Le Sourire (1960)

Le Sourire

1960

Documentary

Synopsis

In the year that Cannes Film Festival handed out awards to Federico Fellini for La Dolce Vita, L'Avventura by Michelangelo Antonioni, and Kagi by Kon Ichikawa -- 'Le Sourire' won the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film in 1960. This quiet and intelligent film is a remarkable interpretation of a young monks perspective into a world of meditation, sacred geometry, and coming of age. A tribute to Buddhism, introspection and the wonders of nature...a short but lasting work of art.

Credits

Director

Serge Bourguignon

Cast

Jean Négroni as Récitant / Narrator (voice)

Michel Bouquet as Récitant (Commentaires bouddhique) (voice)

Crew

Claude Roy (Dialogue)

Louis Miaille (Director of Photography)

Georges Delerue (Original Music Composer)

Serge Bourguignon (Writer)