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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Les Cent Livres des Hommes Season 1 Episode 1 - Le Petit Prince de Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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    #1 - Le Petit Prince de Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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    'The Little Prince' by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. An introduction to the poetic and philosophical universe of Saint-Exupéry, blending analysis and adaptation of his masterpiece.

    Directors:André Dhénaut, André Lecoeuvre
    Writer:Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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  2. Les Cent Livres des Hommes Season 1 Episode 2 - Le Petit Chose
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    #2 - Le Petit Chose

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    'Little Good-For-Nothing' or 'Little What's-His-Name' by Alphonse Daudet.

    Director:Jean Archimbaud
    Writer:Alphonse Daudet

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  3. Les Cent Livres des Hommes Season 1 Episode 3 - Le Noeud de vipères
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    #3 - Le Noeud de vipères

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    'The Knot of Vipers' by François Mauriac. A reading of Mauriac's novel that combines personal accounts with adapted scenes.

    Director:Serge Moati
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Les Cent Livres des Hommes Season 1 Episode 4 - La Chartreuse de Parme
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    #4 - La Chartreuse de Parme

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    'The Charterhouse of Parma' by Stendhal.

    Director:Michel Favart
    Writer:Stendhal

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  5. Les Cent Livres des Hommes Season 1 Episode 5 - Du côté de chez Swann
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    #5 - Du côté de chez Swann

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    'Swann's Way' by Marcel Proust.

    Director:Claude Santelli
    Writer:Marcel Proust

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  6. Les Cent Livres des Hommes Season 1 Episode 6 - A la recherche du temps perdu
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    #6 - A la recherche du temps perdu

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    A realistic and poetic evocation of Marcel Proust's 'In Search of Lost Time.' Halfway between an audiovisual adaptation and a portrait of the dandyish and reclusive writer, all in black and white by Claude Santelli, evoking the mystery, the intimacy, and the fatalism of existence.

    Director:Claude Santelli
    Writer:Marcel Proust

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  7. Les Cent Livres des Hommes Season 1 Episode 7 - Martin Eden
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    #7 - Martin Eden

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    'Martin Eden' by Jack London. Claude Santelli and Jean-Louis Muller interview Professor Las Vergnas, a specialist in American literature, who contextualises the book within the author's entire body of work and life. Then, Maurice Le Goas, a labor activist, shares his experience of Jack London's influence on him.

    Director:Jean-Louis Muller
    Writer:Jack London

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  8. Les Cent Livres des Hommes Season 1 Episode 8 - Le portrait de Socrate
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    #8 - Le portrait de Socrate

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    The portrait of Socrates.

    Directors:Jean Archimbaud, Alain Dhenaut, Bernard d'Abrigeon
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Les Cent Livres des Hommes Season 1 Episode 9 - L'exode
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    #9 - L'exode

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    The biblical Book of Exodus.

    Director:Serge Moati
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Les Cent Livres des Hommes Season 1 Episode 10 - Les Souffrances du jeune Werther
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    #10 - Les Souffrances du jeune Werther

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    'The Sorrows of Young Werther' by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

    Directors:Claude Santelli, Gilbert Larriaga
    Writer:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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  11. Les Cent Livres des Hommes Season 1 Episode 11 - L'île mystérieuse
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    #11 - L'île mystérieuse

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    'The Mysterious Island' by Jules Verne.

    Director:Claude Santelli
    Writer:Jules Verne

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  12. Les Cent Livres des Hommes Season 1 Episode 12 - L'Enfance de Gorky
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    #12 - L'Enfance de Gorky

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    'My Childhood' by Maxim Gorky.

    Director:Claude Santelli
    Writer:Maxim Gorky

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  13. Les Cent Livres des Hommes Season 1 Episode 13 - Gargantua
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    #13 - Gargantua

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    'Gargantua' by François Rabelais.

    Director:Marcel Boudou
    Writer:François Rabelais

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  14. Les Cent Livres des Hommes Season 1 Episode 14 - Jude l'Obscur
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    #14 - Jude l'Obscur

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    'Jude the obscure' by Thomas Hardy.

    Director:Claude Santelli
    Writer:Thomas Hardy

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  15. Les Cent Livres des Hommes Season 1 Episode 15 - Robinson Crusoe
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    #15 - Robinson Crusoe

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    'Robinson Crusoe' by Daniel Defoe.

    Director:Claude Santelli
    Writer:Daniel Defoe

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  16. Les Cent Livres des Hommes Season 1 Episode 16 - Histoire de la Révolution
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    #16 - Histoire de la Révolution

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    'History of the Revolution' by Jules Michelet.

    Director:Nat Lilienstein
    Writer:Jules Michelet

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  17. Les Cent Livres des Hommes Season 1 Episode 17 - Alice aux pays des merveilles
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    #17 - Alice aux pays des merveilles

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    'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll. This program explores Wonderland from every angle: iconic scenes in which Brigitte Fossey portrays a mischievous Alice, readings by Claude Rich, and analyses of the 'delirious metaphysics' of this great literary classic. Lewis Carroll's universe never ceases to amaze!

    Director:Maurice Dugowson
    Writer:Lewis Carroll

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Best Episodes Summary

"Le Petit Prince de Antoine de Saint-Exupéry" is the best rated episode of "Les Cent Livres des Hommes". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by André Dhénaut, André Lecoeuvre and written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, it aired on 6/7/1970. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Le Petit Chose".