“I set out to tell the spontaneity of their approach, often visceral”

With First resistance fighters. Consequently, alone against allVéronique Lagoarde-Ségot signs a documentary woven of archives and intimate accounts of three young French resistant during the German occupation “i set out tell spontaneity (1940-1945): the brilliant Jacques Lusseyran, a blind high school student in Louis-le-Grand, in Paris; The intrepid Gilbert Brustlein, 21, and the young activist Mireille Albrecht, 16.

Why did you choose these young people in particular? – "i set out tell spontaneity

When I started looking for the personalities that I wanted to highlight. I could see that many young people had made resistance, but few had left written traces. However, I did not want to truncate the reasons for their commitment or project a reading grid on their journey. It was therefore necessary to tighten on those who had told and explained their choice. I also attached myself to telling the spontaneity of their approach, often visceral. Mireille Albrecht. Jacques Lusseyran or Gilbert Brustlein reacted at the end of the speech on the radio of Marshal Pétain, on June 17, 1940, who called to “Ceep the fight”. Most of these young people had “i set out tell spontaneity no political positioning or someone to push them. They each engaged in their own way. They even sometimes did it in secret to protect their family. at the risk of their lives and that of their loved ones. This is the case of Gilbert Brustlein. whose mother died in deportation to Auschwitz, arrested in her place by the French police. He brought the guilt all his life.

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