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RICHARD ON EARTH (RICHARD SUR TERRE)
Three years ago, Richard Berthaud dropped everything to embark upon a very unusual venture: the defence of hunting on social networks. And in this time of extremely violent attacks by extreme anti-hunting groups, the voice of Richard sur Terre has emerged as something out of the ordinary, offering a...
SAINT-NAZAIRE BRIDGE, the longest bridge in France
At 3,356 metres in length, since its inauguration 45 years ago the Pont de Saint-Nazaire has remained the longest bridge in France. Every year, this new road, which some had been dreaming of for decades, is used by 11 million vehicles. This gigantic structure spans the Loire estuary to link the town...
SISTERS IN THE SHADOWS
The 19th and 20th centuries were periods of deadly wars, natural disasters, famines and diseases in China. While the Jesuits regarded these times and issues through the eyes of the spirit, the female congregations regarded them through the eyes of the heart.
These female religious orders brought,...
The Bamboo Cane
In the Basque Country, José, Patrick and William make fly fishing rods out of split bamboo. More expensive and heavier than carbon, bamboo disappeared from the French rivers and landscape 50 years ago. So why do these three friends carrying on using it? There’s the satisfaction of making your own eq...
THE CANAL DES ETANGS
The Canal des Étangs was built in 1870 to drain the marshy lands of the Médoc and establish the great Landes forest. In autumn and winter, birds such as geese, ducks, woodcock and wood sandpipers use its course as a migratory route. Navigating this canal, from Carcans Lake to the Arcachon Basin, we ...
THE CHANTIERS DE L’ATLANTIQUE, the largest shipyard in Europe
In the port of Saint Nazaire, 2,700 engineers, workers and technicians have been working for 150 years to build the largest liners, oil tankers and LNG carriers in the world. Covering more than 118 hectares, the Chantiers de l'Atlantique relies on cutting-edge technologies to constantly increase its...
THE FRENCH BASTARDS
Following in the modern tradition of jazz mixed with contemporary music (Neil Cowley, GoGo Penguins…), THE FRENCH BASTARDS play percussive and intriguing fusion, bubbling with cinematographic references.
This group dons the formal mantle of jazz the better to burst its seams! It sometimes sounds ...
THE RELIGIOUS ART MARKET
A dive into the enigmatic world of the religious art trade! A flourishing market that attracts thieves, stimulates international traffic and raises thorny questions about the spiritual, artistic and monetary value of objects.
Do inanimate objects have a soul? Today, many sacred art objects, such ...
The SPLENDID
Le Splendid. The name of a hotel written in capital letters on the front of this majestic building in the centre of Dax, a spa town in the Landes. For everyone, from Sacha Guitry, who went into exile there in the middle of the Second World War, to the toreros who prayed to all the saints there befor...
VIDALA : Cantando Al Sol
The musicians of VIDALA are united around their common love of South American music, its poets and particularly “Nueva Canción”, from which they glean new treasures every day.
VIDALA takes its name from a musical and poetic form derived from Argentinean folklore, and its inspiration from its popu...
