Culture and lifestyle
Spotlight on art from around the world
To mark French President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to Madagascar, the French-African Foundation is organising Alefa Jeunes Talents, a new edition of Young Leaders. The highlight of the event will be a discussion between Emmanuel Macron, Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina and young African, Madagascan and French talent.
Melina Mercouri (1920-1994), actress, singer and politician, exalted her country through her films, songs, exile and positions as member of parliament and minister. Through images and interviews, we look back at the career of a pillar of Greek culture, a heroine who claimed to be frivolous.
"Switzerland has been awarded 226 points by the public!": this was how the presenter of Eurovision 2024 announced that Nemo had won with "The Code". We look back at the musical stages in the life of the artist from Bienne and the creation of his flagship song.
Saluting the world of Belgian films, with 'Toto the Hero', 'The Carriers Are Waiting', 'Night Call' and 'Flow' to name but a few! A diversified, original, bold and humorous approach to cinema. Cathy Immelen explains this success story by examining all its facets.
In the Quebec region, the birthplace of "queb rap", the history of hip-hop is about the emergence of a long sidelined community. A look back at the journey of young people who found a culture they could identify with and have taken to industrial level, not without confrontation and rivalry.
Among Swiss specialities, raclette is a world-famous dish that fills stomachs, livens up long winter evenings and... inspires comedians! A gourmet illustration with a difference featuring Booder, Chantal Ladessous, David Castello-Lopes, Brigitte Rosset, Michel Boujenah, Maurice Barthelemy, Fabrice Éboué, Titoff, Laura Chaignat...
We explore the long career of the French artist and sculptor Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010), through her own words and voice. A direct confrontation with the material itself, with using creation to exorcise the past, to reveal herself... Portrait of an immense artist, where life and work merge to become one.
One stage, one audience, two dancers and instructions generated live by artificial intelligence and discovered by the performers over the course of the performance. The artistic process is revealed gradually, as strange as it is quirky, and our freedom within a given structure, often ruled by algorithms, comes under question.
2023. After a four-year break, the election of a Miss Guinea is being relaunched. Placed under the banner of promoting women's independence and fighting illegal emigration, this edition, which is prompting enthusiasm and controversies, is leading to many events across the country. Immersion.
She is a Malian artist who says she is on a mission. Fatoumata Diawara discusses her musical world and more. She is simultaneously a singer, author, accomplished musician, stage magician, actress, political influencer... This multi-talented woman alone incarnates many contemporary struggles. Her portrait.
During a walk, a celebrity and a close friend or family member to begin a conversation, a dialogue to exchange confidences and to say those all-important things. Walking, the act of putting one foot in front of the other, frees speech and opens a door to better understanding.
On his death on 9 October 1978, Jacques Brel left an artistic heritage that remained vibrantly alive. Even today, many singers and actors are still influenced by the Belgian artist. Why is his mark still so visible? What was so special about him? Alex Vizorek sets off to find out.
From the worlds of craft, music, luxury goods or cookery, families whose names are familiar to most of us, whether directly or indirectly. From sagas that have already run for generations to the much more recent, all share a common desire: that of passing on their heritage.
A pioneer of concrete and electroacoustic music, whose principals were invented by Pierre Schaeffer in 1948, Pierre Henry (1927-2017) helped 20th century music grow, to the point of calling himself the pope of techno at the end of his life. A look back at the genesis of his work.
After trying his hand at all genres over more than 50 years, the director Patrice Leconte has a unique place in French cinema. Comedies, dramas, detective stories, animation, etc. Focusing on five of his iconic works, he explores the facets of his vision of film and his relationship with writing.
As of the 17th century, Chinese objects fascinated the kings of France while French tapestries and astronomical instruments impressed Emperor Kangxi's China. A look back at four centuries of artistic dialogue between East and West, in the magnificent settings of the Palace of Versailles, the Forbidden City and Jingdezhen.
