Vivre à Naples et Mourir (Entretien avec Werner Schroeter)(2011)

Vivre à Naples et Mourir is a documentary capturing an intimate conversation between filmmaker Werner Schroeter and interviewer Gérard Courant, recorded on the terrace of the Hotel Majestic during the 1978 Cannes Film Festival. The discussion took place shortly after the premiere of Schroeter's Nel Regno di Napoli, with photographer Jean-Claude Moireau present. Rather than a formal Q&A, the exchange unfolds as a casual dialogue exploring Schroeter's artistic vision and creative process. Conducted on May 20, 1978, at Schroeter's request, the audio document preserves an unstructured conversation that reveals the director's thoughts on his work and cinema more broadly, offering insight into one of experimental film's most distinctive voices during a pivotal moment in festival history.