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Marcel Jouhandeau

Born July 26, 1888 · Guéret, Creuse, France

Died April 7, 1979 · aged 90

Marcel Jouhandeau (July 26, 1888 Guéret – April 7, 1979) was a French writer. Born in Guéret, Creuse, France, Marcel Jouhandeau grew up in a world of women presided over by his grandmother. Under the influence of a young woman from the Carmel of Limoges, he embraced a spiritual form of Catholicism and considered entering the orders for a time. However, in 1908 he left for Paris where he studied f…

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Walking in the Land of the Old

Walking in the Land of the Old · 1978

Walking in the Land of the Old

MovieDocumentary

A documentary directed by Marianne Ahrne, based on the French writer Simone de Beauvoir's Essay of the Age. The film discusses whether older people are really treated as human beings or not

Apostrophes

Apostrophes · 1975

Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.

30 millions d'amis

30 millions d'amis · 1976

30 millions d'amis

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Walking in the Land of the Old

Walking in the Land of the Old · 1978

Walking in the Land of the Old

MovieDocumentary

A documentary directed by Marianne Ahrne, based on the French writer Simone de Beauvoir's Essay of the Age. The film discusses whether older people are really treated as human beings or not

Himself

Apostrophes

Apostrophes · 1975

Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.

Self

30 millions d'amis

30 millions d'amis · 1976

30 millions d'amis

SeriesDocumentary

Self