It's a great love story and mutual admiration between Paris and Jean-Michel Basquiat. In the 1980s, the avant-garde artist stayed in the capital several times: he did not come looking for fame, as he was already a star with soaring popularity. A look back at the origins of this attachment.
Immersion in the beating heart of the authentic Paris of its second-hand booksellers. As water and the words flow, we discover these enigmatic Parisians, guardians of the banks of the Seine, privileged observers of Ile Saint-Louis and Notre Dame, driven by their love of books and the beauty around them.
8 March 2023. The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande performs "Symphony no.9 in D major", by Gustav Mahler at Geneva's Victoria Hall. Interview with Jonathan Nott, the orchestra's conductor, who discusses this major work by the composer and explains what it means to him.
The French language: officially born in the 16th century, by the hand of a king, at the Château de Villers-Cotterêts. Since then it has travelled across continents thanks to 321 million French-speakers. A story recounted in the first person, describing its difficulties and successes down the centuries.
For many, Anouk Aimée, who died on 18 June 2024 aged 92, immediately evokes the grieving woman in love of "A Man and a Woman" by Lelouch, for others it's "Lola" or "La Dolce Vita"... But despite her international renown, she always remained discrete, rarely revealing her private side.
In 2020, to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Michel Audiard's birth, Gaumont opens its archives, revealing the author's lesser-known works. "Le Terminus des Prétentieux", a title invented for many of his unfinished works, looks back over the life and work of one of France's most prolific dialogue writers.
A major brand of the LVMH Group, founded in 1895, the House of Berluti creates top-end shoes and suits for men. We go behind the scenes to discover the fashioning of these exceptional products, particularly the work of Jean-Michel Casalonga, master shoemaker, and Karim Rebahi, master tailor.
The early 1960s. Sonia Medina's family leave Tunis, never to return. Since then, the director and producer is nostalgic for a world she's never known. For other Tunisians in exile, what routes did they take, what were their experiences, adventures? She sets out to meet them and discover their stories.
Heroes never die, but change with the times. Which is exactly what you could say about Jean-Claude Drouot, who played the famous Thierry la Fronde in the 1960s French television series. A look back at the career of the Belgian actor, who considered himself, above all, a man of theatre.
It was long thought that art first emerged in Europe, in Lascaux or Chauvet: but prehistoric cultures are actually much richer and older. Sculpture, music, painting... The creativity of Sapiens bears witness to an incredible mastery of the aesthetic and takes us to Indonesia, over 45,000 years ago.
Romy Schneider (1938-1982): an actress who leaves no-one indifferent, her beauty admired equally by men and women, her delicate fragility and a talent often deemed to be immense. We look back at the career of a perfectionist who lived her roles with passion, a great romantic forever blessed by life.
Until now, they had been alone in their fight against racism. Today they are united in an artistic adventure where dance and song come together under the Franco-Burkinabe choreographer Salia Sanou. An immersion in the creation of a show nourished by the collective memory and personal experiences of the performers.
From the shores of Lake Maggiore to the Jungfraujoch, Alexis Favre travels the length and breadth of Switzerland to meet some of the locals, whether well-known or anonymous. A journey in search of what characterises the Swiss, what concerns them most and what brings them joy.
North-East Congo in the 1930s. The resistance movement against the Belgian colonial power takes many different forms. Anyoto, or Leopard Men, attack their victims as a leopard attacks its prey. One of their leaders is arrested and executed. For the settlers he's a terrorist; for the Congolese, a resistance hero.
"It's very difficult to define yourself: I'm an actress, writer, cook, a woman in love, a woman of the world, an activist, I'm Russian, French, Italian, a real woman..." Such was Macha Méril's view of herself as she looked back at her life and incredible career.
One of the 20th century Belgian artists who was the most idolised, exhibited, published, sold... Yet the artist himself, Jean-Michel Folon (1934-2005), whose work became controversial because deemed insipid, with its mannerisms, pastel tones and colours, remains little-known. Through previously unseen archive footage, Gaëtan Saint-Remy offers him a voice.
