Pif, Behind the gimmicks

Pif, Behind the gimmicks

2015 · 52 min · ★ 5.7 · Documentary

Taking stock of the extraordinary adventure of "Pif Gadget", a French publishing phenomenon of the 1970s-80s and even of the whole history of children's press. For the comic-strip magazine with the iconic dog, created in 1969 by the French Communist Party, often reached a million copies. With editions available for all of Europe (including Germany, under the title Yps), and on both sides of the Iron Curtain.

Directed by Guillaume Podrovnik

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