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EVEN IF SHE HAD BEEN A CRIMINAL …

(EUT ELLE ETE CRIMINELLE...)

France, 2006, 10 min., No dialogue

Director: Jean-Gabriel Périot
Producer: G Desmartin – F Dubreuil – Y Leyaouanq
Cinematography: Jean-Gabriel Périot
Editing: Jean-Gabriel Périot
Music: French national anthem
Sound: Jean-Gabriel Périot
Production company: Envie de Tempête productions
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Even If She Had Been A Criminal…

This stunning and masterful film covers a lot of ground for its short running time. Initially we’re exposed to a blur of archival footage rushing by at an accelerated speed, which despite its pace, captures the insanity and devastation of France during World War II. The dizzying images start to slow as filmmaker Jean Gabriel Periot focuses on the triumphant celebration of a liberated country. Then abruptly the celebration turns to a cruel spectacle as we witness the public humiliation and punishment of women accused of having affairs with German soldiers during the war. Their heads are shaved, they are beaten and forced to paint swastikas on their faces. As the camera pans through the crowd the film shows the shocking breadth of emotion present: from the shame of the victims to the hatred and joy in the eyes of the perpetrators, it is evident that the atrocities of the war lived on long after Hitler’s army was defeated.

Jean-Gabriel Periot was born in 1974. He is an artist, writer and filmmaker based in Tours, France. His shorts have been shown extensively around the world winning a number of awards including the Grand Prix at the Tampere International Film Festiva.

Filmography:

Even If She Had Been A Criminal… (2006);
Under Twilight (2006);
Undo (2005);
Dies Irae (2004);
Lovers (2004);
Devil inside (2004);
Rain (2004);
We Are Winning Don’t Forget (2004);
21.04.02 (2002);
Before I Was Sad (2002);
Intimated Diary (200);
Gay? (2000).

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