Summary Sandrine Voillet tells how the city embraced technology (the Lumiere Bros, Louis Renault and the Metro), counter-culture (Picasso, Josephine Baker and Serge Gainsbourg) and immigration to preserve its reputation as lighthouse city to the world. But it was not plain sailing: resistance to modernisation, the Occupation and rioting in the Banlieue tell a darker story and reveal problems unresolved to this day. Along the way, Sandrine meets Picasso's grandson and Jane Birkin.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Jane Birkin Delphine Chanéac Sandrine Voillet Frédéric Vaysse-Knitter
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Jul 9, 2007
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Filming locations : Paris, France
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Summary Sandrine Voillet tells how the city embraced technology (the Lumiere Bros, Louis Renault and the Metro), counter-culture (Picasso, Josephine Baker and Serge Gainsbourg) and immigration to preserve its reputation as lighthouse city to the world. But it was not plain sailing: resistance to modernisation, the Occupation and rioting in the Banlieue tell a darker story and reveal problems unresolved to this day. Along the way, Sandrine meets Picasso's grandson and Jane Birkin.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Jul 9, 2007
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Filming locations : Paris, France
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
