Far from Vietnam is an experimental documentary film released in 1967, made by a collective group of French directors during the height of the Vietnam War. The film is divided into seven separate segments, each directed by a different filmmaker (Jean-Luc Godard, Alain Resnais, Agnes Varda, Joris Ivens, William Klein, Chris Marker, and Claude Lelouch), each exploring different aspects of the war.
The first segment, titled "Introduction," was directed by Joris Ivens and takes a more objective stance on the war, documenting the daily life of Vietnamese villagers and the destruction caused by the war.
The next segment, titled "The Eleventh Year," was directed by Jean-Luc Godard and focuses on the anti-war movement in the United States.
William Klein's segment, "The Highest Pressure," features interviews with American soldiers who have returned from Vietnam and are protesting against the war.
In the segment "The Pentagon," directed by Claude Lelouch, footage of the Pentagon is interspersed with narration and interviews with American military officials.
Agnes Varda's segment, titled "The War Is Over," documents a protest march in Paris against the war, while Chris Marker's segment, "The Statue of Liberty," explores the propaganda surrounding the war.
The final segment, "Far from Vietnam," was directed by Alain Resnais and juxtaposes images of war with footage of everyday life in America.
Overall, the film expresses strong sympathy for the North Vietnamese army and is a powerful indictment of American military intervention in Vietnam, as well as a commentary on the anti-war movement of the time.
