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	Title	Author	Year	Subtitles	Length	Rating
Documentary looking at the role played by Président Mitterrand in the re-unification of Germany. 1	1989, l'Elysée au pied du mur	Arte	2009		100 mins	Like (0 likes)
2	Albert Camus - Un combat contre l'absurde	Olivier Todd	0	French	82 mins	Like (0 likes)
3	Arte Cahier De Souvenirs 10/12/2008		2008		89 mins	Like (0 likes)
On how artists of all times took inspiration from works in the Louvre Museum. 4	Au Louvre Avec Les Maîtres	Richard Copans	0		45 mins	Like (0 likes)
An eloquent inventory of Burma, commented on by the most famous prisoner of conscience in the world, whose detention has been extended. 5	Aung San Suu Kyi : Prisonnière en Birmanie	Arte	2009		60 mins	Like (0 likes)
6	Cinema! Cinema!		2007	English	60 mins	Like (0 likes)
A documentary on film by major filmmaker and poet Jean Cocteau 7	Cocteau on Film		0	English	60 mins	Like (0 likes)
The Congo River flows over 4,000 km across Africa. This long journey begins in his mouth and slowly back to its source. On the shore, residents, merchants, travelers, fishermen, soldiers and rebels, women and children have adapted their lifestyle to that of rivers. 8	Congo River, au-delà des Ténèbres	Arte	2009	French	117 mins	Like (0 likes)
How do we learn to live with others and their wishes? Director Nicolas Philibert poses this question in a village schoolhouse in Auvergne, where Georges Lopez teaches 13 children, ages ranging from about four to 12. Against a landscape of mountains and farmland, from driving snow to rain to sun, the children gather in Lopez's warm and colorful classroom, to read, write dictation, cook, and sort things out. 9	Être et avoir	Nicolas Philibert	2002	English	104 mins	Like (0 likes)
10	Eurografters - France	BBC	0		30 mins	Like (0 likes)
11	Gabin - Gueule d'amour	Michel Viotte	0		81 mins	Like (0 likes)
A Stunning Visual Portrayal of Earth.With aerial footage from 54 countries, Home is a depiction of how the Earth's problems are all interlinked. 12	Home	Yann Arthus-Bertrand	2009		95 mins	Like (0 likes)
From the testimony of four members of the commando who abducted and executed Aldo Moro in 1978, Mosco Boucault Levi tells the story of the Red Brigades. A captivating film on the movement of the iconic 1970s in Italy. 13	Ils Etaient les Brigades Rouges	Arte	2011	French	140 mins	Like (0 likes)
14	Impresionnisme - Les Origines		0		45 mins	Like (0 likes)
Nicholas Hulot presents two short documentaires on the Himalayas. He first from the North West of India explores the geography and the people of the region. The second looks at the lives of the 'Honey Hunters' in Nepal. 15	L'Himalaya	Nicholas Hulot	0		97 mins	Like (0 likes)
Using historical footage this documentary explains the concept of the 'personalisation of politics'. 16	La démocratie des Moi	Bernard George	2009		52 mins	Like (0 likes)
The story of how power has been harnessed from wind, steam and from inside the atom. 17	La fabuleuse histoire de la science - Can We Have Unlimited Power?	BBC	2011		60 mins	Like (0 likes)
Michael Mosley tells how scientists came to explain the diversity of life on earth. 18	La fabuleuse histoire de la science - How Did We Get Here?	BBC	2011		60 mins	Like (0 likes)
How we came to understand our planet was not at the centre of everything in the cosmos. 19	La fabuleuse histoire de la science - What Is Out There?	BBC	2011		60 mins	Like (0 likes)
How atomic theories and concepts of quantum physics underpin modern technology. 20	La fabuleuse histoire de la science - What is the World Made Of?	BBC	2011		60 mins	Like (0 likes)
In March 2008, French journalist Marie-Monique Robin released the results of her three years of research worldwide into the multinational biotechnology corpaoration - Monsanto. 21	Le monde selon Monsanto	Marie-Monique Robin	2008		108 mins	Like (0 likes)
In The Beckoning Silence, Joe Simpson--whose amazing battle for survival featured in the multi-award winning "Touching the Void"--travels to the treacherous North Face of the Eiger to tell the story of one of mountaineerings most epic tragedies. 22	Le Silence Beckoning	Arte	2007	French	75 mins	Like (0 likes)
