Documentary series about Parisian history. Sandrine Voillet tells how the city embraced technology, counter-culture and immigration.
Art historian Sandrine Voillet tells the story of Paris in the 20th century. How it embraced technology (the Lumiere brothers, Louis Renault and the Metro), counter-culture (Picasso, Josephine Baker and Serge Gainsbourg) and immigration to preserve its reputation as a lighthouse city for the world.
But it was not plain sailing. Resistance to modernisation, the Nazi occupation of France and rioting in the banlieues tell a darker story and reveal problems that remain unresolved. Along the way, Sandrine meets Picasso鈥檚 grandson and Jane Birkin.
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Cy Coleman
Parisienne Woman
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Sandrine Voillet |
Producer | Mark Harrison |