André Castelot
Writing
Biography
André Castelot, born André Storms (23 January 1911, Antwerp – 18 July 2004, Neuilly-sur-Seine), was a French writer and scriptwriter born in Belgium. He was the son of the Symbolist painter Maurice Chabas and Gabrielle Storms-Castelot (née Gabrielle Alice Castelot), and the brother of the film actor Jacques Castelot. He wrote more than one hundred books, mostly biographies of famous people. Source: Article "André Castelot" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Champs-Elysées
Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.
Apostrophes
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Samedi soir
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30 millions d'amis
From Bonaparte to Casanova, history is cast in the light of famous escapes from various European countries.
the famous escapes
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Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
This French TV series from the 1950s and 60s explored historical events using dramatic reenactments, bringing history to life for its viewers.
The camera explores time
A woman is detained at La Conciergerie. She's 37 but her hair are already white. She's suffering from terrible haemorraghe. Her name is Marie-Antoinette of Lorraine, from Austria, and she's living her last four days.
The Austrian
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Les Énigmes de l'Histoire
The story of Napoleon 1st's long-awaited son, born in 1911. He spent his childhood in the Tuileries, before being separated from his father and taken in and raised by his grandfather, Emperor Francis, who made him an Austrian prince.
Napoléon II, the Eagle
The writer and philosopher Voltaire decides to take action when he hears of a case of a man being tortured after being accused of murdering his son.