A Documentary looking at the rise of The Beatles using rare footage and interviews. 23	Les Beatles		2005		58 mins	Like (0 likes)
programme about climate change. 24	Les Guerres du Climat - Changements Climatiques	Gauthier Bonneville	2008		92 mins	Like (0 likes)
3 Fench male humourists and excellent funny actors in different sketches 25	Les Inconnus		0		90 mins	Like (0 likes)
Series looking at objects of the twentieth century . Dolly 26	Les Objets du XXème Siècle - Dolly	Hilton McConnico	2000		2 mins	Like (0 likes)
Series looking at objects of the twentieth century . Highway 27	Les Objets du XXème Siècle - L'autoroute	Darius Khondji	2000		2 mins	Like (0 likes)
Series looking at objects of the twentieth century . The Aircraft 28	Les Objets du XXème Siècle - L'avion	Julia Kristeva	2000		3 mins	Like (0 likes)
Series looking at objects of the twentieth century . Ultrasound 29	Les Objets du XXème Siècle - L'échographe	René Frydman	2000		2 mins	Like (0 likes)
Series looking at objects of the twentieth century . The Helicopter 30	Les Objets du XXème Siècle - L'hélicoptère	Gilbert Trigano	2000		3 mins	Like (0 likes)
Series looking at objects of the twentieth century . The purpose 31	Les Objets du XXème Siècle - L'objet	Jean Baudrillard	2000		3 mins	Like (0 likes)
Series looking at objects of the twentieth century . The 2 CV 32	Les Objets du XXème Siècle - La 2 CV	Agnès Varda	2000		2 mins	Like (0 likes)
Series looking at objects of the twentieth century . The B.D. 33	Les Objets du XXème Siècle - La B.D.	Olivier Todd	2000		2 mins	Like (0 likes)
Series looking at objects of the twentieth century . Chip 34	Les Objets du XXème Siècle - La carte à puce	Radu Mihaileanu	2000		2 mins	Like (0 likes)
Series looking at objects of the twentieth century . The Hi-Fi 35	Les Objets du XXème Siècle - La chaîne Hi-Fi	Etienne Chatiliez	2000		3 mins	Like (0 likes)
Series looking at objects of the twentieth century . The Hammer and Sickle 36	Les Objets du XXème Siècle - La faucille et le marteau	Denis Defforey	2000		2 mins	Like (0 likes)
Series looking at objects of the twentieth century . The Zipper 37	Les Objets du XXème Siècle - La fermeture éclair	Patrice Leconte	2000		3 mins	Like (0 likes)
Series looking at objects of the twentieth century . The Rocket 38	Les Objets du XXème Siècle - La fusée	Gilbert Bécaud	2000		2 mins	Like (0 likes)
Series looking at objects of the twentieth century . The Electric Guitar 39	Les Objets du XXème Siècle - La guitare électrique	Charl Elie	2000		2 mins	Like (0 likes)
Series looking at objects of the twentieth century . The Kalashnikov 40	Les Objets du XXème Siècle - La kalachnikov	Jorge Semprun	2000		3 mins	Like (0 likes)
Series looking at objects of the twentieth century . The Contact Lens 41	Les Objets du XXème Siècle - La lentille de contact	Eric Vigner	2000		2 mins	Like (0 likes)
Series looking at objects of the twentieth century . The Wristwatch 42	Les Objets du XXème Siècle - La montre bracelet	Patrick Frey	2000		2 mins	Like (0 likes)
Series looking at objects of the twentieth century . The Condom 43	Les Objets du XXème Siècle - La préservatif	Jean-Claude Dreyfus	2000		2 mins	Like (0 likes)
Series looking at objects of the twentieth century . Carbon 14 44	Les Objets du XXème Siècle - Le carbone 14	Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie	2000		2 mins	Like (0 likes)
Series looking at objects of the twentieth century . The Bra 45	Les Objets du XXème Siècle - Le soutien-gorge	Chantal Thomass	2000		2 mins	Like (0 likes)
Series looking at objects of the twentieth century . The Transistor 46	Les Objets du XXème Siècle - Le transistor	Jérôme Savary	2000		2 mins	Like (0 likes)
In French but can be interesting to watch for all levels if interested in painting 47	Manet - Regards sur la Peinture	DB Arts Films	2000		56 mins	Like (0 likes)
This was a very human account of the lives and deaths of Marie Antoinette and Louis the XVI focusing primarily on Marie. It is an account of their lives from birth to death and the circumstances leading to the downfall of the French monarchy. 48	Marie Antoinette	David Grubin	2006		96 mins	Like (0 likes)
