Yorktown: The Meaning of a Victory

Overview

Commissioned by French TV, Yorktown covers the bicentennial commemoration of the Siege of Yorktown, near the end of the American Revolutionary War, where the Americans and their French allies defeated the English. The festivities celebrating Franco-American friendship give Ophüls some amusement, as he takes a gleefully ironic look at the formally “friendly” meeting between Mitterand and Reagan, or exposes the absurdity of patriotic folklore.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1982

Original language

English

Spoken languages

english, french

Production

France 2

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0344585