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France - French Connection (2003)

Subject

French studies; Politics & government; Sociology

Made in 2002, this documentary reveals the failure of Muslim integration in France, and the tensions which came to the fore in the riots of autumn 2004. Contains archive footage. 22 minutes.

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Avalanches: Causes, Impacts and Management (2014)

Subject

Geography

Filmed in Chamonix in the French Alps, this clip looks at the risks posed by avalanches and the combination of factors that contribute to the avalanche hazard. It then goes on to explore the ways in which...

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Fighting to Fish / Un Siecle de Lutte (2004)

Director

Charles Menzies

Subject

Languages; Social sciences

Adapted from Dr. Charles Menzie’s book ‘Red Flags and Lace Coiffes’, this film uses animated archival images to tell the turbulent history of industrialisation and resistance over the last century in...

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Our Great Ally France 1938-1940 (1987)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 35 minutes), £60.00

Takes as its theme the question of how France was treated in the newsreels as an ally of Great Britain - during the last year of peace and the first year of World War II, as a potential, then an actual, and...

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Internet: Pirates Under Attack (2009)

Subject

French studies; Information technology; Law; Technology

A television debate on the controversial French Creation and Content Bill to disconnect people caught downloading content illegally. Broadcast on France 24 on 10 March 2009, the day before it went before the...

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World According to Monsanto, The (2009)

aka: Monde Selon Monsanto, Le

Director

Marie-Monique Robin

Subject

Agriculture; Business studies; Environmental science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 109 minutes), 14.99 euros

Present in forty-six countries, Monsanto has become the world leader in genetically modified crops, as well as becoming one of the most controversial companies in industrial history. Since its foundation in...

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Diatoms: Life in Glass Houses (2012)

Director

Christian Sardet

Producer

Christian Sardet

Subject

Biology

Shows diatoms, a phyloplankton which uses photosynthesis to produce a significant proportion of the planet’s oxygen. (5 minutes)

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Dior and I (2015)

Director

Frédéric Tcheng

Producer

Frédéric Tcheng

Subject

Design

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 mins), £9.99

Documentary. A behind-the-scenes look at the Christian Dior fashion house focusing on the creation of Raf Simons’ first haute couture collection as its new artistic director.

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Home (2009)

Director

Yann Arthus-Bernard

Subject

Earth Science; Geography

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 98 minutes), £12.99

Featuring aerial footage from 54 countries, HOME is an ecological documentary film by French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand which attempts to make a case for the planet as a single living organism which,...

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David Starkey - Monarchy Series 3 (2006)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 300 minutes), £19.99

David Starkey’s third series examining the relationship of the English Monarchy with the people, laws, and land throughout history. Programme 1. THE RETURN OF THE KING. Starting in 1660 with the return...

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