Intimate portrait of the scientist and Nobel Prize winner. 49	Marie Curie, au-delà du mythe	Arte	2011	English	60 mins	Like (0 likes)
A very good documentary about the icon of Hollywood, Marilyn Monroe. This documentary takes the viewer to Marilyn's life full of glamour and private despair. 50	Marilyn, dernières séances	Patrick Jeudy	2008		90 mins	Like (0 likes)
en French women of foreign origin take the stage for the first time and tell their story. They are aged between 40 to 74, it is their first adventure in theater and they take this opportunity to share their experiences and their relatives to the general public by answering questions as "how can we be French? " 51	Nos ancêtres les Gauloises	TV 5 Monnde	2011		60 mins	Like (0 likes)
A documentary charting the rise of piratering in the modern world. 52	Pirates Les Nouveaux Brigands des mers du Monde	Arte	2008		55 mins	Like (0 likes)
Director Alain Cavalier describes his beloved Paris through portraits of various women 53	Portraits d'Alain Cavalier	Alain Cavalier	0		125 mins	Like (0 likes)
France in 2005, Greece in 2008, China in 2010. Urban riots have become a global phenomenon. Is there a common thread between them? What do they say about our society? What do the rioters? "Thema" gives voice to a young angry. 54	Révoltes urbaines : au delà des préjugés ?	Arte	2010	French	104 mins	Like (0 likes)
Documentary about the S-21 genocide prison in Phnom Penh with interviews of prisoners and guards. On the search for reasons why this could have happened. 55	S-21, la machine de mort Khmère rouge	Rithy Panh	2003	French	101 mins	Like (0 likes)
A young woman is found brutally murdered and dumped in a skip. 56	Spiral Series 1 Episode 01	Philippe Triboit	2005	English	50 mins	Like (0 likes)
French crime thriller series. Laure Berthaud's team investigate the murder of a baby. 57	Spiral Series 1 Episode 02	Philippe Triboit	2005	English	50 mins	Like (0 likes)
The body of a well-known businessman is found charred to death in his home. 58	Spiral Series 1 Episode 03	Philippe Triboit	2005	English	50 mins	Like (0 likes)
The web of names involved in the brutal murder of Elina Andrescu widens. 59	Spiral Series 1 Episode 04	Philippe Triboit	2005	English	50 mins	Like (0 likes)
Elina Andrescu's missing sister Sophia is found in a freezer. 60	Spiral Series 1 Episode 05	Philippe Triboit	2005	English	50 mins	Like (0 likes)
Pierre Clemente initiates divorce proceedings from his wife. 61	Spiral Series 1 Episode 06	Philippe Triboit	2005	English	50 mins	Like (0 likes)
Pierre Clemente finally resolves to have his friend Benoit Faye arrested. 62	Spiral Series 1 Episode 07	Philippe Triboit	2005	English	50 mins	Like (0 likes)
Benoit Faye is in intensive care following an assassination attempt. 63	Spiral Series 1 Episode 08	Philippe Triboit	2005	English	50 mins	Like (0 likes)
A charred corpse leads Berthaud's police team to the door of lawyer Josephine Karlsson. 64	Spiral Series 2 Episode 01	Alexandra Clert	2008	English	50 mins	Like (0 likes)
Laure is disciplined for her use of force on a suspect and comes into conflict with Clement over his compromising newspaper interview. 65	Spiral Series 2 Episode 02	Alexandra Clert	2009		50 mins	Like (0 likes)
Laure's net is closing in on Aziz, but she still has to call in a favour from Roban. 66	Spiral Series 2 Episode 03	Gilles Bannier	2008	English	50 mins	Like (0 likes)
Rachid is dead, causing problems for both Karlsson and the police. 67	Spiral Series 2 Episode 04	Gilles Bannier	2008	English	50 mins	Like (0 likes)
Samy arrives from Special Branch to help with the investigation into the Larbi family. 68	Spiral Series 2 Episode 05	Philippe Venault	2008	English	50 mins	Like (0 likes)
Samy goes deep undercover with the Larbi gang, and the police are closing in on Aziz. 69	Spiral Series 2 Episode 06	Philippe Venault	2008	English	50 mins	Like (0 likes)
Samy's undercover mission nears its conclusion. Is Samy really who he says he is? 70	Spiral Series 2 Episode 07	Philippe Triboit	2008	English	50 mins	Like (0 likes)
