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THE CHILDREN OF SOLIDARITYDirected by Rafa�l Lewandowski. 52’ LCP/Plan�te/RTBF 2005 August 1981: Solidarnosc celebrates its first year of existence.

To mark the event, the movement distributes a poster featuring a one-year-old child taking his first steps.Subsequent campaigns continue to show this growing child, along with other children. Together, they come to embody the hopes of the only popular movement of its kind in Europe.August 2005: Solidarnosc celebrates its 25th anniversary.With elections approaching in the fall, the film will set out to find this poster child. In the process, it will revisit the history of the movement through the eyes of today’s twenty-five-year-olds. What do the ideals and struggles that galvanized their parents mean to them now? How do members of this young generation feel about the political traditions they have inherited? Are they already disillusioned with democracy? Important questions that promise to help understand not just the recent history of Poland, but alsothe future of Europe…

KOSOVO: INDEPENDENCE TOMORROW?Directed by �lisabeth Jonniaux. 52’ Delivery: 2005/2006 In March 2004, violent riots erupted in Kosovo creating a

shockwave in international diplomatic circles, where people began to realize that it was time to raise the question of the country’s future legal status (it has been a UN protectorate since 1999).In early 2006, an extraordinary conference bringing together Americans, Europeans and the local protagonists is scheduled to decide. These negotiations are not without risk. The decisions taken at the conference, one way or the other, could provoke more turmoil on former Yugoslavian territory. This film focuses on the run-up to the conference.Through the eyes of local leaders and international representatives who have been involved in the settlement of the conflict for over 10 years, the film shows why the Kosovo question defies all attempts to reach a solution. Why does the future of the Balkans as a whole hang on the fate of this country? Why are the risks of war still so high in the region?

WHO KILLED PIERRE GOLDMAN?Directed by Micha�l Prazan. 52’ France 3 - 2005 On September 20, 1979, Pierre Goldman was murdered in the

street by three men who succeeded in getting away. He was 35 years old with a long history of radical leftwing militancy, failed revolutions, philosophical writings and criminality.This enigma is the starting point and main thread of the film, which paints a portrait of a fascinating and unique character, recounts the times he lived in, the context, friendships and, through them, the portrait of a whole generation.

BELFAST, DARK SKIESDirected by �lisabeth Jonniaux. 52’ LCP/RTBF - 2005 Gerry Adams, leader of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the IRA,

has agreed to surrender the organisation’s weapons.As the IRA prepares to take a “historic” step, this film takes anin-depth look at republican Northern Ireland and the soldiers who devoted 30 years of their lives to the cause.How do they feel about the end of their movement?Are they happy to accept that their combat, their aim,ends this way with neither glory nor victory?

JACQUES CHIRAC, THE REALISTDirected by Patrick Rotman with the collaboration of Anne Fuldaand Pierre Favier. 2X100’ France 3 - 2006 This is a film biography retracing the life and career of

Jacques Chirac. We will use all archive footage to be found in France and overseas, as well as public and private photos. The film will also feature interviews with those who, from childhood to the Elys�e Palace, have known the French president.

LOVE TRAINSDirected byLaurent Fl�chaire, Fran�ois Bordes.52’ Plan�te/RTBF - 2005 A gallery of portraits of men and women who couldn’t pluck up

courage to approach the person they were attracted to on a train, but put an ad in the newspaper to track down the object of their railway romanticism...

NICOTINE CONNECTIONDirected by Nadia Collot. 90’ France 2/ONF - 2005 How can a cigarette continue to seem so inoffensive when

it kills one smoker in two?This film reveals the unimaginable ruses of the nicotine cartels, governmental hesitations and contradictions, and the strategies of a new generation of anti-smoking activists. Shot like a real-life thriller with spies, plot twists and collateral damage.

AS LONG AS WE HAVE STUDENTSWritten by Herv� Hamon and directed by Ir�ne Richard.90’ France 2 - 2005 What is the state of the national education system today?

Are teachers upset for the right reasons?A film that echoes another made in 1984 by Herv� Hamon and Patrick Rotman, “As Long as We Have Teachers”, offering a rare opportunity to take a new look at questions at the heart of the debate.

SECOND-GENERATION IMMIGRANTS IN THE POLICEDirected by Juliette Senik from an original idea by Hugues Nancy52’ France 3 - 2005 This film aims: to discover what motivates second-generation

immigrants from North Africa to join the police force; emphasize a change in people’s mentalities; give an answer to the question concerning the compatibility between Islam and the Republic; and show the emancipation of women of North African origin through their enrolment in the force.

