Original title : Blé dur, semoule et fantaisie From Olympus to the present day, pasta has often been the stuff of tales and legends, and the stuff of history. Even today, their role in modern life deserves to be highlighted, particularly the complex organisation that, from the harvest in Algeria, transports durum wheat to silos … Continued
Original title : Le blé le plus dur The world is divided into two groups: those who eat wheat and those who eat rice. It was in the land of rice that Marco Polo discovered the recipe for pasta. It’s not enough to use wheat flour to make pasta, you need a certain kind of … Continued
Original title : Bon pour le service Film censored by the Film Control Commission because of the “subversive nature of the comments made about the army and military service” (Letter from the Ministry of Information, 5 August 1963). Apart from work, what do they offer you?… the twist and… military service. This sentence represents the … Continued
Original title : La Bonne conscience Posthumous work by Marcel GIBAUD. The director, forced to spend a year in a sanatorium in the mountains, films what he saw and felt from a critical angle.
Original title : Aptenodytes Forsteri Emperor penguins or “Aptenodytes Forsteri” live in a colony in Terre Adélie in a rockery. After the mating season, as soon as the eggs are laid, the father incubates the single egg so carefully that he loses his appetite and leaves the joys of fishing to his wife. Once the … Continued
Original Title : À l’assaut de l’Himalaya In 1951, the third French expedition to the Himalayas set out to conquer the 7,800 m high Nanda Devi. After days of difficult approach, the expedition set up its base camp at an altitude of 5,000 m. The ascent of Nanda Devi then began, which ended tragically for … Continued
Original Title : Allo, Charcot ! “Hello, Charcot, answer…”. This is the call that the radio of the Urville base makes every morning in Terre Adélie, in the Antarctic, to his colleague in Charcot, an advanced post dug in the snow 300 km away. That morning, Charcot did not answer. All suppositions are allowed: a … Continued
Original Title : L’Amour à Paris This is not strictly speaking a history of love in Paris, the subject would be too vast… It is the history of love with a small “a”, of easy, venal love, and even of prostitution. Embellished by the passage of time, all that can be odious in the exercise … Continued
Original title : Les Baladins d’Aquitaine A troupe of four actors takes us on a journey to discover the charms of Aquitaine. During their journey, punctuated by poems and songs, they show us different faces of this region rich in history, culture and resources. The varied landscapes, the sophisticated architecture, the charm of the sea … Continued
Original title : Balisage au Groënland For the exploration of the Greenlandic massif, the autochenille was the only alternative to the traditional dog sled until recently. The plane could not land on the frozen ground, and flying over the icy solitudes allowed only very superficial exploration. The helicopter changed all that thanks to its qualities … Continued