(Images médiévales)

Content: Drawing exclusively from illuminated manuscripts of the 14th and 15th centuries held by the French National Library, this short documentary presents a medieval vision of life—from Creation and birth through labor, pleasure, death, and the Day of Judgment. Constructed as a visual essay, the film treats manuscript illumination as a complete worldview rather than illustration alone. Screened in competition at the 1949 Cannes Film Festival, it won the Prize for Best Colour.

Countries:

France

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

18 minutes

Year:

1949

Directors:

William Novik

Production companies:

Coopérative Générale Du Cinéma Française

Crews:

Editor

Cinematography

Producer

Music

Director