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Underwater, down to earth
The portrait of an incredible diver through a dozen stories and four seasons... The film follows the diver Serge Dumont, to an unknown world: the underwater environments of the Rhine and its tributaries.
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A group of boys, aged from 12 to 23, is at a station waiting for the last train. One of them, Sacha, contemplates the heavens and speculates about how the planets move within the universe. Alex, the youngest, conducts a human scale demonstration: each of them represents a planet. He tries to...
2019 Destination Moon
In 2019, the man is going to re-walk on the moon! The NASA undertook a new armada of rockets and spaceships: the Constellation program. Soon, astronauts of the world will build a permanent base there, will explore the region in lunar vehicle, and will drill the basement. This giant's new leap...
400 years of the telescope
A visually stunning chronicle of the history of the telescope from the time of Galileo, its profound impact upon the science of astronomy, and how both have shaped the way we view ourselves in the midst of an infinite universe. The film features interviews with leading astrophysicists and...
A brief history of the future
Jacques Attali proposes a scenario in five stages: first, the American empire extends its domination for another 20 years, thanks to and based on surveillance technologies. It then retreats in favour of the 11 powers that will dominate the world to various degrees, to the detriment of the...
A cockroach in my cupboard
Get ready to get acquainted with amazing fellows... Most often, they pass unnoticed. These aliens inhabit our lives and inhabit our beds, our closets... They are amazing creatures and look like aliens. Imagine a nightmare scenario where all these invaders would be given appointment in a house that...
A dark cloud on top of the world
“The air of the Himalayas is just as polluted as that of European cities” This was the shocking headline in October 2008 which first informed the public of the scientific findings of atmospheric measurements taken at over 5,000m altitude, at the foot of the Everest. The roof of the world was...
A dirty story
On December 12 1999, The Erika, a 180-meter long Maltese petrol tanker sank off the coast of Belle-Ile. In the following weeks, the wreck of the ship hired by Total Fina lost two thirds of its cargo, i.e. 20,000 tons of oil, painting 450km of coastline black. Regularly, for nearly a year and a...
A few grams of autonomy
The film proposes to introduce a variety of recent technical aids, used by the visually impaired to facilitate their everyday life, their access to culture and their employability. In this exploration of assistive technology in the service of visual impairment, we will be guided by Fernando Pinto...
A for Arithmetic
Raymond Queneau uses absurd reasoning to explain the rules of arithmetic.
A good laugh
Laugh! Laughinf out loud ! Crying with laughter! Our body reacts to the extreme to trigger the phenomenon of laughter. But what happens exactly physically, chemically when we laugh? And is it really, as we believe, good for the health? With many hilarious experiences, Matière Gris (Grey Matter)...
A History of medical imaging
Our documentary focuses on one hundred years of medical history through the four main categories of imaging: x-rays (scanners), MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), ultrasound and nuclear imaging. We look at the forerunners of these inventions and the men and women responsible. Twelve Nobel Prize...
A Natural History of Laughter
For how long have we been laughing? Are human beings the only one to laugh? We know that bonobos, chimpanzees and orangutans also enjoy having a good laugh, especially when tickled. There is even a “tickling machine” at the Institute of Neurology in London. What are the latest discoveries about...
A precious envelope for budding scientists
Could nanotechnology be the future science? Today, scientist fabricate and investigate tiny objects as small as molecules through Nanotechnologies. How do they proceed? What are the applications? In this video, a boy and a girl discover this surprising universe together with a passion for...
A Summer in Antarctica
During the austral summer, based on scientific Dumont d'Urville and Concordia, geologists, glaciologists, biologists, climatologists, astrophysicists and other scientists study and attempt to understand phenomena that concern our planet today: the hole in the ozone, reduction of sea ice, changes in...
A summer without sun
Analysis of the consequences of the volcanic eruption of Mount Tambora (Indonesia) which shook the world's climate balance in 1815.
A Very Special Zoo
Settled in the heart of a former troglodyte quarry, this huge zoo, located in the west of France, is a unique place: 70 animal species live there, 40 among them are endangered species. Thierry Machado filmed the Zoo during one year in order to describe the every day life of the staff. The daily...
