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ORTF Télévision 1970 - 1973 1 season 17 eps Ended

Les Cent Livres des Hommes

1970 - 1973 1 season 17 eps

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Season 1

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Season 1

33 min

S1 · E1 · Jun 7, 1970

Le Petit Prince de Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Episode 1

'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.

S1 · E2 · Feb 3, 1971

Le Petit Chose Episode 2

'Little Good-For-Nothing' or 'Little What's-His-Name' by Alphonse Daudet.

50 min

S1 · E3 · Apr 7, 1971

Le Noeud de vipères Episode 3

'The Knot of Vipers' by François Mauriac. A reading of Mauriac's novel that combines personal accounts with adapted scenes.

75 min

S1 · E4 · Nov 17, 1971

La Chartreuse de Parme Episode 4

'The Charterhouse of Parma' by Stendhal.

S1 · E5 · Dec 22, 1971

Du côté de chez Swann Episode 5

'Swann's Way' by Marcel Proust.

60 min

S1 · E6 · Dec 22, 1971

A la recherche du temps perdu Episode 6

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.

51 min

S1 · E7 · Jan 24, 1972

Martin Eden Episode 7

'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.

60 min

S1 · E8 · Jan 26, 1972

Le portrait de Socrate Episode 8

The portrait of Socrates.

S1 · E9 · Feb 23, 1972

L'exode Episode 9

The biblical Book of Exodus.

60 min

S1 · E10 · Mar 22, 1972

Les Souffrances du jeune Werther Episode 10

'The Sorrows of Young Werther' by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

S1 · E11 · Apr 15, 1972

L'île mystérieuse Episode 11

'The Mysterious Island' by Jules Verne.

55 min

S1 · E12 · Apr 26, 1972

L'Enfance de Gorky Episode 12

'My Childhood' by Maxim Gorky.

60 min

S1 · E13 · May 24, 1972

Gargantua Episode 13

'Gargantua' by François Rabelais.

30 min

S1 · E14 · Jul 26, 1972

Jude l'Obscur Episode 14

'Jude the obscure' by Thomas Hardy.

60 min

S1 · E15 · Dec 20, 1972

Robinson Crusoe Episode 15

'Robinson Crusoe' by Daniel Defoe.

S1 · E16 · Jul 30, 1973

Histoire de la Révolution Episode 16

'History of the Revolution' by Jules Michelet.

60 min

S1 · E17 · Dec 28, 1973

Alice aux pays des merveilles Episode 17

'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!

17 episodes in Season 1

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