Work session between composer and Greek politician Mikis Theodorakis, recently freed from prison, and Georges Moustaki, who were set on adapting into French songs that Theodorakis wrote while imprisoned. Each one singing in his own language, the two men played Nous Sommes Deux in duo, while playing guitar and piano.
During the closing ceremony of the 43rd Cannes Festival, Bernardo Bertolucci, president of the jury, pays homage to Manoel de Oliveira and to Andrzej Wajda. Manoel de Oliveira goes up on stage to say a few words.
In this interview, Christian Boltanski explains his interpretation of his artistic work, his decision to cover simple and universal themes that everyone can understand and relate to. He feels that the spectator of a work is the one who makes it, based on his own past.
A linkup from Cannes with Lars Von Trier who has just won the Palme d'Or at Cannes for his film Dancer in the Dark and Björk who has won the best actress award.