Shot between 1962 and 1964 with an amateur crew and cast (in their own roles), this film was never edited until it was found by Jean-Pierre Daniel who found the reels in a trunk. It was then shown at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival (section Semaine de la Critique). After that, the film was lost in nature for another 30 years, then was rediscovered again in 2001 by the original director and cinematographer Josée Manenti. The film has its first French national release in 2004.