Name: Le Sourire
Director: Serge Bourguignon
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1960-05-01
Duration: 22 min
Cast: Jean Négroni, Michel Bouquet

Le Sourire (1960)

French 22m

About Le Sourire Movie

Released in 1960, Le Sourire is a Documentary Movie in French. Direction is by Serge Bourguignon. Key performances come from Jean Négroni, Michel Bouquet. 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.

Movie Details

Release Date01 May 1960

LanguageFrench

Runtime22m

StatusReleased

DirectorSerge Bourguignon

MusicGeorges Delerue

GenreDocumentary

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