The most famous Parisians antique dealers
Profiles of twelve of the world's leading experts in antiquities, who talk about their careers and their passion for beautiful objects.
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Portzamparc, an architect in movement
Christian de Portzamparc is one of the world's greatest architects. His creations feature in skylines around the globe, from Europe to Asia, and both North and South America.
Perfume... the French touch !
Perfume is part of our daily lives. It’s particularly French and yet perfume is totally international. There’s almost nowhere on the planet where Dior, Chanel or Hermes is unknown and undesired.
Women of the world
Renowned French photographer, artist and travel writer Titouan Lamazou has been taking portraits of women for more than twenty years as he criss-crosses the globe to meet women who typify their culture.
In different destinations, the artist sketches the portraits of 20 different women. Each four-minute film is a study of Titouan Lamazou's art, be it drawings, paintings, photographs or watercolours as well as his writings and interviews all recorded on location.
From Khadi, the Senegalese migrant, to Palestinian peace activist Aman, 'The Women of the World' is a blend of the artist's viewpoint and the remarkable, sometimes tragic, stories as told by the women themselves.
Portraits of 20 different women :
ALIONA, Siberia, Russia : Dance Instructress - AMAN, Palestine : Peace activist - CLAUDIA and FELICIA, Brazil : Two sisters who are cowgirls in Sertao - DOMINGA, Colombia : An elderly native farm labourer - ESMERALDA, France : A now settled gypsy activist - FATEMA, Palestine - Elderly refugee - HALIMÉ, Chad : Refugee from Darfur - KHADI, Mauritania : Senegalese immigrant - KABARI, Bangladesh : Nomadic woman who lives on board a small boat - LHAMO, Nepal : Tibetan refugee - LIA, Brazil : Beauty queen - LOLA, Australia : Presents and produces the first radio shows for aborigines - MARIA DE LOURDES, Brazil : Agricultural worker - NANDINI, India : Shrimp seller -PEMBA, Nepal : The first female Sherpa to have climbed Mount Everest - ROYA, Afghanistan : War widow living in a devastated part of Kabul - SAMIRA, India : French language student - SHANTI, India : Bengali farmer - TIANA, Brazil : 'Capoeira' (martial art) teacher - WANG YUE, China : Chinese rock'n'roller
Nina Simone, the legend & The Concert
Nina Simone is a living legend. Inspired by the sounds and soul of jazz
Calcutta, Capital of tabla
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With the company of Pandit Shankar, who is acknowledged
as one of the great contemporary masters of Indian percussion, this film presents the artistic and educational environment of the tabla, as well as its manufacturing.
Many musical sequences (with sarode, sitar, vocals, tabla solo, tabla duo), help us appreciate the extent of the tabla repertoire. A particular attention has been focused on tabla tutorials (tala, classes, group sessions, etc…).
Many musical sequences (with sarode, sitar, vocals, tabla solo, tabla duo), help us appreciate the extent of the tabla repertoire. A particular attention has been focused on tabla tutorials (tala, classes, group sessions, etc…).
A fabulous journey
Three female artists make the journey of a lifetime, thanks to their art, the art of the Kassena peoples.
For the first time ever they leave their native village in the south of Burkina Faso, destination Europe followed by China. It's an emotional roller coaster, as they travel across lands and meet with people they'd never even dreamt of. But they remain true to their roots, adapting quickly to what they see and discover, and manage to produce two paintings, one in a small village in the heart of China, the other at the Quai de Branly museum in Paris. Their adventure is an exercise in common sense, solidarity and humanity.
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the Stanislavski century
The exceptional destiny of Konstantin Stanislavski. Actor, director and creative artist, he revolutionised theatre. His story is told here in the style of a thriller,
Idrissa
Idrissa Ouedraogo belongs to a generation of film-makers bringing something new to the cinema screen : a cinema that is pure, and without complexes where the image takes precedence over the word.
Chapeau M. Trenet and the concert
An homage to an emblematic figure of French music-hall set against the backdrop of Paris-by-Night, the songs of the man the French call "le fou chantant ", and testimony from friends and admirers such as Cora Vaucaire, Jacques Pessis and Paul Guth…