Catalogue des films de « Jean-Michel Gaillard »

The shroud of Turin: a piece of linen bearing the mark, fixed on the cloth like a photographic negative, of a man who had been scourged and crucified. The shroud of Turin deserves the appellation of archeiropoietic image (not made by man). It...

Following the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492, many "sefarade" (of Spanish origin) Jewish communities developed in the Balkans and around the Mediterranean. These communities were rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century and the...

For most of us, the black market during the German Occupation brings to mind the food and clothing restrictions imposed on the French population. Less known is the redoubtable machine set into motion by the German administration immediately after...

"Opus Dei" has been accused of holding key positions in the Vatican, of having contributed to the election of John-Paul II and of dictating to the present pope his authoritarian doctrine. It is charged with having all the characteristics of a...

The man who created and directed the FBI for 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover, the man who preached virtue and gave lessons in morals to all of America, starting with its presidents, was a corrupt being, a tyrant, a blackmailer, a racist and an outlaw....

"Félix Potin" is an illustrious and familiar childhood name. It was also the name of a man who, in 1850, created the large-scale distribution of foodstuffs : a modest man with a visionary genius who, along with Boucicaut, literally invented our...

Each year, at the same time, France is enthralled by this "social thriller" that the baccalauréat has become. At the Ministry as well as in the schools, the stress reaches exceptional levels. In the families, it's the same thing. Getting it or...