Summary After its conquest by Julius Caesar, Gaul became Roman and gradually adopted the culture of its occupiers. New towns sprang up, while wine-growing spread throughout the countryside. This process was particularly rapid in the Lyon region. In 43 BC, the founding of a Roman colony saw the arrival of the first settlers from…
Summary Henry Chinaski, a down-and-out poet, gets lost in the woods and runs out of beer. Nature doesn’t care, and neither does Lydia. The only question is: what would Jack London do? Based on the work of Charles Bukowski.
Summary Saint-Pierre-de-l’Almanarre, a small Provençal abbey in the history of monasticism. Film made for the exhibition dedicated to the abbey at the Hyères Museum.
Summary A journey through the main ancient sanctuaries and mausoleums of Corrèze using aerial images and 3D reconstructions created by the Court-jus Production team. Film produced as part of the exhibition ‘Archaeological journey in Corrèze, in ancient sanctuaries and mausoleums’, initiated by the Corrèze General Council in partnership with L’Europe (ERDF Fund), the Ministry of…
Summary 3D reconstructions of the archaeological site at Bourguebus.
Summary The construction site of a secondary school in the commune of Riom in the Puy-de-Dôme department is providing archaeologists with an opportunity to excavate the remains of an ‘indigenous farm’ dating from the 2nd century BCE. This Gallic agricultural settlement is reminiscent of the ‘Pâtural’ site discovered a few kilometres away in the 1980s….
Summary Philippe is an actor who lives in a retirement home. He has been receiving care since the age of 30 for mental health issues. Between idleness, activities for the elderly and periods of abusive institutionalisation, he snatches moments of grace from his fate through his theatre work. On stage, he becomes the centre of…
Summary Archaeological investigation into a mysterious Gallo-Roman settlement In 2005, during an aerial archaeological survey, archaeologist Bertrand Dousteyssier discovered a group of ancient structures visible from above while flying over wheat fields in the commune of Charbonnier-les-Mines. His photographs revealed a veritable town, organised around a large central road. Over time, the investigation into this…
Summary The mat in the Diderot hall is the scene of many struggles. Struggles between children, struggles between old people, struggles between champions with high hopes. In the heart of a neighbourhood that brings together people of all colours and languages, under the gentle yet unyielding gaze of the guardians of this ancient sport, the…
Summary A handful of Berber women from Morocco’s Middle Atlas Mountains, who weave carpets at night, reflect on their knowledge, traditions, lives and future. They harbour many dreams, which they sometimes allow to shine through. Mothers, daughters and grandmothers, they all work hard at domestic tasks and making traditional carpets. In a self-sufficient economy, they…
