes filmed during the Liberation to depict the French General in Is paris Burning?
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Photo Pierre Antoine, Paris Musées
Photo Pierre Antoine, Paris Musées
Photo Pierre Antoine, Paris Musées
CURATORS
Sylvie Lindeperg, historian, profesor at Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne
Sylvie Zaidman, General curator of heritage, director of the musée de la Libération de Paris – musée
du général Leclerc – musée Jean Moulin
With the support of
This event has received the LABEL MISSION LIBÉRATION
As well as the label Olympiade Culturelle, in the context of Olympic and Paralympic Games of Paris 2024.
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