Art, culture & music
HOTEL 128, Street Art City
In the midst of the Bourbonnais countryside, one finds a most extraordinary place: Street Art City. Unique of its kind, it is the only art residency in the world solely dedicated to street art. The 128 Hotel is certainly the main reason of the residency aura: every year artists are invited to occupy...
Jenifer’s Story
The French got to know Jenifer in 2002 when she won the first series of Star Academy, TF1's musical talent show. She was catapulted to stardom with a debut album, Jenifer, which topped the charts with two hit singles J’attends l'Amour and Au Soleil.
Since then, Jenifer has been hounded by the papa...
Masters of Art: A New Look at the Art of Costume
They are rare professions of which we know almost nothing. Yet, they nourish French creativity…
Episode dedicated to Christine Leclercq, costume designer
Christine Leclercq is a costume designer for the cinema, opera and theatre. She began in haute couture before creating her own costume design com...
Masters of Art: Marrying Stones and Light
They are rare professions of which we know almost nothing. Yet, they nourish French creativity…
Episode dedicated to à Hervé Obligi, lapidary sculptor.
Hervé first dreamed of being a cabinetmaker, but what he carves is much harder than wood. He is a lapidary sculptor; his palette is composed of lap...
Portrait of Francis Cabrel
An intimate portrait of Francis Cabrel. Who is this discreet man, who stands back from the world and whose songs form part of our cultural heritage? Videos, photos, TV appearances, stage recordings, interviews and everyday footage help us to understand his career, his values and his doubts.
Behind ...
The Astaffort Concert: Francis Cabrel and the Astagiaires
When he isn’t touring to promote a new album, Francis Cabrel lives far from the noise and bustle of the world in the French country town of Astaffort. His only "public appearances" are within the framework of the Rencontres d’Astaffort, a creative music workshop for young singer-songwriters that he ...
The island (in the hearts of New Caledonia)
From the silence of the primary forest to the hubbub of a city overrun by urbanisation, from the Canala plain to the hollowed out red hills of the Great South, we follow the trails and the voice of Denis Pourawa, writer, Kanak and New Caledonian poet.
After a long absence, at the dawn of the second ...
The Story of Latin Music
From “La Macarena” to “Despacito," how did these Latin hits become classics?
What’s is behind the Latin music movement? What are the stories hidden behind the incredible careers it has engendered? We set off on an investigation into the history of Latin music, in an attempt to explain the influen...
SignÉ Dali
Robert Descharnes and his son Nicolas are the only experts in the world to be unanimously recognized and authorised to formally authenticate a Dali.
The film reveals the astonishing work of these art experts, who formed a close bond with Salvador Dali, and whose task and responsibility in the 1980s...
A bubble of faith
Comics and religion don't always go hand in hand, but some authors manage to harmoniously combine the two. Every year in January, they are showcased at the Angoulême Christian Comics Festival.
We meet the authors at the festival, but also in their studios where, far from the hustle and bustle of th...