As the police sting reaches its endgame, the stakes are incredibly high for Samy. 71	Spiral Series 2 Episode 08	Alexandra Clert	2008	English	50 mins	Like (0 likes)
When the mutilated body of a woman is found, police captain Laure Berthaud investigates. .. 72	Spiral Series 3: The Butcher of La Villette Episode 01	Alexandra Clert Guy-Patrick Sainderichin	2010	English	55 mins	Like (0 likes)
With a second girl reported missing, police take in another suspect. . 73	Spiral Series 3: The Butcher of La Villette Episode 02	Alexandra Clert Guy-Patrick Sainderichin	2010	English	55 mins	Like (0 likes)
With the second body identified, police delve into the depths of the Paris underworld. . 74	Spiral Series 3: The Butcher of La Villette Episode 03	Alexandra Clert Guy-Patrick Sainderichin	2010	English	55 mins	Like (0 likes)
Police struggle to hold on to their suspect after he is hospitalised. . 75	Spiral Series 3: The Butcher of La Villette Episode 04	Alexandra Clert Guy-Patrick Sainderichin	2010	English	55 mins	Like (0 likes)
Police manage to get the suspect remanded in custody, but revelations threaten their case. . 76	Spiral Series 3: The Butcher of La Villette Episode 05	Alexandra Clert Guy-Patrick Sainderichin	2010	English	55 mins	Like (0 likes)
With the main suspect due to be released, Berthaud's team is now on the back foot. . 77	Spiral Series 3: The Butcher of La Villette Episode 06	Alexandra Clert Guy-Patrick Sainderichin	2010	English	55 mins	Like (0 likes)
In spite of the evidence, Berthaud believes that the Butcher remains at large. . 78	Spiral Series 3: The Butcher of La Villette Episode 07	Alexandra Clert Guy-Patrick Sainderichin	2010	English	55 mins	Like (0 likes)
With new evidence to back Berthaud's theories, Roban asks CID to be involved again. . 79	Spiral Series 3: The Butcher of La Villette Episode 08	Alexandra Clert Guy-Patrick Sainderichin	2010	English	55 mins	Like (0 likes)
Police concentrate their efforts on putting Niko's prostitution ring under surveillance. . 80	Spiral Series 3: The Butcher of La Villette Episode 09	Alexandra Clert Guy-Patrick Sainderichin	2010	English	55 mins	Like (0 likes)
Police tighten their surveillance operation, while the Butcher prepares to strike again. . 81	Spiral Series 3: The Butcher of La Villette Episode 10	Alexandra Clert Guy-Patrick Sainderichin	2010	English	55 mins	Like (0 likes)
Police strive to connect the elusive leader of Niko's prostitution ring and the Butcher. . 82	Spiral Series 3: The Butcher of La Villette Episode 11	Alexandra Clert Guy-Patrick Sainderichin	2010	English	55 mins	Like (0 likes)
Police close in on Niko's prostitution ring, but will Berthaud track the Butcher down? . 83	Spiral Series 3: The Butcher of La Villette Episode 12	Alexandra Clert Guy-Patrick Sainderichin	2010	English	55 mins	Like (0 likes)
An online clue leads the team to the anarchists' squat, but during a raid Thomas Riffaut manages to escape. A plastic bag found at the scene of Cetin's execution provides a vital DNA clue. 84	Spiral Series 4 Episode 10	Jean-Marc Brondolo	2012		54 mins	Like (0 likes)
Kolabi is taken into custody and confronted with the evidence against him for the murder of Cetin. His sim card reveals further clues linking him to Rodi Ozbek and arms dealing. 85	Spiral Series 4 Episode 11	Jean-Marc Brondolo	2012		60 mins	Like (0 likes)
Events reach a dramatic conclusion as the net draws in around Thomas Riffaut and his gang, but departmental in-fighting within the police organisation means that very dangerous loose ends remain on the streets of Paris. 86	Spiral Series 4 Episode 12	Jean-Marc Brondolo	2012		70 mins	Like (0 likes)
A young couple has been spotted carrying the body of a mutilated man into the woods. Captain Laure Berthaud and her team soon discover that the unidentified man has been killed by a home-made bomb. The team is distracted by from their investigation by internal conflict and the appointment of a new commissioner who wants quick results. 87	Spiral Series 4 Episode 1	Jean-Marc Brondolo	2012		52 mins	Like (0 likes)
