The French as Seen By... (Les Français vus par...) Werner Herzog - Les Gaulois

The French as Seen By… was the title and subject of a series of five short films by notable directors. It was initiated and sponsored by the newspaper Le Figaro, as part of the 1988 celebration of the tenth anniversary of its magazine section.
This is the segment directed by Werner Herzog entitled Les Gaulois. A couple years ago I took on the challenge of watching every film he had directed. Most were easy to find. Some were a bit more challenging. And some, like this one, were absolutely IMPOSSIBLE to track down. After months and months of searching, I finally got my hands on a copy. I had a friend translate the French dialog and I created English subtitles. Here it is now for all you Herzog completists out there. I hope I've saved you a lot of trouble.
If any of you French speakers have a better translation, by all means let me know and I'll improve it.

[@f.w.2054]

Herzog contrasting the ultra-civilized wine experts with the barbarity of rugby playing! I don't know if he's ridiculing or enobling each one, but most of his documentaries are like that. Thanks for sharing this rarity!

[@nelumbo1273]

French person here, I don't know if ennobling is the right word but he's definitely not ridiculing us. I see wine and I see saucisson (or "sauciflard" to be even more French) in the rugby team, I see the finest and I see home. Look into the wine expert's eyes and the rugbymen's eyes when they describe wine or answer the question. In them, I see wonder and warmth respectively and both are how we feel as French people.

[@Midgarov]

My goal is to watch every Herzog movie, you help me a lot.tnx!!

[@alexardov]

I have the same goal. I can't find The transformation of the world into music, Giovanna D'Arco, a full version of Location Africa (documentary shot during the making of Cobra Verde). Do you know where to find them?

[@matthieudandoy6268]

Same! Thank you so much

[@kingkoopa5997]

I want to say I have embarked on the same quest you have and this video has assisted me to get that goal!!!

[@ForeverRetro31]

This is Herzog Gold. I'd been searching for this for years - many thanks.

[@jacobekberg354]

a huge thank you for putting this out for people to see! i've only seen David Lynch's film in this series before

[@MrChairman19]

From one Herzog completist to another... Thank you. Where on earth did you find this?

[@ronanthebadbrain]

I have been looking for this for years! Much appreciated

[@ToMaClueMeShell]

Merci du partage!

[@daveysnoek]

Really wonderful. Thank you so much for your effort!

[@cupsofknightfilms63]

You’ve done a great service. Thank you!

[@CrocodileTear]

The bullshit those wine merchants are able to spout! They are even more talented than used car salesmen. They probably have a register of sentences they repeat.

[@nelumbo1273]

The fact you’re comparing wine tasting (not selling!) to car sales says more about you than anyone else…

[@mathemitnullplan]

you made my day! still there are some dvd copies circeling - its a shame that almost anything from his 90s area is not yet on bluray.

[@adriencolle6399]

8'11 : another legend, Guy Novès !

[@adriencolle6399]

5'00 : the legend Vincent Moscato !

[@justsceptic3085]

et surtout le grand claude portolan!

[@Dzav05]

thanks for uploading this!

[@GreathMusic]

How's everyone's Herzog pilgrimage going?

[@TomGoldsmithguitar]

Awsome job Chris!

[@marceloalvesdasilva2538]

Hello, Chris! Would you have the full documentary? I need a part of him: Proust contre la décheance. I would appreciate it if you uploaded that part. It's for my academic research. Thank you!

[@philippegirardet2736]

Thx so much for the upload, what a burden to find the other shorts from the original movie

[@terrific-bats]

Great Thumbs up

[@alexae1367]

All that work and there's no such subtitles there whatsoever(?)

[@froggore52]

You have to turn on the captions.

[@justsceptic3085]

vive le stade toulousain,pour la vie!

[@Goreface69]

Can you tell me a bit more about the concept behind Herzog's depiction? Is this satirical or just documentary style? I don't know what kind of wine people these are.

[@justsceptic3085]

bourgogne

[@nelumbo1273]

It's my first time watching Herzog but as a French person, I wouldn't think it's satirical. You're watching two accurate aspects of French people, enjoy the ride and come visit ! Also, all you need to know about those wine experts is in their words : they describe, think of a meat for the wine, reference literature, etc. They give a portrayal of the finest we can make, just pay attention to that

[@virgilzhou3439]

THX！！！！！

[@virgilzhou3439]

also decided to watch every Herzog's film. This really helps.

[@yungtessy]

6:59 lmao

[@alexae1367]

Good Lord this is boring

[@justsceptic3085]

like your life..

[@nelumbo1273]

You wouldn't get it