Modesty and Shame

Modesty and Shame

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 12, 1995

Runtime

1h 2m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

50%

Original Title

La pudeur ou l'impudeur

Production Companies

TF1, Banco Production

Director

Hervé Guibert

Description

Famed French artist, photographer, writer and actor Hervé Guibert riveting self-portrayal of his last months and journies living with AIDS. Hervé is seen here in this film with his Panasonic video camera documenting his life. The scenes are shot from June 1990 through March 1991 in Paris France and a respite on the island of Elba. The film was first shown on TF1 (French Television 1) on January 20th, 1992, shortly after his death on December 27th, 1991. The film portrays a very personal look into the human condition.