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Roller Coasters: White-knuckle Technology
The incredible giant iron skeletons that populate amusement parks defy the laws of physics for millions of passengers each year across the globe.
Starting with the first attractions in Russia 4 centuries ago, this documentary traces the historical and technological evolution of these “terror tracks...
SOGGY, a crazy thing!
It’s a crazy thing! The story of a music video, a cover version, a meeting and a comeback. This documentary tells the amazing tale of the return to the stage after more than thirty years of Beb, the former frontman of Soggy, a French rock band who had a hit in 1981 with their legendary single “Waiti...
SOLOGNOTS
The Sologne: the name sounds like a promise for those who love nature and are serious about hunting. But it also smacks of snobbery and shooting parties. However, its inhabitants haven’t changed. As worthy descendants of Raboliot, Maurice Genevoix’s cunning poacher, the Solognots still live in the h...
Soulac-sur-Mer, kiss your coast goodbye
In Soulac-sur-Mer, Gironde, the Le Signal apartment building, built in 1967, was evacuated on January 29th, 2014, as a matter of urgency, because it was in danger of tipping over into the ocean.
The story of this building is also the story of what is happening - or will happen - to more than half o...
Sylvain Rifflet Quartet
With his quartet, the saxophonist and composer Sylvain Rifflet is the architect of innovative and captivating music, where modern jazz juggles with swirls of New York minimalism.
The music for his latest Mechanics album is influenced by Steve Reich, Moondog, Philip Glass and Terry Riley. He also dr...
The Drums of Brazza : Kikulu
With their new show, the master drummers of Les Tambours de Brazza continue to display the skill that has made them famous since 1991, dancing to the beat of their impressive Ngoma drums. There’s one big difference, however: in Kikulu, more emphasis is placed on song. The men’s deep voices respond b...
The Guardians of Legends
Whether it's a place, an object or even a vehicle, some names have left their mark on whole generations, to the point of becoming legendary. To prevent them from being forgotten over time, there are men and women making sure that they retain their former glory or are restored to it. We meet the peop...
The Harvesters: hunter-gatherers
In California and more widely in the United States, a neo-hunter-gatherer movement has emerged over the past decade. Urban for the most part, former vegans sometimes, these neo-predators are unusual in that they are totally untainted by the general public’s often negative view of hunters.
Fleeing th...
The man who needed to know
30th August 1945. Marie Sublon, her daughter Madeleine and her young son Jean François aged 3 years are found dead in their home in the Rabodeau valley.
A family of Nazi collaborators as the rumour goes…
5 years later, an anonymous letter denounces Fernand Caritey, the local chief of Resistance.
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The Queens of Gastronomy
Having long been excluded from the world of haute cuisine, in recent years women have been getting their revenge. Confined for too long to the role of housewife, they are now taking their destiny into their own hands and becoming key figures in this male-dominated industry. We meet four passionate p...
