Overview
Filmed between 1973 and 1975, L’Olivier was produced by the Vincennes Cinema Group. This activist collective of teachers and filmmakers, formed on the occasion of this film, attempts to explain the Palestinian problem through interviews. The Olivier was one of the first films to attempt to give substance to what was still largely ignored in the West: the existence of the Palestinian people and their fight to recover their rights. L'Olivier responds to a concern: the already weak support of French public opinion for the Palestinian cause diminished following the Munich operation of 1972. Structured in such a way as to tell the Palestinian story and explain the state of the struggle at the time, the film appeals to global militant solidarity and, in particular, to European political commitments.
Production
Groupe Cinéma Vincennes
Directors & Crew
Danièle Dubroux
Director
Dominique Villain
Director
Serge Le Péron
Director
Jean Narboni
Director
Ali Akika
Director
Guy Chapouillié
Director
Screenshots & Stills
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