SMALL STEPS TO DEMOCRACYDirected by Sophie Lechevalier, Thierry Neuville70’ France 3 - 2005 In an inner-city school, a 2nd grade class learns the basics of

republican democracy. 23 nationalities rub shoulders in the classroom, learning to live together thanks to practical lessons, such as electing class representatives, devising school rules, debating, creating student councils and learning the true and noble meaning of political responsibility.A film that teaches us much about our society and is also original and very funny.

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TOUGH LOVEDirected by Jean Charruyer, Richard Bois. 102’ France 2 - 2005 “La Salamandre” offers a home to 25 children taken into care

by the social services. After filming them for a year, we tried to understand what led the families into such dire straits.Some questions remain: How important is it to maintain the bond with the parents? What is the best way of rebuilding these shattered children? Does it have to come from within, through self-expression? Is it the children or the parents who need treatment?

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L’�ME AU POING [CINEMA]Written and directed by Patrick RotmanAdapted from his own novel, published by Editions du Seuil

L’�TOILE D’ALGER [CINEMA]Written by Aziz ChouaquiAdapted from his own novel, published by Editions Balland

LA FILLE DE LA ROCHELLE [CINEMA]Written by Isabelle Langer�meAdapted from her own novel, published by Editions Eden

THE NOSE [CINEMA]Written by G�rard Mordillat. Adapted from the novel by �l�na Lappin, published by Editions de l’Olivier

FERDINAND & LES ICONOCLASTES [CINEMA]Written by Val�rie Tong CuongAdapted from her own novel, published by Editions Grasset

S.K. SERIAL KILLER [CINEMA]Written by Micha�l Prazan

FLORA [TV MOVIE]Written by Evelyne Bloch-Dano, Muriel Flis-Tr�ves

CLAIRE ARMEC, CVS52’ TV series written by Jessica Nelson

TURBULANCES52’ TV series written by Vincent Sacripanti, Patricia Mortagne

DETECTIVES52’ TV series written by Vincent Sacripanti, Patricia Mortagne

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THE SOCIALIST CENTURYA film by Yves Jeuland, Val�rie Combard. 109’ France 3 - 2005A Cin�t�v� film (coproduction Kuiv) Distribution: Cin�t�v� Socialism in France is 100 years old. A century of euphoria and

disillusionment, of wars and strikes.From Jean Jaur�s to L�on Blum, from Millerand to Mitterand, the Socialists have stamped their mark in fine fashion on the country’s collective memory. From idealism to realism, revolution to evolution, we revisit the history of socialism in France.

SURVIVORSDirected by Patrick Rotman. 114’ France 3 - 2005 They were survivors: some were “race deportees” in the

terminology of the time, others “political deportees”, and still others were both: Jews and Resistance fighters, Resistance fighters and Jews.60 yeas later, the words describing memories kept intact are amazingly precise, telling the story of their experiences from the Summer of 1944 to the Spring of 1945 - the last months of the concentration camps as the 3rd Reich tottered and collapsed.

TO DANCE IS TO DREAMDirected, in 16mm by Nils Tavernier. 32’ France 2 - 2005 The charitable association “Dance For All” works with

underprivileged children in the townships of South Africa. Through the magic of dance, “Dance For All” offers them analternative to a life of crime, illiteracy, drugs and AIDS.It is their best hope of a better future.

PIERRE MEND�S-FRANCE, THE MORAL OF THE STORYDirected by Jean-Christophe Ros�. 52’ Arte - 2004 Using period archive pictures, more recent interviews and a

voiceover by historian Jean Lacouture, this documentary recounts the career of one of France’s most emblematic20th century politicians.

L’OBSERVATEUR AT FORTYDirected by Virginie Linhart. 52’ France 3 - 2004 The first edition of “Le Nouvel Observateur” hit newsstands on

November 19, 1964. The magazine was founded on the fortune of Claude Perdriel and the know-how of Jean Daniel.40 years on, how has their baby grown? What has been its influence on French society? What is left to do, prove and defend?

THE PRIME OF LIFEDirected by Juliette Senik. 52’ France 3 - 2004 “First Prize” at Festival Cin� Vid�o Psy As part of their professional training, three 17-year-olds, from

immigrant families, work as interns in a retirement home for the dying and elderly. The originality and vitality of this film springs from the astonishing encounter between the energy of youth and the tragic profundity of old age.

B�ATRICEDirected by Gilles Blanchard. 26’ France 3 - 2004 The singular world of men working offshore, seen through the

unique adventure in the middle of the North Sea of men on an offshore rig, “B�atrice”, who can rightfully claim to be heroes.

GO RICHARD! (RICHARD VIRENQUE)Directed by Laurent Fl�chaire. 52’ France 2 - 2004 He lied, he took drugs, he denied it and eventually confessed.

He dropped out of sight for a while. But Richard Virenque isstill the darling of the ladies and a hero for so many men.Why do people only have eyes for him when the Tour de France zips past? Virenque is both vulnerable and brave.He doesn’t have panache, he is panache. His popularity massively exceeds his success as a racer.But who cares? He is emotive, na�ve and adventurous.Never before has he been so honest about himself to a camera.

