TV Show Details
Air Date:June 7th, 1970
Last Air Date:December 28th, 1973
Network:ORTF Télévision
Status:Ended
Genres:Drama , Documentary , Action & Adventure
Original Language:French
Les Cent Livres des Hommes (1970-1973)
ORTF Télévision
Scripted
WritersJack London
Plot
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'.