Letter to Vichy

Letter to Vichy by Laetitia Carton is an intimate documentary in which the director returns to her hometown, Vichy, more than twenty years after leaving it. Marked by a feeling of discomfort and shame linked to the town’s history—particularly because it hosted the Vichy government between 1940 and 1944, a period associated with collaboration with the Nazi occupier—Laetitia Carton embarks on a personal journey to examine this complex relationship with her origins. The film takes the form of a letter addressed to Vichy, blending childhood memories, observations of the city today, and reflections on both collective and individual memory.