Laure and her team are on the trail of Sophie Mazerat, a student whose car has been traced to the dumping of the bomb-damaged body, and arrest her at the university. Karlsson's attempts to have Moussa Kone freed from detention are hindered when Thomas's cell arranges a vicious reprisal attack against the bank which reported him. 88	Spiral Series 4 Episode 2	Jean-Marc Brondolo	2012		50 mins	Like (0 likes)
Berthaud and her team stake out the Turkish restaurant that the Kurdish suicide victim was known to frequent, and uncover what appears to be an organised work crew of illegal immigrants. 89	Spiral Series 4 Episode 3	Jean-Marc Brondolo	2012		50 mins	Like (0 likes)
The autopsy of the Kurd reveals a hidden clue which leads Herville to upgrade the case to the highest priority. Karlsson receives a visit from Special Branch, who attempt to blackmail her into providing information about Thomas Riffaut. 90	Spiral Series 4 Episode 5	Jean-Marc Brondolo	2012		50 mins	Like (0 likes)
At a top-level police meeting called when a youth is shot dead in a drive-by killing, Herville boasts that his unit is already investigating a gun-running case and will have arrests within 24 hours. Karlsson visits Riffaut's new hideout and overhears the gang planning a kidnapping. 91	Spiral Series 4 Episode 6	Jean-Marc Brondolo	2012		50 mins	Like (0 likes)
Berthault and her team are frustrated by new custody laws which ensure the presence of a lawyer during interviews. Gilou is given three days to ensure that the Sarahoui's late licence is approved and Roban is warned that Garnier is using underhand tactics to smear him. 92	Spiral Series 4 Episode 7	Jean-Marc Brondolo	2012		50 mins	Like (0 likes)
When the police raid the Sarahoui's flat, Gilou takes the opportunity to break into their nightclub and retrieve incriminating evidence against him. 93	Spiral Series 4 Episode 8	Jean-Marc Brondolo	2012		50 mins	Like (0 likes)
On learning of Cetin's release from police custody, the Ozbeks suspect him of informing against them and Rodi is ordered to eliminate him, but Rodi's associates have other ideas. Karlsson is called to the police station to answer a traffic offence, but is instead charged with perverting the course of justice. 94	Spiral Series 4 Episode 9	Jean-Marc Brondolo	2012		54 mins	Like (0 likes)
BBC Learning Zone explores the vibrant culture of the French speaking world meeting a whole host of artist bound by one common language. 95	The French Connection	Hiedi Perry	2008	English	60 mins	Like (0 likes)
Documentary about Belgium's greatest boy detective and his creator Herge, as related in a rare taped interview by journalist Numa Sadoul. Featuring groundbreaking animation in which footage of Herge is synchronised to fit the audio interview, plus an interview with Tin Tin expert 96	Tin Tin and Me	BBC 4	2011	English	60 mins	Like (0 likes)
Portrait of a key architect of the Russian Revolution, Lev Bronstein, alias Trotsky, strategist days in October 1917, assassinated in Mexico in 1940 on Stalin's orders. 97	Trotsky	Arte	2009		53 mins	Like (0 likes)
n this frank Oscar winning documentary, the story of a young taxi driver in Afghanistan provides the framework for an examination of unprecedented US government policies that include a rejection of the Geneva Conventions. 98	Un Taxi Pour L'enfer	Alex Gibney	2007		106 mins	Like (0 likes)
Why is there such a variety of skin colors? The programme presents the latest scientific discoveries which were long delayed by racial prejudice. 99	Une question de couleur	Arte	2010	French	60 mins	Like (0 likes)
After the honeymoon in 2008, what are the relations between Europe and the United States? 100	United States of Obama	Stéphanie Kaïm	2010	French	55 mins	Like (0 likes)
A video about Neo-Nazis originating in Sweden provides the starting point of an investigation of extremists' networks in Europe, North America and Russia. Their propaganda is a message of hatred, war and segregation. 101	White Terror	Daniel Schweizer	2005		90 mins	Like (0 likes)

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