TGV, génie français du rail

Nov 28, 2022

★ 7.5

Overview

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

RMC Films

RMC Production

RMC Découverte

Mediawan Thematics

TGV, génie français du rail Trailers

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Olivier Jankovic

Self - TGV program manager, 1982-2000

François Lacôte

Self - Vice-president, Grande Vitesse Alstom

Laurent Jarsalé

Self - Project director, TGV M

David Goeres

Self - Aerodynamics engineer, SNCF

Éliane Allain

Self - Consultant editor, Railway Gazette International

Murray Hughes

Self - Historian

Clive Lamming

Self - TGV project manager, 1976-1981

Jean-Marie Metzler

Self (archive footage)

Jacques Cooper

Self (archive footage)

Jean Bertin

Self (archive footage)

Georges Pompidou

Self - Honorary engineer, SNCF Réseau

Christian Courtois

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.

6.7

All Quiet on the Western Front

Nov 14, 1979

At the start of World War I, Paul Baumer is a young German patriot, eager to fight. Indoctrinated with propaganda at school, he and his friends eagerly sign up for the army soon after graduation. But when the horrors of war soon become too much to bear, and as his friends die or become gravely wounded, Paul questions the sanity of fighting over a few hundreds yards of war-torn countryside.

6.7

The Arrow

Jan 12, 1997

The story of the Avro Arrow, the world's fastest fighter plane built in 1950's Canada, and how the project was dropped due to political pressure from the United States.

2.8

Writer of O

Apr 1, 2005

Published in Paris in 1954, Story of O was an immediate bestseller and literary scandal: an elegantly written S&M fantasy that had all the hallmarks of being an autobiographical account by the pseudonymous Pauline Réage. In 1994 Dominique Aury, a mild-mannered, dowdy editor for France’s prestigious Gallimard press, revealed her authorship. Pola Rapaport explores Aury's inspiration, recreating the world of '50s literary Paris and setting it against dramatic sequences that bring the infamous book to life. The author as well as various French intellectuals expound on the thorny relationship between sexuality and power, submission and freedom, liberation and non-being.

6.5

Marcello Mastroianni, irrésistiblement libre

Apr 25, 2024

The 1960s opened with La Dolce Vita by Federico Fellini and its unforgettable lead: Marcello Mastroianni. The actor seemed to glide effortlessly through his roles — and through life — as if to say that life is not all that serious, or perhaps that it is far too serious not to be laughed at. But what kind of man was hiding behind the actor with the handsome, boyish looks, who appeared so gentle and nonchalant?

0.0

Paris Story

Sep 20, 2014

Who has not dreamed of embracing the city of Paris from the sky? Fly and explore the exceptional places that have shaped and are shaping the history of Paris: Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame de Paris, the Louvre, the Bastille, Invalides, the Opera ... Far from the clichés of postcards out of marked routes by travel guides, this new film invites viewers to an exceptional private tour of the city of Paris. Travel through the centuries and be witnesses of the birth of the City Lights. This new production reveals one of the most influential capitals in the world as you've never seen.

5.0

The Blood of Others

Aug 25, 1984

In the German-occupied Paris, Helene is torn between the love for her boyfriend Jean, working for the resistance and the German administrator Bergmann, who will do anything to gain her affection.

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0.0

Rhin et Danube

Jan 1, 1948

A documentary produced by the French armed forces which chronicles the way of France’s “1ere armée” in the second world war from the days it first crossed the Rhine in March of 1945, through the liberation of a POW-camp in Swabia, until the forces reached the Danube and the Alps at the end of the war and the day French troops marched in the victory parade in Berlin.

6.0

Vivante(s)

Mar 5, 2024

No overview available.

0.0

End of an Era

Mar 31, 1962

A documentary on the passing of the steam locomotive as the primary means of transportation in the United States

0.0

A Railroad at Work

Jan 1, 1942

A documentary on railroads doing their daily tasks created by trhe The Milwaukee Railroad

10.0

Last Room

Jul 6, 2011

Made in Japan, Last Room is both fiction and documentary. The occupants of the love-hotels and capsule-hotels tell their own intimate, dreamlike stories, interspersed with journeys through the archipelago's landscapes. Soon, these personal stories resonate with a collective history: that of Gunkanjima, the abandoned ghost island of Nagasaki, and then that of Japan as a whole.

