Earth Light

Dir. Guy Gilles, 1970, France, 98min, DCP, Color
Starring Patrick Jouané, Edwige Feuillère, Annie Girardot
In French with English subtitles

In director Guy Gilles’ 1970 drama, twenty-year-old Pierre lives an unremarkable life in Paris with his piano teacher father, who he struggles to connect with. Spurred by the inspiration to upend his bleak routine, Pierre travels to his homeland of Tunisia to learn about his mother, who died when he was a child.