American actress, Jean Seberg became famous with the film of Godard Breathless, manifesto of the New Wave. She shared the life of the French novelist Romain Gary
Jean SEBERG, alongside Claude CHABROL, talks about the stunt she has to perform for the film "The Road to Corinth". Claude CHABROL explains that he himself tested the device before shooting the scene. Jean SEBERG, who took up this challenge, regrets however that a stuntman did not check the safety of the equipment.
Jean SEBERG recalls that she grew up in an austere environment and that she was built in opposition to this education. For her, it is useless to talk about the role of women or men in society.
Jean SEBERG describes the qualities of her husband Romain Gary, recalling that he helped her to accept herself and that he has an exceptional curiosity.
Jean Seberg’s ex-husband, François MOREUIL, deciphers the actress’s trajectory. According to him, she did not break through in the United States because she had a "too strange" physique.
Jean SEBERG, then in the middle of shooting the fim "A la française", recalls his traumatic experience of films shot under the direction of Otto Preminger, describing the director as an intimidating and crushing man.
Pierre TCHERNIA talks with the American actress Jean SEBERG about her husband’s film, Dennis Berry, "Le Grand Délire", in which she plays. She recalls that her husband is the son of director John Berry and that he therefore bathed in the world of cinema from his earliest age.
On the site of the abbey of Chaalis (Ermenonville forest), for the shooting of the film "La récréation", Jean SEBERG is interviewed by the journalist France ROCHE. The latter, who recalls that her last two films were a failure, questions her about her passage in the clinic. Jean SEBERG tells him that his life was marked by several shocks such as the separation of his family and his recent divorce. She claims not to be followed by a psychoanalyst, although this practice is in vogue in the United States.
Interview with the American actress Jean SEBERG, who is currently shooting in Claude CHABROL’s film, "La Route de Corinthe". She shares her definition of the film and then talks about how Claude CHABROL directs his actors.
Jean SEBERG explains how she went to a psychiatric asylum to prepare her character for the film "Lilith", wishing not to sing about madness but rather to be as close as possible to reality.
Jean SEBERG, talks about the film "Kill", directed by her husband Romain Gary, whose main topic is the harms of drugs. She recalls how dear this theme is to her husband, who has witnessed tragedies directly related to drugs in her surroundings. She goes on to describe in a very dark way the drug problem in the United States, which also affects children.
After the suicide of Jean Seberg, press conference of Romain GARY, her second husband, accompanied by their son Diego. The writer accuses the FBI of having pushed his wife to commit the irreparable, harassing her for her support to the political movements engaged in the recognition of the civil rights of black Americans . He reads from a letter from the FBI demanding the incapacitation of his late wife in retaliation of her support for the "black Panthers" movement.
Romain GARY explains that he chose to transpose one of his short stories to the cinema because it seems simpler to develop a work rather than reduce it. In "Les oiseaux vont mourir au Pérou", Jean Seberg, his wife, plays the role of a neurotic young woman.
Jean SEBERG describes the shooting of the film "A bout de souffle" explaining that Jean Luc Godard was writing the script as he went along. She also said that she had accepted this project because she was not in much demand at the time to shoot.
In reference to the famous scene of the film "A bout de souffle", shot on the Champs Elysées, Jean SEBERG sells copies of the "New York Herald Tribune" to passers-by.
Interview with Jean SEBERG who tells how she knew Romain GARY. Roman GARY, having lunch with his son Diego, defines the couple as the essential element for their personal development. Jean SEBERG explains why she and her husband were divorced, her trips abroad being difficult to combine with their life together.
Report on the disappearance, since 9 days, of the actress Jean SEBERG. The report alternates on commentary factual images of the building and the street of the actress, of the police station of the district, and an interview of Ahmed HASNI, her young husband.