The Virgin of Pessac (1968)

Name: The Virgin of Pessac
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1968-12-28
Duration: 63 min
Cast: Jean-Claude Dalbos, Agnès Solera, Christiane Vernet

This landmark documentary by Jean Eustache, filmed in 1968, hilariously exposes small-town pomposity and naiveté as it chronicles the preparations for an annual contest to crown a village’s most virtuous young woman.