Durations
Pianoscope, portrait of a festival
Documentary dedicated to the “Pianoscope” piano festival in Beauvais, directed by pianist Brigitte ENGERER. Presentation of the festival by Brigitte ENGERER, who details its artistic orientation. Evocation of the master classes organized as part of the festival. Interviews with pianists Jean-Philipp...
ROUGE CIEL
The Japanese Kunizo Matsumoto cannot read nor write, yet he has invented a form of writing that is both beautiful and enigmatic.
The American George Widener, who is capable of memorizing events of the last 1,500 years, can also predict the future, which he inscribes in his “magic squares”, on a pape...
SAINT PETERSBURG : Songs of a city from the Baroque to the 20th century
As part of the 26th Festival of Baroque Music in Lyon, the Choir of New Voices of Saint Petersburg, under the direction of Mikhail GOLIKOV, performs traditional songs, as well as works by Verdi, Tschaikovsky, and Strauss.
Recorded in 2008 at the Chapelle de la Trinité in Lyon.
- "Com...
Stars and Men
On the occasion of the World Year of Astronomy in 2009, this documentary offers to enter the wings of one of the biggest European Services of Astrophysics (the SAp) and to discover, behind research, those who are in charge of it.
For one year, we follow the everyday life of persons who live the coun...
Te Parataito no Malik
The death of Malik Joyeux four years ago turned him into a legend in Tahiti and throughout the surfing world, his adopted universe. For those in the know, his name is synonymous with a mythical place: Teahupoo, the wave that sublimated and transcended him, which gave him many magical moments and wit...
The 39th musical nights of Uzès : From Italy to Brazil (ensemble Una Stella)
As part of the 39th Musical Nights of Uzès, Ensemble Una Stella and Blandine STASKIEWICZ perform works by Vivaldi, Handel, Porpora, Monteverdi, Caccini, Albinoni and Villa-Lobos.
This concert titled "From Italy to Brazil" was recorded between July 17 and 26, 2009 in the Cour d'honneur du Duchy in...
The 39th musical nights of Uzès : Serenades (Toulouse Chamber orchestra)
Concert recorded on July 21, 2009, in the Duchy's courtyard of honor, during the 39th Festival des nuits musicales d'Uzès. The Toulouse Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Gilles Colliard performs Serenades by Tchaikovsky and Edward Elgar and Astor Piazzolla's "Four Seasons of Buenos Aires".
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The Alpine Ibex
Whether it’s game or a protected species, the Alpine ibex is above all symbolic of a division between two concepts, one defended by hunters and the other by environmentalists.
Naturally placid, due to excessive hunting the Alpine ibex almost became extinct in France in the 1960s and was made a "ful...
The animals are movie stars too !
Animals in movies seem to act naturally just like comedians. But this is the contrary. To make animals act is unnatural and the way to obtain it is sometimes close to magic practiced by some specialized animal trainers. Pierre Cadéac is one of the most popular in the trainers' closed world. He opens...
the eye of the guarana
Today, energy drinks, such as Dark Dog and Red Bull have become a worldwide phenomenon. The food processing multinationals are investing heavily in selling these new drinks to a whole new generation, advertising them as miracle products because of the energy boost they provide.
The main ingredient i...
