About this season
This collection brings together short reports, from about 6 to 13 minutes in length, on every aspect of France's regional, cultural and artistic life during the 60s and 70s, offering other nations a comprehensive outline of French society.
Episodes (5)
1. Chroniques de France N° 1
Aired 1 January 1964
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45. Chroniques de France N° 45
Aired 13 January 1973
51. Chroniques de France N° 51
Aired 18 January 1969
77. Chroniques de France N° 77
Aired 8 January 1972
This 4-part film covers the "Abstrels" of artist Jacques Potin (dir: Bernard Queysanne); Paul Gauguin in Tahiti (dir: Jean-Daniel Simon); the visit of a silversmith's workshop (dir: Jacques Scandelari); and the theatrical burlesque troupe "Jérôme Savary's Magic Circus" (dir: Claire Denis).
87. Chroniques de France N° 87
Aired 16 January 1969
This 4-part film covers a visit to the Mont St. Michel monastery in Normandy, North Western France (dir: Max Gérard); an archetypal library concept for kids in Clamart (dir: Claire Denis); an ancient tapestries exhibit in Lyon (dir: Carlos Vilardebó); and the game of pétanque, a form of lawn bowling (dir: Jean-Daniel Simon).