La bataille de Notre-Dame

Inaugurated in 1986 by François Mitterrand, a link between the Louvre and Pompidou, Orsay houses the largest collection of Impressionist art in the wo...

In May of 1982 Julio Cortázar, the Argentinean writer and his companion in life, Carol Dunlop set out in their VW bus on a journey along the highway f...

A history of the bridges of Paris, through modern views and historical engravings.

In 1979, the Pacific Club was opened in the basement of La Défense - the business district of Paris. It was the first nightclub for Arabs from the sub...

This is the story of the courageous all-female Apache 8 firefighting unit which has protected their reservation and responded to wildfires around the...

Two men show extraordinary courage by secretly mapping Paris' underground during the 1940 German occupation.

An comprehensive look at the life and music of Mark Linkous, a influential figure in the alternative music scene. Critically-acclaimed Linkous had a...

An intimate window into one of the great movements in film history that brought about an evolution in the art of cinema. The documentary portrays the...

In the sixties, Peter Handke was one of the first to show how the business works: the writer as angry young man and pop star of the literary scene. As...

Short subject on how fashion is created-- not by the great couturiers, but on the street.

All hands to the pump! This demonstration of a 125 year old fire engine shows it can still be useful when the need arises.

The underworld (imaginary and real) of Paris, depicted through several sketches. Kaleidoscope of the immoral and nauseating aspects of the capital.

In France’s last presidential election, Marine Le Pen, a right-wing candidate, won over 30 per cent of the vote after an attempt to rebrand a party lo...