Poetic verité documentary about a pastor in the French Pyrenees, who lives a dutiful life of unprecedented sincerity…
La Vie de Jean-Marie is a brilliant, bold documentary shot in the style of cinéma vérité. For six years, filmmaker Peter van Houten filmed his protagonist, Jean-Marie, to arrive at a feel-good portrait of a sprightly 75-year-old priest who tends to 20+ villages in the idyllic French Pyrenees. Jean-Marie candidly shares his life-storyââ from the woes of rejected love in his youth to becoming a man of the cloth, all the way to the emergence of his spiritual love for his neighbor. With simplicity, humour and openness, Jean-Marie (and the camera that captures him) offers compelling insight into a life of commitment and love.
Media
Cast & Crew
Actors:- Jean-Marie Raaijmakers
- Marie-Claire Battle
- Chantal
Director: Peter Van Houten
Producer: Peter Van Houten
Additional Details
Label: IndiePix Films
Genre: Documentary
Language: Flemish
Run Time: 166 mins
Release Date: 01/01/16
UPC: 845637002542