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THE SUMMER OF ‘44Directed by Patrick Rotman. 112’ France 3 - 2004Voiceover spoken by Philippe Torreton 7.2 million viewers in France “Le Monde” Prize at SunnySide of the Doc “Laurier d’Honneur” award from the Club Audiovisuel de Paris Between Spring and Autumn 1944, France was liberated from

four years of occupation. The Summer of ’44 tells the story of those decisive months when the population shrugged off totalitarianism and rediscovered liberty.Charting the military operations and people’s actions, this film brings to life the spirit of the Liberation with laughter, tears, pain and celebrations. Using archive footage rarely seen before and mostly in colour.

DESIRES AND SEXUALITIES Directed by Nils Tavernier. 87’ France 3 - 2004 At a time when everybody wants “to be on TV”, this film is quite

unique: the comments of the contributors are spoken by actors –indispensable when talking about true sexuality and every sexuality…

TALES OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATYDirected by Virginie Linhart. 2X52’ Arte - 2004 Not so long ago, social democrats were in or shared power in 11

out of 15 UE governments. Now, they are in power in only four countries: UK, Sweden, Germany and Spain.How did European social democracy lose its way? A major investigation into a movement at a turning point in its history.

PETER’S DREAM, SAINT-PETERSBOURGDirected by �lisabeth Kapnist. 52’ France 5 - 2003A BFC film (coproduction Kuiv) Distribution: Kuiv Travelling by boat from Moscow to St. Petersburg: that was the

dream of Peter the Great. For the celebrations of the former capital’s tri-centenary, this film fulfilled it. A young Russian man and a young woman undertake the journey retracing the history of this mythical place.

MIRRORS OF THE TOURDirected by Christophe Muel, Jean-Maurice Ooghe, Fabien Wille3X52’ France 2 - 2003 Le Tour de France is the third biggest sporting event in the

world in terms of TV audiences, thanks to the way film and TV have helped it to develop.Today, networks worldwide fight over broadcasting rights while Le Tour racks up huge viewing figures. What are the reasons behind this phenomenal success? What could its risks be? The film comes up with some answers by analysing the role and the evolution of the relationship between sport and media in the 20th century.

MAYA PLISETSKAYA, ASOLUTAWritten by Christian Dumais-Lvowski, �lisabeth KapnistDirected by �lisabeth Kapnist. 52’ Arte - 2002 “Unesco” prize for best direction Selected for the Monaco Danse Screen Festival For over 50 years, Maya Plisetskaya was the Bolshoi Ballet.

We met up with the “Callas of ballet” in Munich and Vilnius. Combining exceptional archive footage and these interviews, the film pays tribute to this “ballerina assoluta” who made such an impression on 20th century ballet.

CLAUDE CHABROL, THE ARTISANDirected by Patrick Le Gall. 52’ France 3 - 2002An MK2 film (coproduction Kuiv) Distribution: MK2 A portrait of the famous film director focusing on his personality,

so strong that it is discernible in the way he films people, places and situations, giving his movies a special, distinctive flavour.

Y�NDENDocu-drama directed by Marie-Jaoul de PonchevilleVoiceover spoken by Charlotte Rampling. 90’ Arte - 2002 Selected at Canne Junior Festival and Locarno Festival In 1993, Marie made a film called “Molom”, the story of a

shaman crossing the steppe with a child, Y�nden, who had been raised by wolves. The old man dispensed his wisdom to his young disciple.10 years later, the director returned to Mongolia to find Y�nden, now aged 17. Based on real-life situations, improvisations and imaginary events, she dramatises the discussions, history and living conditions of a small nomadic community.Dr. Alain Cantero, who provides them with medial assistance, goes with her.

CLOSE ENEMY, VIOLENCE IN ALGERIADirected by Patrick Rotman. 2X100’ France 3 - 2002 “Laurier d’Honneur” awards from the Club Audiovisuel de Paris Plunging into the horrific reality of war to discover in what

extreme circumstances, man becomes an animal consumed by primal instincts. These are ordinary men who killed, pillaged, tortured… They weren’t born torturers.Keeping his distance from general theories and global analyses, Patrick Rotman attempts to answer this question using the contributions of men who were confronted with extreme violence. These solid, sometimes unbearable accounts reveal the dark side of a dirty war. They are woven together into a story where 30 different lives are set against the backdrop of the Algerian war.

FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: 1965-1995HISTORY SPRINGS A SURPRISEWritten by Olivier Duhamel, Jean-N�el Jeanneney, V.Linhart.Directed byVirginie Linhart. 100’ France 2 - 2002 The idea behind this documentary is as simple as it is

captivating: every French presidential election is full of twists, turns and suspense as issues slowly come to the surface swaying the floating voters who eventually make a decision that is crystallised in the final result. Issues? Suspense? Candidates? Campaigns? France? Consequences?

