'French Woodstock,' forgotten for decades, resurfaces thanks to newfound footage
A new televised documentary features restored footage from reels found in a cellar. "The images you are seeing now are exceptional; they are so rare that no one has ever seen them before." These words were spoken by screenwriter/director Christophe Duchiron before the first images – featuring Christian Vander, founder and legendary drummer of the band Magma – and opened the documentary Riviera 76. Le Woodstock Oublié ("Riviera 76: The Forgotten Woodstock").
- ▪A new televised documentary features restored footage from reels found in a cellar.
- ▪"The images you are seeing now are exceptional; they are so rare that no one has ever seen them before." These words were spoken by screenwriter/director Christophe Duchiron before the first images – featuring Christian Vander, founder and
- ▪Le Woodstock Oublié ("Riviera 76: The Forgotten Woodstock").
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Cinémag Bodard/INA Culture Culture Culture Music Music Music 'French Woodstock,' forgotten for decades, resurfaces thanks to newfound footage By Nathalie Brafman Published today at 7:30 pm (Paris) 6 min read Lire en français Subscribers only Make us preferred on Google (() => { const scope = document.currentScript && document.currentScript.parentElement; const element = scope && scope.querySelector('[data-element="google-discover-button-link"][data-google-discover-ready="false"]'); const referrerType = document.documentElement.dataset.googleDiscoverReferrerType || ''; if (!(element instanceof HTMLAnchorElement) || !referrerType) { return; } element.href = referrerType === 'discover' ? element.dataset.discoverUrl : element.dataset.searchUrl; element.dataset.referrerType = referrerType;…
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