The Virgin of Pessac

The Virgin of Pessac

63 mins | Documentary | May 13, 1969

This landmark documentary by Jean Eustache, filmed in 1968, 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.

The Virgin of Pessac

63 mins | Documentary | May 13, 1969

The Virgin of Pessac
This landmark documentary by Jean Eustache, filmed in 1968, 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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française
Original title La Rosière de Pessac
Directors Jean Eustache
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