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ADRIAN LYNE, deep waters
An intimate portrait of filmmaker Adrian Lyne, featuring an exclusive interview with the director, conversations with actors he has worked with—including Jeremy Irons—as well as film clips and archival footage.
Adrian Lyne’s filmography spans more than fifty years of cinema. Born into a...
CHARLES PEGUY, Craftman of Words
Today, Charles Péguy is recognized in literary history as a singular, prolific, and multifaceted author.
A writer, journalist, and poet, he was also an engaged participant in the major events of his time, spanning the early years of the French Third Republic through the opening days of the First Wo...
Christmas: the Magic of Decoration
Portraits of French people passionate about Christmas decorations.
From a young woman taking part in a house-lighting competition, to the largest Christmas village in France, via the designers of major department-store window displays and the vendors at the Strasbourg Christmas market…
French in Istanbul
From the shores of the Bosphorus Strait to the Grand Bazaar, and through the lively streets of its trendy neighborhoods, Istanbul never sleeps. With one foot in Europe and the other in Asia, Turkey’s cultural capital is the only city in the world spanning two continents. This sprawling metropolis in...
Happiness Is in Camping
Taking a holiday in the great outdoors is a deeply rooted tradition in France. There are 8,000 campsites across the country. Their revenue has tripled since 2000, and their offerings have diversified. Increasingly large complexes now provide full resort-style services, with activities and entertainm...
Holidays with Large Families
With five or six children, daily life in a large family is always full of resourcefulness, organization, and surprises. So when it comes to going on holiday with such a tribe, things get even more complicated. Military-style planning, tight budgets, fatigue, and tensions… every trip becomes an adven...
The Fight of the Indomitable
Threats of bankruptcy, forced demolition, the disappearance of public services, the liquidation of small businesses or heritage landmarks… Sometimes life seems to play tricks on us, and certain battles appear lost from the start… David versus Goliath… except for a handful of indomitable people who h...
