Version : French
Duration : 15'
Format : 16 mm. - Béta SP - Mpeg4
Colors
Scriptwriter : Guy LORIQUET
Producer : ARMOR Films - Fred ORAIN
Country
France
Picture
Guy LORIQUET
Stage set
Loire Valley and its castles
With the participation of
Air France
Archive footage
- Châteaux and gardens in the Loire Valley,
- St. Côme Priory where Ronsard is buried,
- Statue of Rabelais and "La Devinière" house where he was born,
- Loire Valley vineyards (Bourgueil),
- Château de Saché (Musée Balzac) where he lived,
- Abbey and cloister of Lépau (?),
- The forecourt and stained glass windows of Bourges Cathedral,
- Château de Meyan (flamboyant and exuberant Gothic)
- The start of a hunt and the ringing of St. Hubert's bell,
- Various châteaux and sites in the Loire Valley.
Original title : Châteaux au Pays de Loire
The Loire Valley brings together the provinces of Berry, Orléans, Anjou and Maine. The river and its tributaries, the Vienne, the Loir, the Creuse and the Mayenne, offer a rich sampling of delightful landscapes. The Loire Valley boasts many famous writers: Rabelais, Ronsard, Du Bellay, Balzac. It is also a land of Christianity, where Joan of Arc rose to fame and where the remains of Saint Martin and Saint Benedict remain. But above all, it’s a land of châteaux, medieval fortresses and splendid Renaissance mansions. It is also a land of traditions, where hunting with hounds is still practised today.
