The Cowboy and the Frenchman (S)

1988·France·26 min.
The Cowboy and the Frenchman (S)
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Little seen short film by David Lynch is set on a ranch in the turn-of-the-20th Century Wild West, USA is a collision of cultures where a grizzled, hard-of-hearing cowboy, Silm, and his two friends, Dusty and Pete, capture a mysterous, well-dressed Frenchman. Unable to understand each other, the fast-talking, slang-speaking cowboys and the non-English speaking Frenchman make the most of the situation while an Indian, named Broken Feather, joins the group and sets it into a perfect harmony with songs and dancing.

DirectorDavid Lynch
ScreenwriterDavid Lynch
CinematographyFrederick Elmes
Original titleLes Français vus par: The Cowboy and the Frenchman (S)
Also known asThe French as Seen by: The Cowboy and the Frenchman