Un siècle d'écrivains (1995)

Genre

documentary television program

Country

France

Length

2 seasons, 2 episodes

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This French documentary series profiles one writer from the 20th century per episode. Each 52 minute film was made by a different director and production company. The series ran on France 3 from 1995 to 2001 and was hosted by Bernard Rapp.

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What happens

Un siècle d'écrivains ("a century of writers") was a French series of television documentary films aired on France 3 between 1995 and 2001. A total of 257 documentaries were made, each focusing on a writer active during the 20th century. The series was initiated by France 3's program director Jean-Pierre Cottet in the spring of 1994. Each episode was independently produced by different production companies and directors, restricted to a running time of 52 minutes. The episodes were presented by Bernard Rapp. The series ended with a special episode about Antoine Chuquet, an imaginary writer made up by the producers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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