Uneven, but fascinating French film about the Vietnam War. The most memorable segment has Jean-Luc Godard trying to explain to himself why the North Vietnamese government refused to let him enter their country. Alain Resnais' segment is by far the best, offering a different, and unexpected, perspective on that war. The other segments vary wildly in quality: everything from crude (and simplistic) Communist propaganda (especially the segment dealing with anti-war demonstrations in United States), to excellent (and very informative) Communist propaganda (particularly the segment shot by Joris Ivens in Hanoi about small anti-bomb shelters). Segments:
"Bomb Hanoi" (Joris Ivens) ***
"A Parade Is A Parade" (William Klein) *
"Johnson pleure" (Joris Ivens, Marceline Loridan) *
"Claude Ridder" (Alain Resnais) ****
"Flash Back" (Jean Lacouture) *
"Camera Eye" (Jean-Luc Godard) ****
"Victor Charlie" (Michele Ray) **
"Why We Fight" **
"Fidel Castro" (Roger Pic) *
"Ann Uyen" (William Klein) *
"Vertigo" (William Klein) *
