Documentaries
GREGORIAN CHANT 2.0
Gregorian chant is beautiful and mysterious. It’s music that surpasses us, penetrates us, transports us to a distant past. And yet it can be heard much more widely today than we might imagine.
It is not only heard in churches or within the cloistered walls of monasteries, but also in recording st...
GUY GILBERT, GOD’S DELINQUENT
Guy Gilbert, a Catholic priest and educator known for his unorthodox appearance and colourful language, has dedicated his life to helping juvenile delinquents. A regular and outspoken contributor to television and radio shows, Father Gilbert is above all a contemplative man of prayer, in love with G...
High Tides: When the Sun Meets the Moon
Every month, the Moon and the Sun align with the Earth during the full moon and new moon phases—this is called a syzygy. The combined gravitational pull of these two celestial bodies then causes the phenomenon of spring tides or "vives-eaux" tides on Earth. This is Newton’s law of universal gravitat...
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...
NUCLEAR SUBMARINE, high-risk demolition
The flagship of the nuclear deterrent component of the French Navy, the Indomptable submarine has reached the end of the road. The final stage of her remarkable career: deconstruction.
It’s a difficult task, combining technology and human expertise: "There is no more complicated an object than a ...
RICHARD ON EARTH (RICHARD SUR TERRE)
Three years ago, Richard Berthaud dropped everything to embark upon a very unusual venture: the defence of hunting on social networks. And in this time of extremely violent attacks by extreme anti-hunting groups, the voice of Richard sur Terre has emerged as something out of the ordinary, offering a...
SAINT-NAZAIRE BRIDGE, the longest bridge in France
At 3,356 metres in length, since its inauguration 45 years ago the Pont de Saint-Nazaire has remained the longest bridge in France. Every year, this new road, which some had been dreaming of for decades, is used by 11 million vehicles. This gigantic structure spans the Loire estuary to link the town...
SISTERS IN THE SHADOWS
The 19th and 20th centuries were periods of deadly wars, natural disasters, famines and diseases in China. While the Jesuits regarded these times and issues through the eyes of the spirit, the female congregations regarded them through the eyes of the heart.
These female religious orders brought,...
The Bamboo Cane
In the Basque Country, José, Patrick and William make fly fishing rods out of split bamboo. More expensive and heavier than carbon, bamboo disappeared from the French rivers and landscape 50 years ago. So why do these three friends carrying on using it? There’s the satisfaction of making your own eq...