A Wild Roomer
Fiction in black and white. The robot of a great inventor gives life to a small cloth doll. Masterpiece of poetry and humor of silent film.
A World without Madmen?
Today, madness overflows into the street and in prison. Mental hospitals, facing a crisis of resources and values, are struggling to care for patients throughout the course. Meanwhile, a new mental health policy in Europe is prepared and concerns us all. Tomorrow, we will no longer speak of...
A19, A Highway back in time
The construction of the A19 highway in the center of France gave birth to an extraordinary archaeological adventure: 200 archaeologists have worked on this 101-kilometer-long site in the Loiret region, from Artenay to Courtenay, one of the richest regions in French History. Their discoveries tell...
Achieving the unachievable
When art meets mathematics: emotion or theory? On how the fusion of the formidable intuitive talents of an artist and a mathematician finally broke the infinity barrier… Achieving The Unachievable explores one of the most fascinating enigmas of modern art – the empty circle at the centre of...
After death life of Henrietta Lacks (The)
Humorous life of a young researcher in everyday life, his passion and his personal research.
Albert Schweitzer - Anatomy of a Saint
Albert Schweitzer is the modern day saint of the 20th century, the emblematic "jungle doctor" that saved lives in Africa, the Peace Nobel Prize laureate who created the concept of “reverence for life”. He was one of the few universal geniuses, excelling as theologian, philosopher, musician,...
Alcohol babies
7000 babies are born each year in France like Steven or Louis, handicapped because their mother absorbed alcohol during their pregnancy. Alcohol is for the fœtus a very dangerous toxic poison, even in small quantity, and can induce important mental, physical and behavioral problems. But, among...
Alice in cockroachland
Belgian Swiss and French researchers are studying the possibility of creating a joint environment with cockroaches and small autonomous robots. The program Leurre comes to an end today and the results are truly amazing: they show that a group of robots can influence the behavior of an animal...
Aliens of the Amazon - Treehoppers
Man has explored all the continents, but life remains full of mysteries... In the very heart of the rainforest, some creatures seem coming straight out of a science fiction movie. They are nicknamed the Mini-monsters. Most of these strange animals live in the forests of tropical America,...
All mad
Every week, a dozen new cases of "Mad Cow's Disease" are still detected, each time leading to the slaughter of the entire herd. The breeder has no say in the application of this measure of hygiene. Tens of thousands of cows have thus been eliminated. People are starting to speak out against this...
Amazing Plants
Amazing Plants gives an insight into the fascinating world of plants. The plants which we have taken for granted are beginning to make themselves noticed. By feeling, hearing, smelling and tasting, these plants continue on their journey through the undergrowth, in a bid for...
Amyu, the army of wasp-men
In the depths of the Amazon forest, North of Brazil, Beptoy and Baka are two young Kayapo aged 20. It is time for them to become strong and brave men, as Kayapo warriors have always been. Urged by their elders, they will have to undergo a terrible initiatory ordeal by attacking the nest of Amyu,...
Animal solidarity
Some species have learned to help each other without agression. The aim? Exchange goods and services in a true mutual symbiosis. The search for protection against predators, to find food, to cleen is what is exchanged in these mutual aid. Existing since the beginning of life, trade has no borders,...
Animals have a story: Locust
The scourge of God or Disney’s Jiminy? The story of the locust (the sinister locust of the disasters) is royally independent from that of the man who, until the very recent date of 1921, ignored quite reasons for which the animal came down in billion insects on its cultures. It is not because...
Antarctic mission
The SEDNA IV sailing ship in Antarctic.
Anti experience
It is almost time to begin the greatest experience in the world: starting the giant accelerator at CERN and its giant detector Atlas. This unique event which we have almost exclusive access will perhaps find the trace of the Higgs boson, the most wanted particule of quantum physics and the missing...
Antibiotics Adventure: Birth of an Empire
Does antibiotics overconsumption endanger us? Antibiotics are undoubtedly the greatest discovery of all time in the field of health. With it, man has managed to neutralize microbes for the first time in history. This fundamental victory has led society to an unprecedented revolution. Life...