ROMAN KARMEN,THE FILMMAKER OF THE REVOLUTIONDirected by Patrick Barb�ris, Dominique ChapuisVoiceover spoken by Philippe Torreton. 90’ Arte - 2002 Selected at FIPA, Carthage Festival, Films du Monde “Cinema is for us the most important arts” said Lenin.

Roman Karmen, unofficial ambassador of the Soviet cause spent his whole life bearing out Lenin’s words.From the Spanish Civil War to the government of popular unityin Chile, via the Second World War and the Cuban revolution,the pictures he shot, that everybody has seen at some time,are among the 20th century’s most influential.Portrait of a filmmaker of a century of revolutions, exclusivelymade up of films and photos of and by Roman Karmen.

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JAPAN: THE RED YEARSDirected by Micha�l Prazan. 52’ Arte - 2002 In 1968-9, Japan experienced unprecedented student unrest.

The movement soon splintered into a multitude of extreme leftwing groups fighting each other for supremacy.Only one survived: the Red Army Faction which aimed to become a secret army and carried out a number of bloody attacks. The Faction became an active member of international terrorism.

SOL PARA SIEMPRE, SUNSHINE FOR EVERDirected by Vincent Martinez. 52’ AB SAT - 2002 When he gets out of jail, a man returns home to the Costa Del

Sol in the middle of the summer season. Portrait of a man on the verge of a new life in a town marked by its festive past.

ECHELON: THE SECRET POWERDirected by David Korn-Brzoza. 82’ France 2 - 2002 This film was selected for numerous international festivals, winning several awards, including the “Best Documentary Prize” at the Chicago International Documentary Film Festival. Every day, our phone calls, emails and faxes can easily be

intercepted by a vast monitoring system the USA developed during the Cold War, whose name is ECHELON.The Cold War is over but the electronic ears installed in the four corners of the world are still at work, and much more than we would be led to believe. These activities are largely illegal but provide a major benefit for the US in commercial, military and technological terms. Europe is also busy trying to catch up.The War for Information will be a major issue in the 3rd

millennium.

THE THREE LIVES OF GERMAINE TILLIONDirected by Gilles Combet. 52’ France 5 - 2001 This film is built more around Germaine Tillon’s life and

achievements than the historical events that provided its context. She tells her own story, which constantly involves places, dates and people that everybody knows. Her 3 lives were as ethnologist, member of the Resistance and fighter.

JOS� BOV� AND CODirected by Denis Pingaud. 40’ France 3 - 2001 How and why has Jos� Bov� become an internationally famous

figure in the anti-globalisation and anti-GM movements? This is the story of an adventure that started at a smalltown MacDonald’s in central France and culminated in a “Bov� for President” campaign. With contributions from leading characters in the debate on GM foods and globalisation counter-balancing Bov�’s ideas.

ARTHUR SCHNITZLERDirected by Andr�e Moraccini. 45’ France 3 - 2000 Schnitzler is one of the finest representatives of Viennese

culture of the Belle Epoque. He revitalized the psychological novel to the point that Sigmund Freud wrote to him that he saw him as his alter ego.He spoke freely about sexuality, honour, subconscious fantasies and the vacuity of brilliant, frivolous Viennese society, whose glamour was the perfect cover for misery and lies.He described his century with satirical wit and proclaimed that the next one would be when instinct and the unconscious would finally take their rightful place.

NIJINSKI, A SOUL IN EXILEDirected by �lisabeth Kapnist, C.Dumais-Lvowski. 52’ Arte - 2000 “UNESCO” prize for best dance documentary Selected for the Monaco Danse Screen festival A portrait of the Russian dancer and choreographer Vaslav

Nijinsky, star of Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, who wowed Paris in the 1910s. Looking back over the dancer’s career using archive footage, interviews with famous admirers or friends and scenes from ballets, the film, with extracts from his personal diary, tells the moving story of a hyper-sensitive artist who slipped into madness.

LIVING AFTERWARDS, WORDS OF WOMENDirected by Laurent B�cue-Renard. 82’ Canal Plus - 2000 This film was selected for over 30 international festivals, winning several awards, notably at the Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Film for “Peace prize”. Survive? But how? Without a husband, father, son, brother,

cousins or any man in the family? How do you survive when your world has crashed down around your ears? When time seems to be standing still? Serb atrocities between 1992 and 1995 led many women to ask themselves these questions. This film tells the story of three of them, who saw their husbands and menfolk disappear during the war. They lost everything. A charity tries to help them take back control of their destiny.

