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Bertrand Tavernier on LE CORBEAU

Le Corbeau • 21m

In 2002, French film director Bertrand Tavernier made LAISSEZ-PASSER (SAFE PASSAGE), a feature about the French film industry during the German occupation, the period in which LE CORBEAU was made. In this 2004 interview, Tavernier discusses the political subtext of the film, and why it was so misunderstood by its contemporary critics.

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