Marlene Dietrich's silence on stage, Harrison Ford in the Piazza Grande rain, Quentin Tarantino's arrival... To coincide with the 75th Locarno International Film Festival, we look back at some of the memorable moments of this major event in the world of cinema, richly illustrated with archive footage, interviews, anecdotes...
Recounting the life and career of Jean-Louis Foulquier (1943-2013), inevitably starts by meeting those who crossed his path, fellow adventurers on the airwaves, but also includes the creation of the Francofolies de La Rochelle in 1985. And the artists, already well-known faces, who became regular partners for his nocturnal escapades...
Iconoclast, avant-garde, turbulent poet, verbal alchemist, both novelist and actress, playwright, lyricist, singer... Brigitte Fontaine recounts her life. From the early 1960s, she wrote her own texts, collaborated with innumerable headline artists (Higelin, Daho, -M-), all with the close complicity of Areski Belkacem. Portrait of the queen of the "kékés".
We are in Roubaix, for an immersive visit to La Piscine with Richard Orlinski. For years the French artist considered museums inaccessible, preserve of the elite. But that was before his own work was displayed there. Today, Richard Orlinski shares his visit with Maéva, Naël, Naomie, Thomas and Karim.
A look back at the filmography of French comedy four icons. Fernandel, Jacques Tati, Bourvil and Louis de Funès all met success, simultaneously, at the end of the 1950s, in front of or behind the camera. How did they become box-office stars? What was life like being so immensely popular?
Kombu, dulse, wakame, gamtae: interest in seaweed is flourishing and its diversity continues to surprise the palate. Sought-after for its nutritional value, salty tang or aesthetic properties, it is gradually conquering the world. We discover the fascinating world of seaweed, from Japan to South Korea and Brittany.
For the fiftieth anniversary of the radio and television programme "Le Kiosque à Musiques", launched in 1971, artists from the worlds of classical music, varieties and rock pay tribute to Swiss popular music. What better way to get in tune for a festive moment that breaks down the generational barriers!
Stars of rap, breakdance champions, DJ... KT Gorique, Baby Volcano, Zoée and DJ Kosmo impose their feminine touch on the Swiss hip-hop scene. They call them the Fly Girls. Portraits of four artists who have broken free of the sexist codes, asserting themselves through dance, words and music.
It's the story of a man searching for his way, torn between a need to punch out and a desire to assume his sensitivity through music. After nearly dying in 2010, Raphaël began to question his life. Today, the former boxer is setting himself new sporting and social challenges.
The French lyrical singer, Edwin Fardini has sung a thousand and one stories yet never recounted his own. Through the creative process for this experimental work, he questions his dual identity from metropolitan and overseas France. How to be both? How to allow our different fundamental influences to coexist?
It's the fabulous adventure of 250 employees working for the same company and their Playing for Philharmonie project. Amateur musicians and choristers, many absolute beginners, they worked for three years under the direction of François-Xavier Roth, head of the Les Siècles orchestra, before performing at the Philharmonie de Paris.
Having arrived in the world of French rock in the 1980s with a bitingly ironic cover version of "Douce France", Rachid Taha (1958-2018) embodied an exhilarating cross-cultural music style for thirty years. Refusing all forms of determinism, thwarting any attempt at assignation, Rachid the rocker remained forever a free-thinker.
World-wide celebrity, Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) was the first actress to travel the five continents. Modern, transgressive and forever remembered as a "monstre sacré", a term Jean Cocteau invented to describe her. Her life, her struggles, her triumphs: we look back at the life and career of a free woman.
Virtuoso player of the kora, emblem of Mandingue culture, the Malian Ballaké Sissoko takes us on a unique voyage in search of the origins and development of this twenty-one string harp. Between tradition and innovation, an epic musical journey across the great plains of West Africa.
