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- When a team of explorers venture into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.
- Impressionism was one of the most revolutionary movements of the XIX century. Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, Degas and Pissarro among other shook the foundations of artistic practice, and here we learn who they really were.
- A complex and complicated artist, Georges Remi created one of the most famous characters in the world, Tintin, for young readers. With exceptional access to the archives of Studios Hergé and Moulinsart, this program looks at Remi's life and the way he changed the art of comic strips.
- A documentary about Picasso, which looks at the documenting and compiling of an inventory of his work after his death. It shows a huge range of wonderful drawings and paintings and looks inside the properties which he owned. It also chronicles the influence of the many women who were important to him during his long life. Some were wives, some mistresses, some friends. The documentary is narrated by several of his children and grandchildren and friends and uses contemporary film.
- Designer, architect and town planner, Charlotte Perriand marked the 20th century. A pioneer of social and committed architecture, this collaborator at Le Corbusier has created furniture with sober elegance that has become icons.
- Genesis of Rodin's masterwork "The Gates of Hell" and the symbols it holds.
- Attractive and subversive, Hervé Guibert, who died of AIDS, made an impression by staging the last moments of his life. An intimate portrait
- This film documents the rising of new artistic movements inspired and formed by the Russian Revolution.
- Sometimes reduced to the image of a cursed artist, Amedeo Modigliani, an admirer of the masters of the Italian Renaissance, has traced an unparalleled path in modern art.
- A look at the work of Japanese woodblock printing artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849).
- Director Sandra Paugam makes Edgar Degas' unique approach to art, governed by touch and seeing, understandable but also sensitive.
- Speaking of painters, one can easily mention big names such as Leonardo da Vinci, Turner, or Monet... all of whom are men. But do the names of Artemisia Gentileschi or Rosa Bonheur ring any bell to you? Despite their skills, female painters were for long time ignored by art historians and still remain unknown to the public. For centuries many women had to struggle to find their way in this field. Artemisia Gentileschi was strong enough to face many obstacles, and be eventually recognized by her male peers. Angelika Kauffmann's skills allowed her firstly to be admitted to the London royal court - and then to become one of the founders of the Royal Academy of Arts. Suzanne Valandon had enough ingenuity and courage to challenge the image of the female body... In a nutshell, exceptional women deserve recognition. Archives and interviews with experts will review the stories and masterpieces of those women, who lived between the 16th and the 20th century. Who are they? And what did they bring to the art field?
- In the footsteps of Cima is a trip on the venetian roads to discover the work of Cima da Conegliano (1459-1517), an artist whose talent inspired the renowned painters of the Italian Renaissance such as Bellini, Carpaccio and Titian. From his hometown of Conegliano, to Venice where he has been highly acclaimed, this documentary shows the places that inspired Cima. Guided by the Renaissance specialist Giovanni C. F. Villa, you will discover the secrets of his technique. A true testimony to Cima's life and work, the movie is a journey through the crystal light landscapes, castles and churches that have inspired him. Nothing seems to have changed since his time. In the footsteps of Cima reveals a man deeply attached to his native region and dedicated to his work, where details, lights and the beauty of his characters symbolize his unique talent.
- 2015–8.1 (7)TV EpisodeMost of Johannes Vermeer's paintings, when it comes to characters, show women of Delft in a home environment. The artist nevertheless made three exceptions making a man the object of his interest., one of which is "The Astronomer" about a a scientist of his time at his table. This remarkable picture is a valuable reflection of the extraordinary scientific and cultural expansion in the United Provinces in the seventeenth century.
- 2008– 53m8.1 (312)TV EpisodeAmbitious painter, draughtsman and brilliant poster artist, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec chronicled his era with insatiable greed. The aristocrat from Albuquerque, friend of Van Gogh and inspired by Degas and Manet, was encumbered by a handicap and an ungainly body, which did not prevent him from frequenting the artists and intellectuals of Parisian life and the Montmatro scene. From the cabarets of Pigalle to the brothels, this caustic and provocative observer casts a glance full of passion and humanity on the women he meets. This documentary traces the journey of a visionary artist with a fierce freedom who reveals, behind the parties and the glitter, the immense solitude of the human condition.
- 2015– 26mTV EpisodeEverything you always wanted to know about one of the most famous paintings of art history. You will learn, among other things, why it is called "The Night Watch" whereas it is daytime, who are the militiamen represented, why the painting is so huge, why although the subject was treated several times in the Dutch Golden Age, only Rembrandt's work can be regarded as a masterpiece.