Description

In 1965, young producer Barbet Schroeder supplied a 16mm camera, along with color film stock, to six friends and asked them to each make a short film about a Parisian neighborhood. The resulting films were shot quickly, with low budgets, improvised takes and live sound. According to the Chicago Reader, “the Rouch, Chabrol, and Rohmer segments shouldn’t be missed,” and The New Yorker says Rouch’s film is “one of the greatest short films ever made.” Gorgeously restored in 2K, these six vignettes offer captivating and varied glimpses of the City of Lights:

Saint Germain des Prés by Jean Douchet
Gare du Nord by Jean Rouch
Rue Saint Denis by Jean-Daniel Pollet
Place de l Étoile by Éric Rohmer
Montparnasse et Levallois by Jean-Luc Godard
La Muette by Claude Chabrol

 
FEATURES:
Region A Blu-ray
1965 interviews with Barbet Schroeder, Jean Rouch and Éric Rohmer originally aired on Swiss TV
English subtitles