Vies (2001)

Synopsis of Vies

Documentary filmmaker Alain Cavalier captures on videotape the lives of four remarkable men -- three living, one deceased -- in this feature. Noted sculptor Jean-Louis Faure tells the story of his life in the arts as he offers a tour of his apartment and studio, surgeon Yves Pouliquen performs exacting operations on the eyes of seven patients as he speaks of his life with great good humor, and Michel Labelle, a butcher by trade, shares his story as he turns a side of beef into cuts ready for market. Finally, Cavalier and his camera tour a ramshackle French estate that was once home to Orson Welles, as Francoise Widhoff, once the great filmmaker's assistant, shares stories of the ups and downs of her years with Welles. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Director(s):

Alain Cavalier

Writer(s):

Alain Cavalier

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