FRENCH INDUSTRIAL ARBITRATOR HISTORYDirected by Virginie Linhart, Eric Moutet. 57’ France 2 - 2000 At the Industrial Tribunal, there are no dominant and submissive

classes. Bosses and workers arbitrate in strict equality.These “best enemies” in the world escape from their companies for a few days every month to judge the conflicts between people just like them. Crystallising the tensions in a world of work that is constantly changing, the tribunals are a revealing barometer of the state of society

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FRAN�OIS MITTERRAND OR A TALE OF POWERDirected by Patrick Rotman. 4X52’ France 3 – 2000 Nominated for the best program of the year Through the sheer length of his career, his reaching the summit

of power, his magisterial brilliance as party leader, Fran�ois Mitterrand’s political life was quite exceptional. Telling this extraordinary man’s story is to plunge into France’s collective unconscious, to find the lowest common denominator of ideas, commitments and national interests that shapedour times. This film is intended to go beyond, or rather to go into, the public figure in order to grasp the truth of the man, seek out the force lines, focus on the personality rather than the obstacles placed in his path in over 50 years of history.

ISLANDS STORIESDirected by P.Sarragot, S.Guadagnigno. 24X26’ TV5 - 2000/2001 Portraits of 24 islands in the world and their inhabitants:

fishermen, craftsmen, restaurant owners, entrepreneurs… All those who partake in island life are protagonists of this series. An invitation to explore an island and the men and women rooted in its culture.

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FAITH OF THE CENTURY,A HISTORY OF COMMUNISMDirected by Patrick Rotman, Patrick Barb�ris. 4X52’ Arte - 1999Voiceover spoken by Patrice Ch�reau Nominated for the best program of the year Communism shaped the history of our times. Totalitarian,

bloody, unjust and always a failure, Communism nonetheless was the faith of the 20th century.In four generations, it kindled the fraternity and generosity in millions of people. The faith of the century grapples with this paradox: why did the Bolivian miner, Vietnamese peasant, French labourer and Chinese coolie proclaim allegiance to a flag that turned pure sentiments into a murderous utopia.Using archive footage from around the world, some never seen before, and propaganda films, the film takes an inside look atthe devilish and fascinating attraction of communism.

FLASH POINTS OF HISTORYDirected by Patrick Rotman. 63X52’ France 3 - 1993/1997 “BEST TV PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR” Winner of the Comit� Fran�ais pour l’Audiovisuel prize This series presents to mainstream audiences the great events

that have shaped history and continue to influence the present. Edited sequences and contributions on set alternate to give amateurs insights from professional historians’ expertise.Going back and forth between past and present stimulates and helps demonstrate the full complexity of history.

DE GAULLE OR THE ETERNAL CHALLENGEDirected by J.Labib, J.Lacouture, R.Mell. 6X60’ TF1 – 1989 Nominated for the best program of the year Thirty years in French history. De Gaulle, modern-day hero and

pioneer of media management. From his radio broadcast from London on June 18, 1940, to the final images of a lonely man in Ireland. These six films do not form a chronological biography but adopt a thematic approach, using previously unseen archive footage and interviews with the General’s friends and enemies.

GENERATIONDirected by H.Hamon, P.Rotman, D.Edinger. 15X30’ TF1 - 1988 Nominated for the best program of the year The story of a generation that grew up in the Cold and Algerian

Wars and who, brimming with energy, made its big entrance in the 1960s. This series of 15 episodes is a portrait of the men and women who were active in the struggles of yesteryear.

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SIMONTV movie by G�rard Mordillat. 90’ France 2 - 2002 Starring Luc Thuillier, Annie Girardot, Julie J�zequel Simon is a workplace inspector, divorced, living with his

grandmother and his 16-year-old son. He works with Anna, who is as different as it is possible to be: she sticks to the letter of the law when Simon takes liberties with it.But they are equally committed to halting any and every breach of security, employees’ rights or proper procedure. For them, every day is a struggle, every inquiry a matter of the highest importance, and sometimes of love…

THE MESSIAHBased on the opus by Haendel, arranged by Marc Minkowski1999 - Cinema - Directed by William Klein - 2h15 A hymn to the folly of men but also to their grandiosity!

Through the Nativity, Passion and Resurrection, William Klein depicts a world of tumult and desolation while Marc Minkowski’s arrangement highlights jubilation and harmony.Klein, the tireless observer and one of the greatest contemporary photographer-filmmakers, films a society shot through with religion.

THE COST OF HOPETV movie by Jos�e Yanne. 90’ France 2 - 1997Starring Pierre Arditi, Evelyne Bouix, Philippe Volter Nominated for the best program of the year Pierre and Benjamin are researchers. A female patient with

symptoms corresponding to the disease they are working on is brought in for tests. Pierre’s life is turned upside down.He becomes obsessed by the patient’s illness and is determined to find a cure. He has “Hippocratic vertigo”, a benign and terribly human ailment. When human feelings overwhelm medical discipline and neutrality.

