The Most Precious of Cargoes
We continue our series on actors and actresses by featuring a remarkable artist, whose filmography alone represents a significant contribution to the performing arts.
Once upon a time, a poor woodcutter and his wife lived in a great forest. Cold, hunger, poverty and a war raging all around them meant their lives were very hard. One day, the woodcutter’s wife rescues a baby who was thrown from one of the many trains that constantly pass through the forest. This baby, this most precious of cargoes, will transform the lives of the poor woodcutter’s wife and her husband, as well as those whose paths the child will cross - including the man who threw her from the train. And some will try to protect her, whatever the cost. Their story will reveal the worst and the best in the hearts of men.
Michel Hazanavicius
Michel Hazanavicius is a French film director, screenwriter, editor, and producer. He is best known for directing two spy film parodies with Jean Dujardin : OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006) and OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009), and the 2011 film, The Artist, which won more than a hundred awards, including the BAFTA for Best Film, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Director, the César Awards for Best Film, and Best Director, as well as the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Jean Dujardin.
