10 Jun 1994
Picture of Light
A documentary of an expedition to Churchill, Manitoba to film the Northern Lights.
Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète
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.
Top Billed Cast
Delphine Seyrig Self (archive footage)
Freddy Buache Self
Claudine Herrmann Self
Michael Lonsdale Self
Claude Régy Self
Jean Rochefort Self
Coralie Seyrig Self
Georges Wilson Self
Duncan Youm-German Self
Anne Zelensky Self
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