Paris is a great theatre. The history of the city’s theatres began around Notre-Dame with the Confréries de la Passion, and soon secular theatre entered the stage – along with love – never to leave. Documents and relics from Paris tell the story of the difficult existence of actors and authors, often hunted down by … Continued
The life and work of Romain Rolland evoked through his writings. His journalistic writings affirming his fight for the defence of freedom and against oppression, despite the opposition they aroused in France, earned him international recognition from those fighting for justice for the oppressed. His commitment led him to work in Geneva for the International … Continued
The Chinese street is one of the most picturesque spectacles in the Far East. It captivates the traveller with its vitality, the charm and infinite variety of its familiar silhouettes, and the multitude of vehicles that crowd it. On the pavements, where the traffic is so dense, you will come across a multitude of small … Continued
It’s up to us to solve the problem of altitude sickness, which can have tragic consequences. Recently, at the Vallot Observatory near Mont Blanc, three tonnes of material and equipment were parachuted in by helicopter. This was a delicate operation, where the slightest gust of wind was unforgiving, and difficult for the men, who had … Continued
“Blood … by the drop, by the litre, by the tonne … It’s the future that bleeds. The future, for those who have reached the edge of the worst, is the blood of others. People have been fighting around the Mediterranean for five thousand years. The causes change, … the uniforms, the partners and even … Continued
No country on the plains, however beautiful, has ever seemed so beautiful to me…”. In Savoie, Jean-Jacques Rousseau found a setting to match his imagination. The deep blue lakes, the little rivers that lurk at the bottom of ravines, the waterfalls, the torrents that tumble down the fir-covered mountains, are also, for the “solitary walker”, … Continued
Colour film, B/W screening element. Film showing the various stages in the manufacture of polyvinyl chloride from its basic compounds: salt, limestone, coke and electricity. This new material is used in textiles, leather goods and upholstery, interior fittings and also in industry: manufacture of sheaths for electrical cables, packaging products, microgroove discs, etc.
Hundreds of junks glide along the rivers of Cochinchina. Their destination is Cholon, the great Chinese city and trading centre for the whole of South-East Asia. A long canal, the Arroyo, crosses it from one end to the other, where a multitude of sampans crowd along the banks, veritable floating houses where people drink, eat, … Continued
For a very long time, in the lower tropical valley of the Rio Cali, in Colombia, the small village of Juanchito has been involved in some very curious activities: fishing for sand at the bottom of the river. These people, descendants of slaves, have managed to preserve their love of life and their sense of … Continued
Diving to great depths was only possible following extensive experiments conducted by Professor Picard with the Batyscaphe off Dakar. The first experiment showed the FNRS II Batyscaphe reaching a depth of 1,500 metres in a non-embarked dive and, despite being watertight, having suffered enormously from the swell. Two years later, the Bathyscaphe FNRS III, built … Continued