MONTAND, THE FILM1994 - Cinema - Directed by Jean Labib - 2h15 Official Selection at the Cannes Festival A year before he died, Yves Montand opened his heart to

Patrick Rotman and Herv� Hamon, the makers of his official biography, “You see I haven’t forgotten”.In this film, he leaves us his greatest testament, his uniquevoice telling his legend better than anybody else could:an impoverished youth, his first hits, the women who shared his life, his political activism and, of course, the artist at his peak.The combination of previously unseen footage and the sincerity and openness of his own account of his life engenders a sense of pure truth.

BOULEVARD DES HIRONDELLES1993 - Cinema - Directed by Jos�e Yanne - 1h30Starring Elisabeth Bourgine, Pierre-Loup Rajot The true-life story of Lucie Aubrac, an active member of the

Resistance in Lyon during the Second World War, who organized an astonishing operation to rescue her husband from the clutches of Klaus Barbie’s Gestapo. In 1995, Claude Berri shot a remake of this film, starring Carole Bouquet.

THE INTRUDER1984 - Cinema - Directed by Ir�ne Jouannet - 1h30Starring Richard Anconina, Marie Dubois Anne, 40, a secretary working from home, lives in a high-rise in

Paris’ 13th Arrondissement in total indifference to everything around her. Wrongly suspected of theft by the police, a young thug takes refuge in her apartment. An intimate, tragic film that explores the theme of the madness and drama of daily life in a dehumanised big city.

THE RIGHT WORDS1983 - Cinema - Directed by Jos� Pinheiro - 1h32Starring Nicole Garcia, Marie-Christine Barrault, Claude RichIn coproduction with Stephan Films France, 1960s, and Algeria a couple of decades earlier.

A woman in conflict with her mother starts an analysis it cure herof neuroses going back to childhood.

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AFFECTIONATE COUSINS1980 - Cinema - Directed by David Hamilton - 1h30Starring Macha M�ril, Pierre VernierIn coproduction with Stephan Films On vacation, Julian, 15, is staying with his cousin, Julia, who

only has eyes for Charles. War breaks out and every able-bodied man is called up. Julian is the only male presence leftin the chateau.

SELF-DEFENCE1982 - Cinema - Directed by Serge Leroy - 1h35Starring Claude Brasseur, Thierry Lhermitte, ChristopheLambert, V�ronique Genest. In coproduction with Stephan Films Sickened by the police’s failure to find his family’s murderers,

a regular guy becomes a fervent proponent of self-defence.

ALL FOR US1979 - Cinema - Directed by Jean-Louis Daniel - 1h36Starring Marie-Christine Barrault, Guy Bedos, Bruno Cr�merIn coproduction with Stephan Films Eva and Edy are married and each is having an affair.

They are rich, which is not the case of Martin and Charlotte,who can’t afford an abortion. With their 10-year-old son, theyare tragically confronted with the upscale world of Edy and Eva.

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ARLETTE & ALAIN, BIG-TIME TROTSKYISTSDirected by Denis Pingaud. 26’ Arte - 1999 At the 1974 French presidential elections, Alain Krivine,

the Revolutionary Communist League’s candidate, won 0.36% of the vote. Arlette Laguiller, the candidate of another Trotskyist organisation, Lutte Ouvri�re, scored 2%.Arlette is still around and charismatic person Olivier Besancenot has taken over from Krivine.Their joint list of candidates at the 2004 regional elections caused serious problems for the established leftwing parties. Why do people vote for Arlette and Alain?What explanation lies behind this astonishing advance?

FRENCH FACTORY INSPECTORATEDirected by Richard Bois. 70’ France 2 - 1998 An in-depth survey of the work of the men and women whose

job it is to inspect the workplace and investigate employers suspected of infringing on industrial regulations.Interviews with inspectors and sequences showing them confronted by rogue employers shed new light on how this institution functions, and highlight the importance of its independence and mordernisation.

JOURNEY IN THE CENTER OF THE TOWERDirected by Jocelyne Lemaire-Darnaud. 52’ Canal Plus - 1998 Filmed in the course of their daily work, the Eiffel Tower’s

maintenance men describe the different aspects of their joband emphasize the importance of their daily check-ups ofthe “Iron lady”. Paying tribute to Gustave Eiffel’s technical genius, mechanics, electricians, locksmiths, plumbers, carpenters and painters also give us an insight into the state-of-the-art technology used to maintain the monument.

