Documentaries
MY NAME IS ELIA KAZAN
1972: Kazan presents his latest film at Cannes, The Visitors. André S. Labarthe and Annette Michelson decide to follow him to the USA… 2017: Labarthe decides to make a movie with these unedited interviews. In his final masterpiece Labarthe is helped by his wife Danielle Anezin, ending a 60-year-long...
Nicaragua, a new Eldorado
Bordered by the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, Nicaragua has long been off the tourist map due to a violent civil war. But over the last few years, this Central American nugget has been attracting adventurers from all over the world. Amongst them are some pioneers from France, who have fallen ...
PORTRAIT : Serguey Smbatyan
Meeting with SERGUEY SMBATYAN, the youngest conductor to establish himself on the international stages.
Sergey Smbatyan is the Founder, Artistic Director, and Principal Conductor of the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra (ASSO)
For his numerous achievements in culture, the c...
Portrait of Patrick Bruel
An intimate portrait of Patrick Bruel, who, sitting alone in a movie theatre, comments on a film telling the story of his life, composed of archive footage and interviews with those who know him best.
How did little Patrick Maurice Benguigui, born in the middle of the Algerian War and forced to lea...
RAYMOND ARON, the road to freedom
This is the story of one of the most brilliant minds of his time, whose ideas still seem remarkably modern.
A prolific author, Raymond Aron devoted his life to denouncing all forms of fanaticism, seeking the truth and hunting down lies. From the 1930s, he was one of the first to open people’s eyes ...
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...