Le Cochon

LE COCHON is a beautiful, sensitive, big-hearted documentary that shows not a trace of the despair and defeat radiating from Eustache’s fictional films. LE COCHON, which Eustache co-directed with Jean-Michel Barjol, records the slaughter and dismemberment of a pig and the process of transforming the dead animal into various food products. He and Barjol filmed the movie over the course of a single day, shooting footage separately and then editing together; their purpose was primarily to observe, to record. It’s Eustache’s most beautiful film because it’s his most curious and graceful. (Jared Rapfogel)

Supporting Films: LE SANG DES BÊTES and BATAILLE SUR LE GRAND FLEUVE