“Notre-Dame burns”, an event film on the fire of the Parisian cathedral

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In his new film “Notre Dame is burning“, director Jean-Jacques Annaud makes us relive the fire of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, which occurred on April 15, 2019. Some scenes were shot in Bourges Cathedral (Expensive). Ie 12/13 attended a preview of the film in the city, on the evening of Thursday March 10.

It is an event film that tells how men and women saved Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. Our Lady burns”, the new film by Jean-Jacques Annaud which comes out on Wednesday March 16 at the cinema, draws up an hour-by-hour reconstruction of the incredible reality of April 15, 2019. A dive into the night of anguish experienced by the 400 firefighters, in suffocating heat.

John Jacques Annaud came in person to present his film in preview in Bourges (Expensive). At the exit of the room, the spectators saluted the bravery of the firefighters. I cried when I saw the images of Notre-Dame burnt, and there I still shed my little tear“, testifies one of them. In this film, colossal resources have been brought together to represent this fire, which is a historic event.


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