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Bitten by the Transylvania Bug
The very mention of Transylvania sets the name of Count Dracula, the famous vampire, ringing in our ears. But when you take a closer look, behind its impregnable fortresses and impenetrable forests, Transylvania reveals a much less frightening face. Between the discovery of spectacular castles, hist...
Black Bass, a French addiction
Mathieu and Jean Philippe are addicted to Black Bass fishing. After several years tracking down the best rivers, they seem to have found El Dorado in the Camargue, home to some Black Bass that easily pass the hallowed 50cm mark. The two friends accept the challenge, but they’re far from imagining wh...
Blaenavon & Isaac Gracie (Pocket Parties)
Blaenavon. These three young Englishmen are among the most promising talents of the moment, capable of going from elegiac piano ballads to epic rock songs without batting an eyelid. Signed to the Foals label, they were tipped for success after their appearance at the 2016 SXSW Festival, the leading ...
Boiorix, racing for hope
Boiorix Banville is a four year old racing horse. The place is located in the south of France.
When Boiorix is stricken by a bad larynx affection, his owner, Bernard Aillaud, decides to take the chance of a difficult surgery operation so that Boiorix can make it back on the racing track.
The film te...
Brotherhood Heritage at the Rendez-vous de L’Erdre, Nantes
A big band of the 1970s, Brotherhood of Breath lit up the European jazz scene. Stemming from a multiracial South African orchestra (formed despite apartheid), it produced a fusion of South African pop and improvised music created under the guidance of pianist Chris McGregor.
The project piloted by F...
Chartres Cathedral, Back Into the Light
Between 2014 and 2016, the most spectacular and emblematic areas of Chartres Cathedral will be restored: the 35m nave with its soaring walls and the windows framed within it, reputed to be the most beautiful in Europe. It’s an exceptional opportunity to take a closer look at this jewel of Gothic art...
CINEMA OF OUR TIME: No RETURN : RAFI PITTS
As part of « Cinema of our time », a series of portraits and conversations conducted by André S. Labarthe.
On the set of its last feature film “Soy Nero”, we observe Rafi Pitts working: directing, managing his team with kindness and sensitivity, taking decisions of production. This documentary dra...
Crops under high surveillance
This year, wild boar populations have exploded in the Camargue again and the damage to crops will be extensive if the animal is not hunted effectively. Farmers, with the support of hunters, are doing everything they can: beating or stalking, Marc Monnet is in demand all over Provence to help protect...
