America as Seen by a Frenchman

In the late ‘50s, French documentarian François Reichenbach spent a year-and-a-half wandering the United States from coast to coast, and the end product of his travels was this whimsical and compelling observation of ordinary Americans and their pastimes. From Disneyland to a striptease school, from beauty pageants to prison rodeos, time-dimmed aspects of mid-20th century U.S. culture are captivatingly chronicled. Score by Michel Legrand. 90 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles; English; featurette; image gallery. In French with English subtitles.