Christian philosophy is based on two abstract and complex concepts, but art can simplify them: Paradise, where everything was good and is lost, and Hell, which is so scary that no one wants to go there. And in between there is…us!
The life of a happy, close-knit French family from Aisne who must flee the German advance in 1914.
A sculptor models a face with boxing gloves.
For decades, their factories secretly dumped toxic products into rivers, groundwater systems and soil. This pollution affected thousands, causing disabilities, cancers and death.
The idea of the primitive Gauls, living in the forest until they were civilized and assimilated into the Roman Empire, is now being seen as totally obsolete. Archaeologists and historians uncover Gaulish settlements to reveal the true face of the Gauls. A civilisation with high level of craftsmanship, developed cities, culture and religion.
This is one of the most beautiful rewilding stories of our time, that of Douglas and Kristine Tompkins, a couple of successful entrepreneurs – The North Face and Esprit – who decided to dedicate themselves to protecting vast territories in Patagonia. The results of their actions are astounding: in 30 years they enabled the creation and expansion of 18 national parks between Chile and Argentina, covering a total area of 7 million hectares, equivalent to the size of a country like Ireland. By transforming these spaces and reconstructing natural ecosystems, the development of these parks has also enabled the creation of social bonds, developed a new form of economic activity, brought forth a political space, and contributed to strengthening the population’s sense of belonging to their territories.
This documentary tells the story of the Ustashe. These Croatians nationalists had been involved in several murderous attacks before WWII until they rose to power in 1941, supported by the Nazis. Then, they led a campaign of ethnic cleansing in the country, while participating actively in the Final Solution. However, their regime is one of the lesser known ones of WWII and their story has almost been forgotten. Why has it been so thoroughly erased?
On the occasion of his 80th birthday, an intimate documentary follows the illustrious pianist and great French jazz musician, Alain Jean-Marie from Guadeloupe, on a recent trip to Cuba. He talks about his career, his adolescence, and his youth in Guadeloupe, where he was rocked and deeply influenced by Cuban music. Director Bertrand Fèvre followed this now essential artist in Havana, to be discovered or rediscovered through a film set to jazz.
In Vietnam, thirty years after the war, the ghosts of the past have not finished haunting the living: hundreds of thousands of soldiers have died without burial, reduced to the sad fate of wandering souls. Armed with their unit records, Tho and Doan, two former Viet Cong fighters, set out in search of the graves of their comrades, in the hope of bringing their bodies back to their families. From forgotten battlefields to cemeteries of "unknown soldiers", their quest takes them back to the places that marked their youth and forged their destiny.
Art Spiegelman's graphic novel Maus (1980-91) was the first comic to address the Shoah in mainstream culture and is still considered a landmark in art history.
In the mid-1960s, Bretons took direct action against the French state. What were the origins and causes of this fervor, sung by Glenmor, the bard of this angry Brittany, from which young people had to emigrate to find a future?
Originally, a small village: Celles in the Occitanie region, 10 kilometers from Lodève, was to be swallowed up by the waters of Lac du Salagou when it was created in 1969. At the time, its inhabitants were expropriated but ultimately surprised, the village has never been submerged. Inhabited for more than 50 years now, the children of this bruised village are fighting to bring their little town back to life. The mayor of Celles, Joëlle Goudard, and the municipal councilors mobilized several years ago to revive the village. But what is the project that proposes to welcome new inhabitants? Will this dream come true?
A wretched man wanders the streets of Cap-Haitien, dreaming of his imaginary kingdom. He thinks he's the King Christophe, the first ruler of the New World, a former slave and liberator of Haiti in 1804. Out of town, "King Chacha," as he is known, took refuge in the imposing ruins of the castle of Sans Souci along with Timothy, a street urchin he took under his wing. Here he reconstructs a junk yard where reigns absurdly.
This investigation explores the rise of a new generation of criminals in sensitive neighborhoods, using increasingly radical methods to settle scores with guns. Executions now happen over small sums of money or drugs, with both perpetrators and victims growing younger, affecting both large cities and smaller towns. Traffickers, hitmen, experts, police, and judges share their insights.
In the playground, the boys monopolize the space and the soccer field. But a group of girls, "Les Mousses," has a plan to remedy this.
A trip to the seaside campsites, along the coast from Spain to the Camargue, like the other side of society, a cleverly mixed deck of cards. Each time the filmmaker pitches his tent, he gets to know his neighbors. And, as is often the case in these cases, they tell a stranger what they wouldn't tell their relatives. They talk about themselves, about what matters to them.
