Les Cent Livres des Hommes (Temporada 1)

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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    Le Petit Prince de Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Episodio 1)

    Guionista: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

    Fecha de emisión: 1970-06-07

    Duración: 33 min

    Sinopsis: '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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    Le Petit Chose (Episodio 2)

    Guionista: Alphonse Daudet

    Fecha de emisión: 1971-02-03

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

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    Le Noeud de vipères (Episodio 3)

    Fecha de emisión: 1971-04-07

    Duración: 50 min

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

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    La Chartreuse de Parme (Episodio 4)

    Guionista: Stendhal

    Fecha de emisión: 1971-11-17

    Duración: 75 min

    Sinopsis: 'The Charterhouse of Parma' by Stendhal.

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    Du côté de chez Swann (Episodio 5)

    Guionista: Marcel Proust

    Fecha de emisión: 1971-12-22

    Sinopsis: 'Swann's Way' by Marcel Proust.

  • Poster for A la recherche du temps perdu

    A la recherche du temps perdu (Episodio 6)

    Guionista: Marcel Proust

    Fecha de emisión: 1971-12-22

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: 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.

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    Martin Eden (Episodio 7)

    Guionista: Jack London

    Fecha de emisión: 1972-01-24

    Duración: 51 min

    Sinopsis: '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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    Le portrait de Socrate (Episodio 8)

    Fecha de emisión: 1972-01-26

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: The portrait of Socrates.

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    L'exode (Episodio 9)

    Fecha de emisión: 1972-02-23

    Sinopsis: The biblical Book of Exodus.

  • Poster for Les Souffrances du jeune Werther

    Les Souffrances du jeune Werther (Episodio 10)

    Guionista: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    Fecha de emisión: 1972-03-22

    Duración: 60 min

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

  • Poster for L'île mystérieuse

    L'île mystérieuse (Episodio 11)

    Guionista: Jules Verne

    Fecha de emisión: 1972-04-15

    Sinopsis: 'The Mysterious Island' by Jules Verne.

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    L'Enfance de Gorky (Episodio 12)

    Guionista: Maxim Gorky

    Fecha de emisión: 1972-04-26

    Duración: 55 min

    Sinopsis: 'My Childhood' by Maxim Gorky.

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    Gargantua (Episodio 13)

    Guionista: François Rabelais

    Fecha de emisión: 1972-05-24

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: 'Gargantua' by François Rabelais.

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    Jude l'Obscur (Episodio 14)

    Guionista: Thomas Hardy

    Fecha de emisión: 1972-07-26

    Duración: 30 min

    Sinopsis: 'Jude the obscure' by Thomas Hardy.

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    Robinson Crusoe (Episodio 15)

    Guionista: Daniel Defoe

    Fecha de emisión: 1972-12-20

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: 'Robinson Crusoe' by Daniel Defoe.

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    Histoire de la Révolution (Episodio 16)

    Guionista: Jules Michelet

    Fecha de emisión: 1973-07-30

    Sinopsis: 'History of the Revolution' by Jules Michelet.

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    Alice aux pays des merveilles (Episodio 17)

    Guionista: Lewis Carroll

    Fecha de emisión: 1973-12-28

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: '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!

Les Cent Livres des Hommes

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