History and society History
African Mirror
2019
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Français,
Espagnol,
Anglais,
Allemand,
Arabe
From the 1950s onwards, many Swiss discovered Africa via the books, television programmes and films by René Gardi (1909-2000). Through them, the Bernese writer and filmmaker offered an enchanted pre-modern vision of the continent, an imaginary paradise. An absorbing exploration of his archives.
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From the 1950s onwards, many Swiss discovered Africa via the books, television programmes and films by René Gardi (1909-2000). Through them, the Bernese writer and filmmaker offered an enchanted pre-modern vision of the continent, an imaginary paradise. An absorbing exploration of his archives.
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La Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) est une entreprise audiovisuelle de service public, appartenant au groupe média SSR (Société Suisse de radiodiffusion et télévision), qui propose des programmes sur quatre chaînes radio, deux chaînes tv et de nombreuses plateformes digitales.
https://www.rtsr.ch/
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