The Virgin of the Pessac ’79

Jean Eustache
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The Dirty Stories of Jean Eustache

June 23 - July 13, 2023

In 1979, Eustache returned to Pessac to “remake” his first documentary, again filming the town’s annual pageant to crown its most virtuous young woman while emphasizing what had (and had not) changed over the subsequent decade.

DIRECTOR
Jean Eustache
YEAR
1979
COUNTRY
France
RUNTIME
71 minutes
LANGUAGE
French with English subtitles

In 1979, Eustache returned to Pessac to “remake” his first documentary, again filming the town’s annual pageant to crown its most virtuous young woman while emphasizing what had (and had not) changed over the subsequent decade.

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The Virgin of the Pessac ’79
The Virgin of the Pessac ’79
The Virgin of the Pessac ’79
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