Le Gai Savoir

Night after night, not long before dawn, two young adults, Patricia and Emile, meet on a sound stage to discuss learning, discourse, and the path to revolution. Scenes of Paris's student revolt, the Vietnam War, and other events of the late 1960s, along with posters, photographs, and cartoons, are backdrops to their words. Words themselves are often Patricia and Emile's subject, as are images, sounds, and juxtapositions.

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Hope and Glory

Hope and Glory

1987

Forced Vengeance

Forced Vengeance

1982

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

1948

Beautiful Joe

Beautiful Joe

2000

Inserts

Inserts

1975

Ten Seconds to Hell

Ten Seconds to Hell

1959

War Hunt

War Hunt

1962

A Dry White Season

A Dry White Season

1989

True Confessions

True Confessions

1981

The Seven-Ups

The Seven-Ups

1973

The Hospital

The Hospital

1971

Lebanon

Lebanon

2009

The Chocolate War

The Chocolate War

1988

Attack

Attack

1956

Walking Across Egypt

Walking Across Egypt

1999

Under the Bombs

Under the Bombs

2007

The Devil, Probably

The Devil, Probably

1977

The Human Tornado

The Human Tornado

1976

Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy

Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy

2006

Barrio

Barrio

1998