Art, culture & music
MONK, PANNONICA, an american story
Based on the discovery of a forgotten book of photographs and notes, the film recounts the relationship, outside the narrow social norms of America in the 1950s, between the white aristocrat Pannonica de Koenigswarter, author of the book, and the brilliant black pianist Thelonious Monk at a time whe...
The Gainsbourg Story: the Punchliner
Many years after his death, his genius remains intact and his music is still present.
From jazz standards to variety, from classical music to the Marseillaise, his audacity is both musical and textual, such was his ability to reinvent himself artistically and to stay one step ahead of the times.
...
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...
The Story of Freddie Mercury
This documentary tells the story of Freddie Mercury in the form of a trip to England during which we retrace his life, visiting the apartments he lived in, the studios where he recorded his albums, his school friends and the venues where he gave his most memorable concerts. Every one of these locati...
The Story of Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman is a mysterious artist. Hugely popular in the French-speaking world, he is distinguished as much by his immense fame as by his discreet public profile. A singer-songwriter, he doesn't like to comment on his work, because his songs speak for themselves. Inherently self-effacing, ...
The Faunoteque
An educational and fun series that encourages a taste for classical music through the thousand and one ways in which it has depicted animals.
Performed by Célimène Daudet (presenter), Philippe Hersant (guest composer), Mathilde Calderini, Lisa Strauss and François Pineau (artist/musicians)
- La ...
ALBERT CAMUS, an icon of revolt
Novelist, philosopher, journalist, playwright… Albert Camus embodies the rebel who rejects totalitarianism and all forms of tyranny and oppression. His views have gone down in history and still resonate with current issues.
This film traces his struggles and commitments and reveals little-known a...
BRYAN FERRY, Don’t Stop the Music
Inventor of glam rock in the early 1970s, Bryan Ferry single-handedly embodies 50 years of English pop history.
A living legend, with Roxy Music, he brought a shot of sassy visual creativity to pop – heralding the arrival of punk. Instead of becoming bogged down in his own mythology, Bryan Ferry ...
FLAGS OF THE WORLD
In this collection, we discover the secrets and colours of the flags that symbolise the different nations around the world.
In 1 minute, each episode raises the flag of a country.
Using graphic animation, each 60-second episode focuses on the flag of a particular country, its history, its colours,...