History
PÉTAIN AND THE FREEMASONS
This documentary reveals a little-known part of the history of the Vichy regime: anti-Masonry – the only repressive policy directly driven by Marshal Pétain, motivated by a fierce, long-standing hatred of Freemasons.
Based on the diary of a "collaborator", a Gestapo agent, the testimonies of Free...
THE MUMMIE’S CASE
Ancient Egypt has always fascinated and questioned the greatest specialists around the world. And some revelations still plunge experts into deep perplexity. In 1992, a sensational discovery was made on a mummy. Very quickly passed over in silence, it is now practically unknown to the general public...
TUTANKHAMUN’S CURSE
In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun intact. It fascinated people first with the priceless treasures it contained, but it was mainly the strange events that took place after its opening that made this event a true myth.
27 unexplained deaths, acc...
Adélaïde H., an Alsatian Resistance Fighter
Adélaïde Hautval was a free spirit, a born resister who devoted her life to serving others, refusing any form of compromise. Born in 1906 in Alsace, she became a psychiatrist and was deported to Auschwitz during the Second World War as a "friend of the Jews."
Upon returning to France, she upheld ...
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 BRIDGES IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Built to ensure the safe passage of goods and people, bridges were also erected for religious purposes to enable pilgrims to walk to Compostela. The Pont d'Avignon, the Pont Saint-Chély d'Aubrac and the Pont Saint-Esprit in the Gard... These Roman and medieval bridges represent a link between people...
THE GUARDIAN ANGELS OF HISTORY
The restoration of religious art and buildings has long been the preserve of men. But some pioneering women have opened the way by fighting against the prejudices associated with this milieu. Why did they choose this profession, and how did they discover their vocations? Working on a variety of site...
The SPLENDID
Le Splendid. The name of a hotel written in capital letters on the front of this majestic building in the centre of Dax, a spa town in the Landes. For everyone, from Sacha Guitry, who went into exile there in the middle of the Second World War, to the toreros who prayed to all the saints there befor...
ALBERT CAMUS, an icon of revolt
Novelist, philosopher, journalist, playwright… Albert Camus embodies the rebel who rejects totalitarianism and all forms of tyranny and oppression. His views have gone down in history and still resonate with current issues.
This film traces his struggles and commitments and reveals little-known a...
DESIRE AND VIOLENCE: René GIRARD’S mimetic theory
At the root of violence, there is mimetic desire: this revealing theory about human evil was developed by René Girard. In this fascinating portrait, we explore the human laws of mimetic desire, and why they can lead to violence. A film that resonates all the more strongly today, in a society severel...
