The Cowboy and the Frenchman
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| German title | The Cowboy and the Frenchman |
| Original title | The Cowboy and the Frenchman |
| Country of production | USA , France |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1988 |
| length | 22 minutes |
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| Director | David Lynch |
| script | David Lynch |
| production | Daniel Toscan du Plantier |
| music | John Huck |
| camera | Frederick Elmes |
| cut | Scott Chestnut |
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The Cowboy and the Frenchman is a 22-minute video by the American director David Lynch from 1988.
action
A group of ranchers in the Wild West , led by Slim, see a strange creature with a beret approaching and catch it with a lasso. It turns out to be a French guy named Pierre who doesn't speak English. Because Slim is hard of hearing, there are communication problems. In a basket that the Frenchman carries with him, the cowboys find a bottle of wine, cigarettes, snails, a baguette, a camembert, french fries and miniature Eiffel towers. Then young French women join in, while Pierre is swarmed by cowgirls. At the following party, “ Home on the Ranch ” is sung and “ Viva la France ” is shouted.
background
The video is David Lynch's contribution on the topic " France from the point of view of ... ". To this end, Figaro Magazine and Erato Films commissioned a number of international filmmakers in 1988.
reception
The video is about misunderstandings and the failure of language, typical themes for a comedy . Nevertheless, it is also a western .
literature
- Chris Rodley (Ed.): Lynch on Lynch . Frankfurt am Main 2006.
Web links
- The Cowboy and the Frenchman in the Internet Movie Database (English)