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Back to Normandy

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Filmmaker Nicolas Philibert tracks down cast members from a project he worked on in 1975.

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Nigel Andrews Financial Times 02/04/2015
Like watching an ill-focused production of Waiting for Godot. Go to Full Review Jeff Shannon Seattle Times 02/05/2009
3.5/4
It's a bit too convenient to credit Philibert's film with Proustian significance, but this particular remembrance has been constructed with similar profundity. Go to Full Review Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 07/25/2008
5/5
Back to Normandy is never less than an extraordinary journey through time, memory and the repercussions of a baffling, bygone crime. Go to Full Review Martin Tsai New York Sun 04/21/2023
Mr. Philibert’s new film isn’t nearly as haunting as some of his previous efforts. But one thing is sure: He is a wonderfully humanist filmmaker. Go to Full Review Jennie Kermode Eye for Film 10/18/2008
4/5
If Back To Normandy might have had difficulty living up to the legacy of its subject, it is aided by some extraordinary visual images of its own. Go to Full Review Matthew Nestel Boxoffice Magazine 07/25/2008
3/5
The doc becomes an ode to the film the cast collectively made and iterates what power and range a camera can have in front as well as behind the scenes. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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08/16/2010 After the first few minutes I thought 1 star might be generous; a movie about how to kill a pig and how to find rural folk who'd been used in a dull French movie made 30 years ago; dull. However, as happens there were a few unplanned gems. The original film is about a lad who killed mother, sister and brother in 1840s; and when caught had the first use of Psychiatry in his trial - is he mad or bad? Michel Foucault involved in the orginal film. The couple talking about their daughter and her schizophrenia was insightful. Also, the woman who had a stroke; took 2 years to recover speech; said how much she liked words; the Interviewer then said "And your favourite words?" !! To which she impressively replied "Chocolate", "Friends" and "Conviviality" See more 03/07/2009 I'm not sure why I watched this movie. It was about someone looking up all the actors to a French movie from 30 years before that I had never seen. None of the people were particularly interesting, and there was no story or drama to it. There were also some pretty disturbing scenes involving pigs that probably could've been left on the cutting room floor. All in all, I'd recommend avoiding this one. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Nicolas Philibert

Director

Anne Borel

Actor

Claude Hebert

Actor

Nicolas Philibert

Actor

Nicole Picard

Actor

Serge Lalou

Producer

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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Nicolas Philibert tracks down cast members from a project he worked on in 1975.
Director
Nicolas Philibert
Producer
Serge Lalou
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 25, 2017
Runtime
1h 53m