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The Holy Grail Theories
In Valencia, Spain, an imposing cathedral contains a mysterious golden chalice adorned with precious stones. This priceless object is regarded as the Holy Grail. Yet elsewhere in the world, a multitude of other objects are said to be Grails, fuelling numerous theories. What do we really know about t...
THE MEDITERRANEAN COAST, REFUGE OF THE WILD BOAR
It's on the Mediterranean coast that Marc Monnet devotes himself to his passion: hunting driven wild boar.
From the Côte Vermeille to the Côte d'Azur, we hunt alongside him in picture-postcard settings: here, in the sometimes inextricable vegetation of the garrigue and the maquis, the hunter has ...
The secrets of Orléans Cathedral
The history of Orleans Cathedral is inseparable from that of the kingdom of France. Orleans has been a city of prime importance at the heart of the kingdom for centuries.
The origins of the cathedral are very ancient and the legends attached to it, mingling with the reality of French history, are n...
THE SECRETS OF THE CANALS OF PARIS
Jewels in the crown of France’s heritage, the Parisian canals define the capital in the same way as the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre. Legendary settings for many films, from "Hôtel du Nord" to "Mission Impossible", or a perfect place in which to take a stroll, these exceptional works are bursting wit...
The Summer Street Traders
With their patter and their gift of the gab, they sell products with revolutionary promises... The stars of the holiday season, they’re known as street vendors, hucksters, pedlars or hawkers. There are more than 30,000 of them in France. In the winter, they work the fairs; in the summer, the markets...
The Tale of Renan
This is the story of a long-awaited encounter: the tale of the adoption of a 10-year old child who will have to make peace with his past.
It is a film that tells the story of a same sex couple, whose desire to become parents is severely put to the test. After battling for years, Philippe and Fran...
The trousers issue
Quentin, William and David are all in their thirties, and enjoying completely ordinary lives with their families and friends. One of them does not want a child and is about to have a vasectomy; the second has chosen a reversible method; and the third is still looking for a procedure that suits him. ...
What makes Darry Cowl run?
Sacha Guitry cast him as a wacky director at the beginning of his career. Fifty years later, Alain Resnais allowed him to elegantly close the door as a concierge. In between, the restless and outlandish poet Darry Cowl appeared in 140 films and 30 plays, wrote and directed many others, and composed ...
Fortified Castles : The Origins / The Rise and Fall
Centuries after they first appeared in the landscape, many castles remain intact, complete with cathedrals and symbols of the Middle Ages and the power of their lords and rulers. For five centuries, the creation of these castles was accompanied by a political and cultural evolution during the mediev...
MARITIME FORTRESSES, The Last Defensive Walls
They stand watch along the French coast like guardians of the seas from an ancient time. Like the castles that punctuate the territory, the naval forts are the clearly visible vestiges of a time when France had to protect itself from foreign invasions...
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,...