STORM CHASERSDirected by Herv� Hamon. 42’ Envoy� Sp�cial - 1998 This film was selected for numerous festivals, winning many awards,notably the “Jury prize” at the Toulon Maritime Festival. For a whole year, Herv� Hamon shared the life of the “storm-

chasers” aboard L’Abeille Flandre, one of the most powerful tugboats in the world deployed on one of the world’s busiest maritime routes, to try to understand why, since the shipwreck of the Amoco Cadix 20 years ago, no new ecological disaster has taken place.It isn’t down to chance. For once, steps have been taken, a workable policy thrashed out and brought into effect, and above all, people from many different fields (civilian, military, navy…) have pooled their resources.

DE GAULLE, THE RETURN MAY 13TH, 1958Directed by Patrick Rotman, Virginie Linhart. 52’ France 3 - 1998 As of May 13, 1958, France is without a government.

F�lix Gaillard’s administration has been voted down.Neither Georges Bidault nor Ren� Pleven have won parliament’s confidence.In Algiers, on May 13, 1958, General Massu and his chums imposed, by a demonstration of military force, the return of General de Gaulle, resulting in the liquidation of the Fourth Republic. Lucien Neuwirth and L�on Delbecque, organisers of the demonstration that overwhelmed the streets of Algiers that afternoon, help to explain what really happened.

MAY 68: 10 WEEKS THAT SHOOK FRANCEDirected by P.Rotman, Virginie Linhart. 2X52’ France 3 - 1998 This documentary deals with the events that marked the

beginning of the May 1968 unrest. Blending archive footage and interviews with the major figures of the period, the film describes the spread of the movement, from student rebellion to workers’ uprising and a general strike, followed by bitter negotiations, General de Gaulle’s flight to Baden-Baden and the administrations reassertion of its power.

FREEZING THE PRAGUE SPRINGDirected by Patrick Rotman, Virginie Linhart. 52’ France 3 - 1998 Alexander Dubcek was elected First Secretary of the

Czechoslovakian Communist Party in January 1968. In his power struggle with President Novotny, Dubcek didn’t realise the gathering strength of the movement beyond the Party’s reach, powerfully shown by archive footage from the time.The film focuses on the particularity of the Prague Spring in that no date or event, other than Dubcek’s election, can be considered the starting point of the massive debate taking place all over the country.

VICHY AND JEWSDirected by Patrick Rotman, Virginie Linhart. 52’ France 3 - 1997 Using rich archive sources and the commentaries of lawyer

Serge Klarsfeld and historian Jean-Pierre Azema, this film examines the different stages that led to the deportation to the camps of 76,000 Jews and offers an insight into the relationship between P�tain’s government and Hitler’s representatives in France.

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THE LONELY ROADOF THE LONG DISTANCE RUNNERDirected by Jean-Christophe Ros�. 90’ Arte - 1997 “First Prize” at the Pessac Festival of Historical Films “Best editing award” at the FICTS, Milan Middle-distance, long-distance or marathon, running races are

as old as humanity. Using particularly rare archive footage, the director shows how the greatest champions adapted their pace to the convulsions of the 20th century: wars, socialism, third world crises…This film combines personal and political history, which bounce off and illuminate each other through the lives of those who wrote their names in the record books.

VIOLENCE IN LATIN AMERICA,FROM ZAPATA TO THE ZAPATISTSDirected by G�rard Challiand, J�r�me Kanapa. 52’ Arte - 1997 Portraits of four of the greatest figures of the revolutionary

struggles in 20th century Latin America: Zapata in Mexico,a nationalist, Indian peasant; Che Guevara in Cuba;Camillo Torres in Colombia, a revolutionary priest; and Commandante Marcos, who is the heir of the zapatist movement through the struggle of Indian peasants impregnated with Christian socialism. Marcos is a synthesis and living symbol of the guerrillas of Latin America.

GEORGE ORWELLDirected by Christophe Muel. 45’ France 3 - 1997 Mixing archive footage and film clips from the adaptation of

Orwell’s most famous work, “1984”, the film retraces the short but intense career of this exceptional man and incurable pessimist and humanist.Glimpses of his life: young college student, repressed bourgeois, police official in Burma for the Empire, vagabond, dishwasher in Paris… Republican activist during the Spanish Civil War and, of course, great writer.

THE GOLDEN TEAMDirected by Jean-Christophe Ros�. 64’ France 3 - 1996 Through the exploits of its great football team, a look at Hungary

in the 1950s and the uprising of 1956. Almost unbeatable, the team became the symbol of the people and reminded the West of the uniqueness of a nation refusing to be dragged down intoyet another popular democracy.It was also the plaything of the regime. In spite of all that, we glimpse the bond between a people and its champions who become emblematic expressions of the full complexity of their country’s history.