Prolific film-maker who moved from the world of music to that of cinema, Norbert Saada is a legend in his own right. We explore his career, from behind the scenes to the heart of his passion, a sweeping view of the history of contemporary European and French film.
A majority of the trades in the world of performing arts are behind the scenes, figures in the shadows, creating the soul of a venue and carrying the performers. Caller, flyman, wardrobe assistant... Professions that are often little-known yet remain both central and essential to the success of a performance.
Humanitarian workers, who are they? What do they experience when they volunteer to head towards total horror? Based on their personal accounts, Tiago Rodrigues created the show "Dans la Mesure de l'Impossible", at the Comédie de Genève, in February 2022. "Dans la Mesure du Possible" reveals life behind the scenes.
Claudia Cardinale, Monica Vitti, Brigitte Bardot... throughout his career Alain Delon has starred opposite the most beautiful actresses. Some even shared his life: Romy Schneider, Mireille Darc and Anne Parillaud. Women have always played a major role in the life of this icon of French cinema.
To mark the 400th anniversary of Molière's birth, actors adopt the character of Tartuffe, a multifaceted, greedy and mischievous crook. Based on a single scene from Moliere's famous work, they question his sense of comedy. A behind the scenes immersion in "Vous toussez fort, Madame!", the play by Matthias Urban.
A virtuoso pianist, Lim Hyun Jung revisits some of the places from her life: the family home in Anyang, Korea, Paris's prestigious Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse, the church in Compiègne and the Baeknyeong Buddhist temple, discussing her loves, her sorrows, her doubts and her successes...
In a career spanning over thirty years, Jean-Louis Trintignant consistently enriched his roles, giving them greater depth combined with a unique radiance, through his ability to play strongly contrasting characters with talent and nuance. On 10 April 1977, he shared confidences with Christian Defaye, in the "Spécial Cinéma" studio. With the directors Michel Soutter, Claude Autant-Lara and Villi Hermann.
The Piazza Grande is the beating heart of the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland. For the occasion, this centrally placed square is transformed into an open air cinema and welcomes almost 8000 spectators. It is a magnetic place with global stature, here described by those who know it well.
October 1986. Abidjan welcomes Jean-Michel Basquiat for his first African exhibition. A decisive, long dreamed-of encounter with the continent, but his audacious style disconcerts. Crowned in glory, the American artist died young in 1988, but opened a route to emancipation for a generation of African artists claiming a direct filiation.
Until the beginning of the 20th century, the art world closed its doors to women artists. But through their obstinate determination and sheer courage, the boldest still managed to make a place for themselves. Today, their works hang in the most prestigious museums around the globe.
Urban culture in the company of Richard Orlinski! From Paris to New York, from London to Miami, the famous "rule-breaker" offers an immersion in artistic life and a host of fascinating discoveries. Each episode includes an original interview with a French-speaking street artist and the creation of a joint work.
From stage to cinema, classical music, artistic immersion and performances, "Ramdam" showcases culture in all its forms and offers an opportunity to meet the artists themselves. Those involved discuss their career, their interpretation of the work, the creative process and share their view of the subjects raised.
He was one of the greatest stars of French cinema. Alain Delon passed away on 18 August 2024 at 88. "Purple Noon", "Rocco and his Brothers", "The Leopard", "The Samurai", "The Swimming Pool", "The Sicilian Clan"... he worked with some of the greatest directors and left an indelible mark on the world of film. In 2021, when his public appearances had already become few and far between, the actor granted Cyril Viguier an exceptional interview.
Lélo Fiaux (1909-1964), an artist from the Vaud whose life and work are indissociable. A nomad driven by her passion, she accepted no concessions when it came to her painting and her freedom to love. A recognised artist during her lifetime, she has since fallen into a regrettable obscurity.
"Objectif Monde" proposes special reports and investigations into societal or geopolitical issues, taking the time to analyse the situations thanks to different specialist opinions. This TV5MONDE programme is produced with French-speaking partners (RTBF, RTS, Radio-Canada, France Télévisions) and the support of the public French-speaking media.
