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The Virgin of Pessac
The Virgin of Pessac
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THE VIRGIN OF PESSAC

La rosière de Pessac

Directed by Jean Eustache
France, 1968
Documentary

Synopsis

This landmark documentary by Jean Eustache hilariously exposes small-town pomposity and naiveté as it chronicles the preparations for an annual contest to crown a village’s most virtuous young woman.

Synopsis

This landmark documentary by Jean Eustache hilariously exposes small-town pomposity and naiveté as it chronicles the preparations for an annual contest to crown a village’s most virtuous young woman.