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Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète

Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète

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Delphine Seyrig, an extraordinary woman and actress, died on October 15, 1990. From "Last Year at Marienbad" by Alain Resnais to "India Song" by Marguerite Duras, she played in 34 films for cinema, 13 films for television and 33 plays. Jacqueline Veuve, filmmaker and friend of Delphine Seyrig, wanted to break the silence that has fallen on her memory by making a documentary that traces with emotion and subjectivity the life of the mythical actress, the fierce feminist but also the simple friend.

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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

52 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

01 August 2000

Country

France

Cast

Delphine Seyrig

Delphine Seyrig

Self (archive footage)

Freddy Buache

Freddy Buache

Self

Jean-Claude Carrière

Jean-Claude Carrière

Self

Claudine Herrmann

Claudine Herrmann

Self

Liliane de Kermadec

Liliane de Kermadec

Self

William Klein

William Klein

Self

Michael Lonsdale

Michael Lonsdale

Self

Éliane Marcus

Éliane Marcus

Self

Claude Régy

Claude Régy

Self

Jean Rochefort

Jean Rochefort

Self

Coralie Seyrig

Coralie Seyrig

Self

Georges Wilson

Georges Wilson

Self

Duncan Youm-German

Duncan Youm-German

Self

Anne Zelensky

Anne Zelensky

Self

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