Born in French-speaking Switzerland they are a riverboat captain, freight checker, professional diver, yacht preparer, wakeboard coach, fisherman and invite us to discover the behind the scenes world of their profession linked to the lakes. Whether they work on or under the water, they are all true enthusiasts!
We discover the work of the Intervenants de Première Ligne (IPLs or "Frontline Workers") in prison environments. These men and women talk to us about their jobs, which involve working exclusively with prisoners. An activity which has changed significantly over the last 20 years and which can be hazardous.
It might not be able to change the world, but art can change a life. "Faire Oeuvre Utile" showcases individuals touched by the work of an artist, at a particular moment in their life. Émilie Perreault sets out to meet them and puts them in touch with the creators.
Often bilingual, or even trilingual, they learnt English when they first started to speak, mainly listen to music from the English-speaking world, watch films and series in English, use anglicisms... For young Quebeckers aged 18-24, the language of Shakespeare is second-nature. But what is their relationship with that of Molière?
France has long been one of the centres of artistic creation responsible for the major art movements that revolutionised painting. The masterpieces of its visionary and flamboyant artists are displayed in the greatest museums around the world. We take a closer look at some of them...
When tradition, heritage and solidarity come together. Since 1859, the Hospices de Beaune wine sale has attracted thousands of visitors. The event helps to fund hospital projects and several charitable works. Dive into Burgundy's fascinating world of grand cru wines.
Carinne Teyssandier visits markets across the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, the starting point for a gourmet tour to discover local specialities. She meets stockbreeders, producers and skilled workers: each of them reveals their expertise, shares their history and their bond with the land.
Renowned master chocolate-maker, Daniel Mercier is the man behind Les Chocolatiers Engagés. This network guarantees a remunerative price for the cocoa-growers in Cameroon, in exchange for meeting strict criteria of excellence in taste and respect for the environment. In Cameroon, Omer Maledy heads a veritable renaissance in the cocoa industry.
Discovering the culinary traditions of Canada's First Nations and their different communities. We begin with an age-old feast in Mashteuiatsh, followed by fishing for lobster in Gesgapegiag, before harvesting the sea at Paspebiac and foraging on land in Ekuanitshit.
Lindsay Brun, Rémi-Pierre Paquin and Vanessa Pilon travel the length and breadth of Quebec, inviting two artists to join them for a delicious meal in the heart of the countryside. And along the way they stop off to buy all the food and drink they need.
2002. Josée di Stasio arrives on Quebec television screens with her signature programme: "À la di Stasio". An immediate success. Inspired and inspiring, the presenter completed fifteen consecutive seasons for a total of 236 episodes. We look back at 20 years of culinary trends, inspiring encounters and gastronomic experiences.
Chocolate is the real star of this new cookery competition! 24 candidates, chocolate-makers from all four corners of Belgium, showcase their skills and creative talent. But who will win-over the prestigious judging panel of Pierre Marcolini, Jean Philippe Darcis and Victoire Finaz?
A cookery programme with some of Switzerland's most important foreign communities: Germany, Italy, Portugal, France, Kosovo and Spain. Six candidates prepare a traditional dish from their community and invite the other participants to not only enjoy it, but also to judge it.
Our legendary duo, Adrien Devyver and Gerald Watelet, are back together again for six cookery programmes that celebrate the festive season. On the menu: howls of laughter, cult sequences, the Belgian terroir at its best, fabulous festive dishes and some very choice guests!
Avocado or aubergine in hand, the humorist Erich Preach invites himself into the kitchens of Quebeckers of different ethnic origins. The idea? To collect their cookery tips and hints, but above all to discover their more personal secrets and share their life stories.
A mouth-watering journey through France to explore its regions and terroirs, their specialities and the artisans upholding their culinary traditions. And what better opportunity to stop off in the kitchens of a talented chef to prepare an emblematic regional recipe.
