Heart of Gold (The Winner)

DOCUMENTARIES
Heart of Gold (The Winner)
Documentary - 1961 - Black & White
Director :
François REICHENBACH
85 minutes
Production : Les Films de la Pléiade
visa # 25 858
With :
Abdoulaye FAYE, Michèle MORGAN, Luce VIDI, Marcel BRUCHARD, Milou
PLADNER, YASUMIKO
Prix Louis Delluc 1961 - Grand prix du Festival de Locarno - Grand prix de la critique au Festival
de Venise 1962 - Voile d'or au Festival de Locarno 1962
SUMMARY
The adventures of a young Senegalese, Abdoulaye Faye, who comes to Paris to try his luck as a
boxer. His dream of winning the championship and conquering women - especially Michèle
Morgan - whom he worships, his his adaptation to Paris life, the cold and fog which astonish him,
occupy his thoughts. He meets a Japanese woman in the Bois de Boulogne, consults a medium.
And then comes the championship fight.
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