S05E01 - Perles⏐La première perle

[Contes d'hiver]Les bijoux d’exception ont ceci de particulier qu’ils nous fascinent non seulement par leur beauté, mais ils excitent aussi notre imagination. Ils font naître en nous des histoires. Si je vous dis : Un diamant perdu, qui sert de fil rouge à une histoire, tour à to ...  Show more

[Contes d'hiver]De musées en lieux d'expositions, on ne cesse de s’émerveiller des réalisations de cet artiste qui semble avoir de l’or au bout des doigts : Daniel Brush. Peintre et sculpteur, il manipule l’or comme un alchimiste, et improvise ses bijoux, comme un musicien de jaz ...  Show more

It's well known that the sword is the prerogative of knights and musketeers. But did you know that the weapon could also be transformed into a living symbol of the talents of men and women of letters? And sometimes even into exceptional pieces of jewellery...In 1955, Jean Cocteau ...  Show more

“It was in Megara, a suburb of Carthage, in the gardens of Hamilcar…”This is the opening sentence of Salammbô, Flaubert’s great historical novel, which has become a cult classic. Just like its heroine … the Carthaginian princess with dazzling finery and a tragic destiny.Salammbô ...  Show more

[Back to School]It's well known that the sword is the prerogative of knights and musketeers. But did you know that the weapon could also be transformed into a living symbol of the talents of men and women of letters? And sometimes even into exceptional pieces of jewellery...In 19 ...  Show more

In 1895, Sarah Bernhardt, then known as ‘the empress of the theatre’, had just acquired a theatre in Paris, on the Place du Châtelet: the Théâtre de la Renaissance. And to launch it, she needed a play. Or rather: a success. Sarah Bernhardt commissioned a young up-and-coming playw ...  Show more