A web series that showcases the foods and flavourings of African gastronomy in a cosy, relaxed and interactive ambiance. And it's also an opportunity for Stéphane Sacre and the chef Youness Abougaïsse to demonstrate their personal affinity with much of African culture. Through their own experiences, they bring both originality and humour to a delicious moment of sharing, one that is definitely not to be missed!
With the complicity of friends or family, Roxane, YouTuber and content creator for her channel "L'Atelier de Roxane", aimed at all amateur bakers and pastry chefs, makes a surprise visit to one of her followers. Together they cook a contemporary version of a regional dessert or sweet treat.
An invitation to take a culinary journey, a voyage close to people, techniques and wonderful food. Michelin-starred chefs, producers and amateur cooks, all seeking to hand down the taste of an authentic product, showcase its living gastronomic heritage and share their favourite recipes.
Stéphane Gabioud and his experts discuss health and diet, notably replying to viewers' questions. On the menu: advice about our eating habits, encounters with artisans, discovering typical appetisers from around the world and an immersion in the cookery universe of some of the best-known figures from French-speaking Switzerland!
Seven candidates, who all work in a profession related to the land, give us a chance to discover the wealth of their regional products and visit all four corners of Switzerland to enjoy a typical meal in their host's region. Who will be the top chef of the programme?
"Curieux Bégin", is a tale of cooking and wine. Presenter, actor and pleasure-seeker Christian Bégin tickles our tastebuds and introduces us, via a recipe or two, to fellow good food enthusiasts. On the menu: inspiring encounters, warmth and laughter.
Annick Jeanmairet swaps her kitchen for a picnic in the great outdoors. She fills her basket with the best ingredients for summery recipes, chosen from local producers in Romandy. Then, with the help of top chefs, she makes simple, delicious and easy-to-carry dishes, perfect for a picnic.
"L'Épicerie", the place to be for all those who are interested in what they put on their plates and all things relating to food. The programme: reports, surveys, taste tests, test benches, answers to questions from television viewers, including advice and simple but effective tricks.
Horse-lover and rider Mathilde Labat travels the highways and byways of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region to meet others who share her passion. Hippotherapists, mounted police, breeders or those behind an unusual equine project, all are determined to encourage and share a love of horses and the benefits it brings.
Évaux-les-Bains in the Creuse, 10 July 2024. For the first time this little town, population 1,300, will host a sporting event of global renown: the Tour de France. The mayor and his team spend a year finalising the flamboyant preparations for this 11th stage. An immersive visit behind the scenes.
Coverage of the 10th Vendée Globe, the single-handed, non-stop, non-assisted round-the-world sailing race, with daily and weekly summaries plus a 52 minute programme. The skippers will be sailing some 45,000 kilometres around the globe, passing the Capes of Good Hope, Leeuwin and Horn. Starting and finishing at Les Sables d'Olonne.
The Handi MDS is running from 13 to 17 October 2024. Alongside 600 competitors in the MDS Morocco, ten teams of three (one person in a wheelchair, two assistants) will take this great three-stage adventure across the desert, on the same route as far as possible as the traditional route.
Stéphane, Élias, Waren, Matie and David. Five Togolese dancers passionate about breakdance and determined to promote their sport whatever it takes. Their story is that of a personal emancipation and a collective adventure, driven by the addition of breaking to the 2024 Paris Olympics programme.
For over sixty years, the Jumping International de La Baule has attracted the world's show jumping elite. This 63rd event was held from 6 to 9 June 2024. We look back at the highlights of the Rolex Grand Prix - Ville de La Baule, one of the competition's headline events.
Five athletes, representing the elite sportsmen and women of Overseas France, try to qualify for Paris 2024. Aurélie Bambuck, daughter of two West Indian Olympic pioneers, spends twelve months following them. Interwoven portraits of Melvyn Richardson (handball), Vitolio Kavakava (para-athletics), Kendra Chery (basketball), Gémima Joseph (athletics) and Kendrick Jean-Joseph (fencing).
