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These TV series are a must for anyone interested in the past of the French cinema. Bertrand Tavernier ,perhaps the most important French director alive and a scholar, tells us about his fantastic voyage through the cinema of his homeland,from the thirties to the early seventies ,when he became a great director himself ("L'Horloger De Saint-Paul",1974)and thus went down in its history.These ten episodes deal with the greatest names of the French seventh art :directors, screenwriters,musicians,actors and actresses ,etc..

The first two episodes were theatrically released and hailed by the critics ; but even with a three-hour+ documentary ,the director -and the audience - felt that too many names ,famous or unsung ,were unfairly overlooked ;thus , adding 8 épisodes ,he does all the great names justice ;make no mistakes, it's not only the intellectual cinema (which is too often the French cinema trademark and makes the foreign audiences take to their heals ) but also and mainly the popular movies ;and many artists ,who were dismissed as unhip by a snob intelligentsia ,are restored to favor .

"Les Enfants Du Paradis" ,"Pepe Le Moko", "Le Salaire De La Peur" , "Hiroshima Mon Amour " are here,but so are less famous works .

A TV series to cherish ,to watch over and over again ......

(for further details ,see each episode page)

If you are not already knowledgeable about French film history, then this one is likely to pass over your head. It is more an illustrated lecture by an experienced instructor than an introduction to the subject. Scorsese's film about Italian cinema is a similar project that is considerably more effective for the layperson. However, if you already are a fan of Jean Renoir, Jean Gabin, Jacques Becker, and other heroes of French cinema, then you will probably enjoy this a lot.