"La Zône" au pays des chiffonniers
Viewers interested in modern Documentary cinema often explore "La Zône" au pays des chiffonniers because of its cast, story direction, and audience popularity.
In 1928, Georges Lacombe, then assistant to René Clair, filmed the ragpickers who lived in the "zone". As his camera was stationary, he took particular care over the framing and he offers the viewer a document that is imbued with both realism and poetry. We even see the once-famous cancan dancer "La Goulue", sunk into poverty at the end of her life. - MHEU