Magdalen Islands. Some old friends join forces to make the dream of one of them come true: to build a wooden boat that no longer exists, the 'cul pointu'. For the locals, this boat sums up the ingenuity of their ancestors, enabling them to fish even in bad weather.
It is always the sea that decides! As Belgian yachtsman Jonas Gerckens sets off alone for his second Route du Rhum, fate seems set against him. Hostile weather, technical problems, illness... But even in adversity, the sportsman refuses to give in: the legendary transatlantic race is crucial to his career.
Having won 250 tournaments, including 83 without losing a single game, 3 Olympic medals, 6 Wimbledon titles and only suffered 7 defeats, Suzanne Lenglen (1899-1938) left an indelible mark on world tennis. Away from the court, the French tennis player was also a feminist icon and talented writer.
At 18, Gracia has a dream: to become a footballer. Her passion puts her in constant conflict with those around her, women's football is still a controversial subject in the Central African Republic. Girls like her are called "Koli-Wali" (tomboys). But Gracia doesn't care, she just wants to play.
A competition that largely contributed to writing the history of motor sport, a human and technological challenge, sensational victories, disillusions... We look back over 100 years of a legendary race: the 24 Hours of Le Mans. An adventure recounted by Jacky Ickx, Tom Kristensen, Henri Pescarolo, Lilou Wadoux, Christine Beckers...
The GR20, Franc's most famous long-distance footpath, is also one of its most demanding. A challenge for any hiker and one that Fabrice Huré, suffering from chronic kidney failure and dependent on dialysis, is determined to attack. A human and sporting exploit, made possible by nocturnal dialysis.
Summary of the Marathon des Sables, a foot race held over 6 stages in the Moroccan Sahara. The competitors can choose their own pace to cover the approximately 250 kilometres of the race, but have to be self-sufficient in food and carry their own equipment.
In 1964, aided and abetted by Pierre Koralnik, Jean-Louis Roy wrote and directed "Happy End", the imaginary voyage of an ordinary man, a somewhat naïve dreamer, that chance precipitates into the world of cinema and all its mythology. Award-winner at the Rose d'Or festival, in Montreux in 1964. With Sacha Distel, Franca di Rienzo, Jacky Moulière, Les Surfs, Les Aiglons, Marc Fayolle, Yvonne Bonner.
Gerald Watelet welcomes you to his living room as he shines the spotlight on the people putting Belgium on the map. Expect reports on the best culture and heritage ambassadors, behind-the-scenes glimpses of elite events and profiles of those making headlines.
During the ready-to-wear and haute couture fashion shows in Paris, Viviane Blassel invites the designers to watch their own show and talk about their creations. The interviews take place in a homely setting that encourages them to relax and open up, giving us an inside look at the design process...
Secondhand shops, unique places, craft shops: Anne-Catherine Verwaerde knows a wealth of hidden gems and favourite haunts. In each episode, she seeks to find decoration ideas with her team of experts and enthusiasts while adapting to new trends and also sparing a thought for consumption and ecology.
Remarkable, personal or secret destinations, legendary houses and hotels, Custodians of visions, hopes and stories that make them extraordinary and intriguing, inspiring the imagination. But these legends only exist thanks to those who keep them alive. We meet some of those who live, work or care for them with passion.
Urban culture in the company of Richard Orlinski! From Paris to New York, from London to Miami, the famous "rule-breaker" offers an immersion in artistic life and a host of fascinating discoveries. Each episode includes an original interview with a French-speaking street artist and the creation of a joint work.
In addition to the houses, apartments and lofts of various styles and prices which Cédric Wautier shows us through his many visits, this programme about homes offers legal, practical, technical, energy and aesthetic advice, without forgetting the part about the all-important DIY "tricks".
