A 30-minute joyride through 1906 Europe in one of cinema's most obscure hidden gems.
In 1906 French painter Bonnard illustrated a romantic, comical journal written by his friend Mirbeau. It's the story of one of the earliest motor car trips through France, Belgium, Holland and Germany.
Production
Painstaking recreation of Bonnard's original illustrated journal.
Costume
Belle Époque motor-touring gear you didn't know existed.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was produced for British television and has virtually no distribution history—most Bonnard scholars don't even know it exists.
Mirbeau's original journal captured the terror and ecstasy of early automobiling when 25 mph felt like breaking the sound barrier.
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