Claude Santelli
Director
Les Cent Livres des Hommes (1970)
The Hundred Books of Men
Les Cent Livres des Hommes (ORTF, 1969-1973) was a series of literary programs created by Claude Santelli and Françoise Verny, and produced notably by Santelli, Jean Archimbaud, and Serge Moati. Planned for one hundred episodes but completed at thirty-nine, the series aimed to introduce great literary works, 'chefs-d’œuvre', to a younger audience through a mix of dramatization, reading, and documentary techniques. It marked a transfer of cultural legitimacy from writers and critics to a generation of television producers, offering a new model of educational and creative literary broadcasting - 'télévision d’auteur'.
Released June 7, 1970
Episode 54 min
None+
Genres: Action, Documentary, Drama
Keywords: imdb.literature
Network: ORTF Télévision
Country: United States
Languages:
French
S1E1 - Le Petit Prince de Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
'The Little Prince' by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. An introduction to the poetic and philosophical universe of Saint-Exupéry, blending analysis and adaptation of his masterpiece.
June 7, 1970, midnight
S1E2 - Le Petit Chose
'Little Good-For-Nothing' or 'Little What's-His-Name' by Alphonse Daudet.
Feb. 3, 1971, midnight
S1E3 - Le Noeud de vipères
'The Knot of Vipers' by François Mauriac. A reading of Mauriac's novel that combines personal accounts with adapted scenes.
April 7, 1971, midnight
S1E4 - La Chartreuse de Parme
'The Charterhouse of Parma' by Stendhal.
Nov. 17, 1971, midnight
S1E5 - Du côté de chez Swann
'Swann's Way' by Marcel Proust.
Dec. 22, 1971, midnight
S1E6 - A la recherche du temps perdu
A realistic and poetic evocation of Marcel Proust's 'In Search of Lost Time.' Halfway between an audiovisual adaptation and a portrait of the dandyish and reclusive writer, all in black and white by Claude Santelli, evoking the mystery, the intimacy, and the fatalism of existence.
Dec. 22, 1971, midnight
S1E7 - Martin Eden
'Martin Eden' by Jack London. Claude Santelli and Jean-Louis Muller interview Professor Las Vergnas, a specialist in American literature, who contextualises the book within the author's entire body of work and life. Then, Maurice Le Goas, a labor activist, shares his experience of Jack London's influence on him.
Jan. 24, 1972, midnight
S1E8 - Le portrait de Socrate
The portrait of Socrates.
Jan. 26, 1972, midnight
S1E9 - L'exode
The biblical Book of Exodus.
Feb. 23, 1972, midnight
S1E10 - Les Souffrances du jeune Werther
'The Sorrows of Young Werther' by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
March 22, 1972, midnight
S1E11 - L'île mystérieuse
'The Mysterious Island' by Jules Verne.
April 15, 1972, midnight
S1E12 - L'Enfance de Gorky
'My Childhood' by Maxim Gorky.
April 26, 1972, midnight
S1E13 - Gargantua
'Gargantua' by François Rabelais.
May 24, 1972, midnight
S1E14 - Jude l'Obscur
'Jude the obscure' by Thomas Hardy.
July 26, 1972, midnight
S1E15 - Robinson Crusoe
'Robinson Crusoe' by Daniel Defoe.
Dec. 20, 1972, midnight
S1E16 - Histoire de la Révolution
'History of the Revolution' by Jules Michelet.
July 30, 1973, midnight
S1E17 - Alice aux pays des merveilles
'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll. This program explores Wonderland from every angle: iconic scenes in which Brigitte Fossey portrays a mischievous Alice, readings by Claude Rich, and analyses of the 'delirious metaphysics' of this great literary classic. Lewis Carroll's universe never ceases to amaze!
Dec. 28, 1973, midnight
Network: ORTF Télévision
Episode Runtime: 54 min.
Season Runtime: 654 min.
Released: June 7, 1970
Last Air Date: Dec. 28, 1973, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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