Movie Details
Original Language:French
Cast & Crew
R
Renan Pollès
Cinematography
J
Jean-César Chiabaut
Cinematography
S
Sophie Goupil
Cinematography
Half a Life
Audience Score
1 hr 35 minHistory,
Documentary
Michel Recanati was a militant leader in the May 1968 riots in Paris organizing many groups to meet discuss and act on leftist principles both before and after the disturbances He was imprisoned for a short while in 1973 Disillusioned after the failure of the demonstrations and the death of the only woman he had loved his life seems to have changed from a period of hope and activism to one of bottomless despair His friend Romain Goupil wrote and directed this biographical documentary Death at 30 received the 1982 Cannes Film Festivals Golden Camera Award for Best First FeatureLength Film
