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The rise and fall of the famous clown Chocolat, the first black circus performer who revolutionised the stagnant circus acts and conquered Paris of the Belle Époque with his exuberance and originality

Marie Heurtin is born both blind and deaf. Sister Marguerette wins her trust and teaches her how to express herself.

The parallel paths of the lives, careers and passionate friendship of post-impressionist painter Paul Cezanne and novelist Emile Zola. Both left their hometown to conquer the art scene in Paris.

In 1912 German collector Wilhelm Uhde rents a flat in Senlis to write and take a break from Parisian life. He hires a 48-year old cleaning lady, Séraphine. Some time later, he notices a small painting

The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed.

In 1900, a Parisian courtesan flees to Rome to protect her reputation when her daughter's learning disability could become exposed. There she meets Maria Montessori, who is pioneering a teaching metho

In 1858, Virgin Mary appeared 18 times to Bernadette Soubirous at Massabielle grotto in Lourdes, sparking a Marian revolution with a message of love and prayer during France's Second Empire.

Winter, 1915. Confined by her family to an asylum in the South of France - where she will never sculpt again - the chronicle of Camille Claudel's reclusive life, as she waits for a visit from her brot

A self-portrait of the director and his oeuvre, revisiting in free-form more than 40 years of the author's filmography.

The story of Seyolo Zantoko, who as a freshly graduated doctor of Congolese descent in France, struggled with his family to integrate in a small rural village, and ended up being considered as one of

A look at the life of French designer Yves Saint-Laurent from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, Pierre Bergé.

A photographer at the peak of his career abandons his success to pursue writing, facing financial hardship and personal struggles as he chases his true passion.