8.0

Antoine de Caunes : la vie rêvée d'un enfant du rock

Nov 25, 2025

Documentary on Antoine de Caunes, a French television presenter, comedian, actor, journalist, writer and film director.

7.0

Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard

Mar 4, 1967

Unwilling to marry, Silvia poses as a maid in order to meet the man she is to marry incognito. This will allow her to study the character and behaviour of her fiancé. But the young man resorts to the same stratagem...

5.8

Across the Lake

Sep 4, 1988

Starring Anthony Hopkins as speed king Donald Campbell. Set in 1967, Campbell broke the 300mph water speed barrier in his beloved Bluebird K7.

10.0

Rodez

Nov 1, 2017

An exploration of Rodez Cathedral and its stained glass windows: praying figures and scientific imagery. A study on color, repetition and flickering consisting of 292 photographs.

10.0

The End Of The Line: Rochester's Subway

May 1, 1995

"The End of the Line - Rochester's Subway" tells the little-known story of the rail line that operated in a former section of the Erie Canal from 1927 until its abandonment in 1956. Produced in 1994 by filmmakers Fredrick Armstrong and James P. Harte, the forty-five minute documentary recounts the tale of an American city's bumpy ride through the Twentieth Century, from the perspective of a little engine that could, but didn't. The film has since been rereleased (2005) and now contains the main feature with special portions that were added as part of the rereleased version. These include a look at the only surviving subway car from the lines and a Phantom tun through the tunnels in their abandoned state, among others, for a total of 90 minutes of unique and well preserved historical information.

8.0

Où sont les noirs ?

Mar 18, 2020

French actors Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Aïssa Maïga, Sonia Rolland, Deborah Lukumuena, Marie-France Malonga, Gary Dourdan and others speak up on the reality of black actors in the French movie industry.

7.5

Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

Dec 24, 2022

The portrait of a woman who remembers. Sheila tells the story of Sheila, without concessions or evasions. Her childhood, her parents, her beginnings, the rumors, her love affairs, her marriage, her son, her successes, her farewells, her return, her mourning. The journey of an extraordinary popular icon who never stopped fighting. The courage of an artist who never gives up. "Sheila, toutes ces vies-là" is also a journey through time. 60 years of pop music, punctuated by numerous archives, personal films, timeless hits and illustrations by Marc-Antoine Coulon. But also 60 years of fashion, through a legendary wardrobe (her TV show outfits) that Sheila invites us to rediscover.

0.0

Maastricht, 30 ans après

Feb 5, 2022

No overview available.

Cast

Narrator (voice)

Olivier Jankovic

Self - TGV program manager, 1982-2000

François Lacôte

Self - Vice-president, Grande Vitesse Alstom

Laurent Jarsalé

Self - Project director, TGV M

David Goeres

Self - Aerodynamics engineer, SNCF

Éliane Allain

Self - Consultant editor, Railway Gazette International

Murray Hughes

Self - Historian

Clive Lamming

Self - TGV project manager, 1976-1981

Jean-Marie Metzler

Self (archive footage)

Jacques Cooper

Self (archive footage)

Jean Bertin

Self (archive footage)

Georges Pompidou

Self - Honorary engineer, SNCF Réseau

TGV, génie français du rail

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

TGV, génie français du rail Trailers

Cast

Olivier Jankovic

François Lacôte

Laurent Jarsalé

David Goeres

Éliane Allain

Murray Hughes

Clive Lamming

Jean-Marie Metzler

Jacques Cooper

Jean Bertin

Georges Pompidou

Christian Courtois

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End of an Era

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The End Of The Line: Rochester's Subway

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Maastricht, 30 ans après

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The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

All Quiet on the Western Front

The Arrow

Writer of O

Marcello Mastroianni, irrésistiblement libre

Paris Story

The Blood of Others

Rhin et Danube

Vivante(s)

End of an Era

A Railroad at Work

Last Room

Antoine de Caunes : la vie rêvée d'un enfant du rock

Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard

Across the Lake

Rodez

The End Of The Line: Rochester's Subway

Où sont les noirs ?

Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

Maastricht, 30 ans après

TGV, génie français du rail Trailers

Cast

Olivier Jankovic

François Lacôte

Laurent Jarsalé

David Goeres

Éliane Allain

Murray Hughes

Clive Lamming

Jean-Marie Metzler

Jacques Cooper

Jean Bertin

Georges Pompidou

Christian Courtois