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The Hundred Books of Men
17 Episodes1970
Les Cent Livres des Hommes (ORTF, 1969-1973) was a series of literary programs created by Claude Santelli and Françoise Verny, and produced notably by Santelli, Jean Archimbaud, and Serge Moati. Planned for one hundred episodes but completed at thirty-nine, the series aimed to introduce great literary works, 'chefs-d’œuvre', to a younger audience through a mix of dramatization, reading, and documentary techniques. It marked a transfer of cultural legitimacy from writers and critics to a generation of television producers, offering a new model of educational and creative literary broadcasting - 'télévision d’auteur'.
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Episodes (17)
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Ep 1
Le Petit Prince de Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
1970-06-07•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.
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Ep 2
Le Petit Chose
1971-02-03•N/A
'Little Good-For-Nothing' or 'Little What's-His-Name' by Alphonse Daudet.
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Ep 3
Le Noeud de vipères
1971-04-07•50m
'The Knot of Vipers' by François Mauriac. A reading of Mauriac's novel that combines personal accounts with adapted scenes.
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Ep 4
La Chartreuse de Parme
1971-11-17•75m
'The Charterhouse of Parma' by Stendhal.
Ep 5
Du côté de chez Swann
1971-12-22•N/A
'Swann's Way' by Marcel Proust.
Ep 6
A la recherche du temps perdu
1971-12-22•60m
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.
Ep 7
Martin Eden
1972-01-24•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.
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Ep 8
Le portrait de Socrate
1972-01-26•60m
The portrait of Socrates.
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Ep 9
L'exode
1972-02-23•N/A
The biblical Book of Exodus.
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Ep 10
Les Souffrances du jeune Werther
1972-03-22•60m
'The Sorrows of Young Werther' by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
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Ep 11
L'île mystérieuse
1972-04-15•N/A
'The Mysterious Island' by Jules Verne.
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Ep 12
L'Enfance de Gorky
1972-04-26•55m
'My Childhood' by Maxim Gorky.
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Ep 13
Gargantua
1972-05-24•60m
'Gargantua' by François Rabelais.
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Ep 14
Jude l'Obscur
1972-07-26•30m
'Jude the obscure' by Thomas Hardy.
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Ep 15
Robinson Crusoe
1972-12-20•60m
'Robinson Crusoe' by Daniel Defoe.
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Ep 16
Histoire de la Révolution
1973-07-30•N/A
'History of the Revolution' by Jules Michelet.
Ep 17
Alice aux pays des merveilles
1973-12-28•60m
'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!