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Christophe
de Ponfilly
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AUTRANS
FILM FESTIVAL
MASSOUD, L'AFGHAN
FRANCE 1998, 90', col., video
Director: Christophe de Ponfilly
Script: Christophe de Ponfilly
Cameraman: Christophe de Ponfilly
Editing: Jean François Giré
Production: Interscoop
Distribution: Doc & Co.
"Afghanistan,
a country far away, at war. In a modern world's tumult of pictures
and sounds, does pointing a camera still mean anything? When I
began this film, sixteen years ago, I didn't ask to myself that
question. I was going to meet remarkable men like Commander Massoud,
not some junk heroes nor some kind of marketed products they manufacture
so many of for us these days. I have put together what remains
of this extraordinary adventure in order to resist all the deceptions
which sourround us…and for something more precious still with
which I am going to entrust you…" First words of this film
begun in 1981 in the secrecy of the Afghan war. There I tell the
story of two lonilesses and two struggles: the one of Massoud
chief of war and my own, that which belongs to one who films and
who questions himself. Bearing witness? Yes, but in which desert?
And why? The answer in 89 minutes.
DIRECTOR
Christophe de Ponfilly is founder of press agency Interscoop,
of Albert Films house of production and co-founder of Doc & Co
house of distribution. Writer, he has published five between essays
and novels, among them Massoud, an Afghan, from which has realized
the documentary shot during 16 years. He has directed about 30
documentary set all over the world, and received several awards.
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