Un Monde Sans Pitié

From peanuts and pollen to cats and dust mites, allergy rates are soaring dramatically all over the globe. Experts are predicting that by 2050, one in two will suffer from an allergy. Why are our immune systems overreacting in this way?

Set during the largely unexplored period immediately following World War II, the film follows a group of mostly Jewish Parisians who attempt to restart their lives and rekindle their capacity for happiness in the shadow of unspeakable horrors. Variety called it "thoroughly charming. Sad, gentle, and funny in the best French tradition of high quality cinema." A film by Marcelo Gomes

For generations, we have believed that man is driven by ruthless self-interest. But over the past decade, this idea has been increasingly challenged. New research from fields as diverse as political science, psychology, sociology and experimental economics is forcing us to rethink human actions and motivation. ‘The Altruism Revolution’ examines the scientific reasons behind the call for a more caring society.

For several years, the Atlantic shipyards in Saint-Nazaire have been implementing a new work organization in order to reduce production costs. The principle is to make massive use of subcontracting and temporary workers. While the world's largest cruise ship, the Queen Mary 2, is being built, shipyard employees tell us how they are experiencing this organized insecurity. What consequences does this reorganization have on an individual and collective level? What changes does it imply in the conditions and relationships at work?

A New World is an inventory of 112 streets, roads and alleys (first part) and 14 squares and squares (second part) of the Bois de Vincennes in Paris.

The wandering of a young man of about twenty years, Cyrille Dupuis, who seeks a reason to live, by cotering situations and characters each time disappointing.

Documentary on cinema of the 'belle époque' (1900-1920), commissioned by Cinématheque Française. Assemblage of 154 film extracts gives a kaleidoscope of emotions and situations bearing witness to the history of cinema from that period.

Lamine and Boris live in a working-class neighbourhood in the north of France. One is looking for somewhere to live, the other for a job. To kill time, they wander around and take us to somewhere called Les Brigodes, a chic ghetto. They question the notion of space for power, self-determination and freedom, and for the space of an escape they make possible the existence of an unconstrained political discourse.

In a totally isolated rainforest. A group of 5 boys take a long walk to meet a mysterious healer. Following an injury they find themselves stranded on the edge of a river with strong current. On the other side of the river they see a rather strange camp that seems occupied by 3 girls. It is absolutely impossible to cross and communicate...

Between rain and clearer spells, in the footsteps of Ozu in today’s Japan, people met, wordless encounters… Also some seismic events, a trembling of the ground which does not interrupt the course of the film. And just for the sake of a story: a forgotten umbrella in a hotel room.

A controversial documentary made for the 1995's edition of the "Rencontres d'Arles", focusing on the japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki.

For the past fifteen years, the acceleration of technological progress has lead to unthinkable feats. Allowing amputees to walk again thanks to a bionic prosthesis or having a job interview with a robot is no longer science fiction. Technology is everywhere. It governs our social interactions and even intrudes into our bodies. But how far are we willing to let our machines go? It is this recurring issue, at the origin of many utopian works, that is addressed in this movie by Philippe Borrel.

The phenomenon took everyone by surprise. In the span of three years, despite the mixed reception from the press upon its release in 2011, the Tuche family, a group of eccentric unemployed individuals, found a place in the hearts of the audience. With over eight million viewers during the television broadcast of the first installment and 4.6 million box office admissions for the second part, it became the biggest French success of 2016. The Tuche family has become a phenomenon. Word of mouth gave the film a second life beyond theaters, turning this tribe into the most popular family in French cinema.

The "Uberisation" of the world is upon us, as we’re all aware. But it might be only a foretaste of what awaits us in the near future: will it be an unprecedented disruption in the history of mankind or quite simply the end of most of the working population? Unlike the industrial changes of the last two centuries, the huge shift of the 21st century deals with the brain, and its playground is the services and tertiary sectors. What will the consequences be for employment over the next ten years? "A Jobless World?" offers an investigation into the genesis of this new world.

September 1954. A wave of UFO sightings sweeps over France. In America, a propaganda of a Soviet invasion is spread around. In a Québec countryside, Mr. Edmond, a bullfrog hunter, on the way to meet his friend, Ti-Paul, and his trusty dog, Bobby, are suddenly faced by a flying saucer from which emerges aliens. In a hazy forest, Lorette, the mayor's daughter, and her best friend, Yvonne, are stalked by strange glowing spheres. They are immersed in a temporal fall. The above scenario inspired by SF classics of the 50's was filmed in Stereoscopic 3D.

Thirty-year-old Émilie, as spontaneous as she is clumsy, screws up all her job interviews one after the other. Under pressure, harassed by the owner of her rental apartment, she puts a lot of hope in a new interview which she has managed to secure for this afternoon. But in a near future, where social demands are no longer exactly the same, nothing happens as planned.