THE DESTINY OF LASZLO RAJKDirected by Patrick Rotman, J�r�me Kanapa. 52’ Arte - 1996 In May 1949, Laszlo Rajk, Hungary’s Foreign Minister was

arrested by the communist authorities, sentenced to death and executed. Yet Rajk was totally innocent of the crime he confessed to at his trial.This film pieces together the mechanics of the first of Stalin’s post-war show trials and describes its context.Rajk’s story is a synthesis of the whole Hungarian post-war tragedy. His rehabilitations and funeral in 1956 were the prelude to the uprising. His son, Laszlo, became one of the leaders of the democratic opposition.

LECLERC THE LIBERATOR: 1902 - 1947Directed by J.C.Ros�, J.Lacouture, G.Buis. 90’ France 3 - 1994 Brought up in the strictest military tradition, Leclerc decided to

break his military career in July 1940 by leaving France for London. He fought in Africa and participated in the Normandy landings, and liberation of Paris and Strasbourg.In 1947, General Leclerc died in an accident at the age of 45. Illustrated by the personal accounts of his comrades and friends, this film is a portrait of a legend.

PIERRE MEND�S-FRANCE Directed by Jean-Christophe Ros�, Jean Lacouture, Jean Daniel90’ France 2 - 1993 The story of Pierre Mend�s France raises issues such as the

very meaning of “career politician”, and the relationship between morality and the exercise of a political mandate.Does a politician aim for immediate effect or professorial deliberation? Should one admit that effectiveness comes only with time? Mend�s-France held power at a national level for only a few brief weeks in 1938, then from 1943-5, and then for eight months in 1955. In that time, he succeeded in giving Francethe feeling that change is possible and that consensus is unachievable… That politics is not necessarily a dirty game.

EUROPE FOR TOMORROW?Directed by Axel Krause, Reynold Ismard. 60’ France 2 - 1992 This detailed and meticulous reportage features many

European personalities and reveals the forces and figureswho have marked and continue to mark the renaissance of European power and influence.

MITTERRAND’S FIRST DECADEDirected by Pierre Favier, Michel Martin-Rolland, Nat Lilenstein113’ France 3 - 1991 A look back at the first “Mitterrand decade” focusing on 10 key

moments from his election to the French presidency in May 1981 to the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989.The film is illustrated by TV archives and contributions from major political figures, who have agreed to analyse their own performance years after the event.

GOD’S REVENGEDirected by Gilles Kepel, Jean-Denis Bonan. 70’ Antenne 2 - 1992 Failure of political ideologies, economic slump, slackening of

social cohesion… All these have encouraged the improvement in the fortunes of full-on religious movements since 1975.Able to call on educated young activists, these movements –Christian, Jewish or Muslim – are capable of securing power, mobilizing millions and rekindling buried religious conflicts.The film investigates this worrying phenomenon across Europa,America and the Middle East.

MODE IN FRANCEDirected by William Klein. 90’ TF1 - 1985 In 12 scenes full of craziness and pathos - comedic or graceful,

slapstick or suspenseful – brilliant filmmaker William Kleinshows us the ropes. Serge Gainsbourg wrote the music.It’s beauty and the beat. Starring: Jean-Paul Gaultier,Claude Montana, Chantal Thomass, Doroth�e Bis,Marit� & Fran�ois Girbaud, Agn�s B, Ala�a, Kenzo…

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THE PIONEERS OF YIDDISHLANDDirected by Nat Lilenstein. 3X60’ Antenne 2 - 1984 Between 1924and 1939, a period marked by enthusiasm for the

Russian Revolution, disenchantment with Stalinism and the rise of Nazism, politics and culture were closely linked.In Eastern Europe, non-denominational Yiddish schools proliferated, there was a boom in press freedom while in the USA, Jewish immigrants were intensely active in popular culture and used the cinema to claim a plot of the New World for the Old, where Yiddish, a hybrid of Hebrew and languages spoken by Jews of the Diaspora, was a common language.Others went off to fight in Spain or took refuge in the USSR after the trials of 1937. Then, in 1938, came The Night of the Broken Glass…

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CIN�BUSMovie news magazine program produced by Anne Andreu,Fr�d�ric B�nudis and presented by Ariel WizmanWeekly 35X45’ France 5 - 2002/2003 Nominated for the best program of the year

AFTER THE RELEASE Movie news magazine program produced by Anne Andreuet pr�sent� par Ruth ElkriefWeekly 35X52’ France 5 - 2001/2002

FILM BUFFMovie documentary series produced by Anne AndreuWeekly 36X26’ France 5 - 2000/2001 Nominated for the best program of the year

PHILOSOPHYS NOWPhilosophy magazine program produced by Catherine Benazethand presented by Fr�d�ric FerneyWeekly 36X26’ La Cinqui�me 1996/1998

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GUNSHOT Directed by Magali Cl�ment. Theatrical release/TV 1984 Nominated for the best program of the year

THE HANDDirected by Jos�e Yanne. Theatrical release/TV 1982

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