E1 - Le Petit Prince de Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
!Jun 7, 1970 - 33m
'The Little Prince' by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. An introduction to the poetic and philosophical universe of Saint-Exupéry, blending analysis and adaptation of his masterpiece.
E2 - Le Petit Chose
!Feb 3, 1971
'Little Good-For-Nothing' or 'Little What's-His-Name' by Alphonse Daudet.
E3 - Le Noeud de vipères
!Apr 7, 1971 - 50m
'The Knot of Vipers' by François Mauriac. A reading of Mauriac's novel that combines personal accounts with adapted scenes.
E4 - La Chartreuse de Parme
!Nov 17, 1971 - 1h 15m
'The Charterhouse of Parma' by Stendhal.
E5 - Du côté de chez Swann
!Dec 22, 1971
'Swann's Way' by Marcel Proust.
E6 - A la recherche du temps perdu
!Dec 22, 1971 - 1h 0m
A realistic and poetic evocation of Marcel Proust's 'In Search of Lost Time.' Halfway between an audiovisual adaptation and a portrait of the dandyish and reclusive writer, all in black and white by Claude Santelli, evoking the mystery, the intimacy, and the fatalism of existence.
E7 - Martin Eden
!Jan 24, 1972 - 51m
'Martin Eden' by Jack London. Claude Santelli and Jean-Louis Muller interview Professor Las Vergnas, a specialist in American literature, who contextualises the book within the author's entire body of work and life. Then, Maurice Le Goas, a labor activist, shares his experience of Jack London's influence on him.
E8 - Le portrait de Socrate
!Jan 26, 1972 - 1h 0m
The portrait of Socrates.
E9 - L'exode
!Feb 23, 1972
The biblical Book of Exodus.
E10 - Les Souffrances du jeune Werther
!Mar 22, 1972 - 1h 0m
'The Sorrows of Young Werther' by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
E11 - L'île mystérieuse
!Apr 15, 1972
'The Mysterious Island' by Jules Verne.
E12 - L'Enfance de Gorky
!Apr 26, 1972 - 55m
'My Childhood' by Maxim Gorky.
E13 - Gargantua
!May 24, 1972 - 1h 0m
'Gargantua' by François Rabelais.
E14 - Jude l'Obscur
!Jul 26, 1972 - 30m
'Jude the obscure' by Thomas Hardy.
E15 - Robinson Crusoe
!Dec 20, 1972 - 1h 0m
'Robinson Crusoe' by Daniel Defoe.
E16 - Histoire de la Révolution
!Jul 30, 1973
'History of the Revolution' by Jules Michelet.
E17 - Alice aux pays des merveilles
!Dec 28, 1973 - 1h 0m
'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll. This program explores Wonderland from every angle: iconic scenes in which Brigitte Fossey portrays a mischievous Alice, readings by Claude Rich, and analyses of the 'delirious metaphysics' of this great literary classic. Lewis Carroll's universe never ceases to amaze!
