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The Paris Chamber Orchestra & the Nemtanu Sisters at the Sully Hotel
Every summer, the Paris Chamber Orchestra gives open air symphonic and chamber music concerts in the most beautiful heritage sites in the centre of Paris.
As part of the “Musique dans les Cours du Marais” Festival, the orchestra plays two concerts in the courtyard of the Hôtel de Béthune-Sully, head...
THE PROVINS MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL
Each year, the medieval town of Provins, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, becomes the stage for France’s greatest medieval festival.
For two unforgettable days — June 11 and 12 — the town transforms, growing from 11,000 residents to over 80,000 visitors.
Provins comes alive as merchants, minstrels,...
The record-breaker of Himalaya
In 2016, Jean Troillet celebrated 50 years of mountaineering and the 30th anniversary of his ascent of the north face of Everest with his friend Erhard Loretan. Their speed record, a round trip of less than 43 hours, has never been equalled.
Guide, adventurer and Himalayan specialist, Jean Troillet...
Vienna, equestrian waltzes
The Spanish Riding School of Vienna has just celebrated its 450th anniversary. An emblem of the city, it is one of the last jewels of the Habsburg crown, and a centre of unrivalled equestrian expertise and tradition.
We discover its history, the show that has made its name worldwide, the training of...
Wreck Hunters
World War II aircraft, Japanese destroyers, pirate ships and even American cars from the turn of the century - these relics of the past fascinate us. Some people have even fallen so deeply in love with these mythical wrecks that they try to find them, in order to make their own contribution to histo...
WW1 and graphic novels : WHERE POPPIES GROW
Where do the soul-searching images of the First World War come from? Not merely telling the war, but seeing it, showing it in flesh and blood: this is what graphic novels offer us today. Exploring archives and history, the authors in this program converse with the depth of Time. They make First Worl...
Andalusian Splendours
This documentary sets out to explore one of the leading centres of Equestrian Art, the Royal Andalusian School in Jerez.
An undeniable part of Spain’s cultural heritage, Iberian equitation is brought here to a state of perfection... But the horse is also the emblem of Andalusia. Shot in 4K during th...
Jacques Tourneur, the Medium : Filming the Invisible
There’s a mystery surrounding Jacques Tourneur. Where does this belief in the invisible world and the supernatural come from in a director so firmly anchored in reality?
When Jacques Tourneur said in an interview that many people live in fear and don’t know it who could have imagined that, despite h...
A BORDER IN THE JUNGLE
The border between French Guiana and Brazil has always been vague and poorly defined. The current maps are old and unreliable, because the region known as the "Tumuk Humuk Mountains", at the tri-point between Surinam, Brazil and French Guiana, is difficult to access.
A demarcation line was officiall...
A crazy hope
This crazy dream belongs to a man who almost lost his mind, and who, having recovered from his own illness, has devoted himself to helping the poorest of Africa’s sick: the insane.
In the big cities of Africa, the mentally ill can be seen wandering the streets, yelling and shouting, often completel...