Ape Genius
The great apes which include chimps, orangutans, gorillas and bonobos, seem to have rich emotional lives similar to our own. But just how smart are these animals? A new generation of investigators is revealing the secret mental lives of great apes that are turning out to be far smarter than most...
Ape Man - Experiment Kinship
Where do we come from? What do apes and humans have in common, where are the differences? The chimpanzee Sina and the paleontologist Oliver are trying to answer these questions in an extraordinary experiment. By comparing Oliver’s and Sina’s anatomy and behaviour in the TV-studio, we see how...
Aquanauts
The seas make up three quarters of the globe and 80% of these surfaces are submerged at great depths. What happens there, there, below, in the darkness? Daring few have tried to answer these questions, without ever renouncing the face of danger: for those rare "Aquanauts" is a powerful magnet on...
Aral: chronicle of a drained sea
The dreadful disappearance of the Aral Sea: explanations, causes and consequences. For almost 40 years, the five ex soviets republics of Central Asia have to face one of the worst ecological plague: the disappearance of the Aral Sea. The Sea began to flow back from the early 60's which implied...
Archimède
Science magazine aimed at a general audience which sets out to answer two questions: what is science today in terms of outlook, method and research? What is the relationship between science and society? Each episode is made up of five items: 1- Seeing: an image or a series of images shown by...
Arctic Mission, Climate on the Edge
Describing the climatic changes and their impact on the living world. The Earth has always known climatic variations during its evolution but human activities have triggered a global warming as never known before. Climatologists, ice specialists, astrophysicists, oceanographers help us understand...
Around the world in 90 minutes
We leave for a trip around the world in real time. Of the seven billion human beings who inhabit our land, only six were lucky enough to see the world from space. It is the team of astronauts on the International Space Station. In precisely 90 minutes, they have the privilege to make a full...
Around the world, Around the sky
Taking up the title of a ten film series on the history of astronomical observatories from antiquity until today broadcasted by Arte in 1990 (Tours du monde, tours du ciel- Around the world, around the sky), this project deals with astronomy and observatories, but today, with a new story and a new...
ARTE Expeditions
This serie is about the adventures of 15 lucky tv viewers who took part in 15 great French, German and Swiss scientific expeditions. The ARTE Expeditions deals with great scientific problems with the most famous research institutes. Series in 7 episodes: Unravelling the mystery Maya A volcano...
Artificial Uterus. Birth without bodies (the)
An artificial placenta, a synthetic amniotic fluid… These medical advancements designed to help premature babies could soon allow the creation of an "artificial uterus”, and with it the possibility of fabricating human babies outside a woman’s body. The film is a scientific investigation...
Ascent of Mars mountain
When science fiction becomes reality: a team of top climbers and Red Planet experts recreate, on earth, the climb to the highest peak on Mars, and indeed, the highest in the universe: the 22,000 meters Olympus Mont.
Astronomer and the indian (The)
In the Atacama desert in Chili, four of the largest astronomical observatories on the planet have been built. A new observatory, the ALMA, is going to be constructed a few kilometers from Indian villages established in the same Cordillera for centuries. The film questions the co-existence on the...
Atom Smashers (the)
Did the american government slow down scientific research in the USA? A group of American physicists lead the international search for the Higgs boson - the "god particle" - while struggling with a government and culture perhaps at odds with scientific progress, an aging four-mile long machine, as...
Attention, a millennium may hide another
In 2009, the city should celebrate its millennium Châteaugiron. The event is scheduled for several years, but an unexpected finding alters the program of festivities. It is perhaps not a millennium that will be celebrated, but several, if the archaeological excavation undertaken confirms the...
Autism Enigma (The)
Autism is the fastest rising developmental disorder in the industrialized world. With an astounding 600% Autism increase in the last 20 years, scientists are still grappling with it’s cause. Research is inconclusive, but the emerging theme is that autism is triggered by environment, not genetics,...
Automatic Brain - The magic of the unconscious
Automatic Brain will feature top international scientists, such as John Bargh of Yale University. He says, that our everyday life is automated to an incredible extent. The German neurologist Gerhard Roth even claims, that "the human's free will is probably just a myth". Sydney's neurologist Allan...