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David Hertzog Dessites

Il était une fois Michel Legrand

Director David Hertzog Dessites Cast Michel Legrand
Edition 2024
117' - 2024 - Documentary, Music/Musical - Format: DCP - Dialogue: French
Five years ago, composer and musician Michel Legrand passed away. The last two years of his life were documented by director David Hertzog Dessites. Complemented by unique Super 8 footage from Legrand's private archive, this provides a heartwarming portrait of the man who composed the soundtracks for The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and The Young Girls of Rochefort.

The son (and nephew) of a conductor, Michel Legrand himself regularly stood in front of an orchestra. But he is best known as the composer of soundtracks of some two hundred films and TV productions. His collaboration with director Jacques Demy is part of canonical film history. We all still sing along with Catherine Deneuve in Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, don't we? But he also wrote scores for legendary filmmakers like Agnès Varda, Clint Eastwood and Orson Welles. Because Legrand has also built a stellar career in the United States. His record includes thirteen Oscar nominations, three of which he cashed in on. Filmmaker David Hertzog Dessites portrays Legrand as a wise octogenarian who still travels the world to bring his music to an audience. He combines new footage with Super 8 films from Legrand's rich archive. A respectful documentary about a great Monsieur of French cinema.

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Credits

Directors

David Hertzog Dessites

Cast

Michel Legrand

Editors

Margot Icher, Vincent Morvan, David Hertzog Dessites

Producers

Martine de Clermont Tonnerre, Thierry de Clermont Tonnerre

Non original music

Michel Legrand

More info

Dialogue

French

Countries of production

France

Year

2024

Filmography

David Hertzog Dessites
La case de l'oncle Doc (2011), De l'ombre à la lumière (2011), Dans les coulisses d'Ennio Morricone (short, 2016), Mexique Etat d'Urgence (2017), Il était une fois Michel Legrand (2024).

Technical Specs

Format
DCP