The state wants to buy the cave CHAUVET (Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche) and the surrounding land for 25 cents per square meter. The owners appealed to the expropriation judge of the court of Privas, which proved them wrong. The three expropriated owners are therefore awaiting the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Nîmes. Comment on factual and archival images and interviews Henri HELLY, Pierre PESCHIER (owners) and Maryvonne de SAINT-PULGENT (director of heritage at the Ministry of Culture).
Presentation of the first spring-summer 97 collection by John GALLIANO for the Christian Dior House. The parade alternates corset dresses with multicoloured beads with Massai influences for the evening, exotic outfits, and tailors that sometimes reveal a bare bust. Interview of John GALLIANO in English, he does not feel eccentric, he loves wine and good food he adds, in French that Christian Dior left clues to show how he saw the evolution of his house.
Nelson MANDELA, President of South Africa, arrived in Paris this morning for a four-day state visit during which he will plead for increased economic aid to his country. Arriving this morning in Orly, he will have a first interview with Jacques CHIRAC at the Château de Rambouillet this afternoon, before participating in the military parade on July 14th.
Report on the surveillance of the beef industry in France. Several Member States of the European Union, including France, have decided to suspend their beef imports from Great Britain because of the risk of contamination of man with the so-called "mad cow" disease. In Brittany, the Vitré slaughterhouse, which is the largest in Europe, decided to establish a "meat of France" label. Commentary off on factual images and interview with Dominique LANGLOIS, Director General of the Société vitréenne d'Abattage (SVA), Florence HAMANN, veterinarian, and Jean-Louis HERVAGAULT, breeder.
On this Valentine’s Day, report in Beaujolais where a couple of winemakers, Thérèse and Louis DAILLY, created the Saint-Amour vintage. Having become a widow, Thérèse DAILLY continues to produce Saint-Amour, in memory of her husband. She confides that her wine has become "her great lover". Comment on factual images and interview.
It is Epiphany Sunday for the Catholic religion. Two weeks after the birth of Christ, the Magi arrived in Bethlehem, which is commemorated by the galette of kings. Report at "Poujauran", the famous pastry chef of the street Nicot (7th arrondissement). Comment on factual images and interviews Father CASTET (parish priest) and Jean-Luc POUJAURAN (pastry chef)
Missed attack on the Richard LENOIR Boulevard market in Paris. The bomb, placed in a pressure cooker, malfunctioned. Factual images of the news report and statement by the Minister of the Interior, Jean-Louis DEBRE.
Paris, Thursday 17 August 1995: a bomb hidden in a garbage can exploded around 17:10 at the corner of Friedland Avenue and Place de l'Etoile. There were 17 injured, several of whom were in serious condition (the most seriously injured being a child in a stroller). Most of these are foreign tourists visiting the capital. The attack was not claimed. comment on the images of the place of the attack, with the arrival of first aid. - Testimony of a woman: "A big bang, a big smoke cloud..." A coffee boy: "Time to turn around to see the bomb..." - Interview in charge of the Danish Boutique which has been transformed into a first aid centre: "We were asked if we could dispose of the store, move the furniture. By the time we move them, already the first wounded arrived..."
In Mururoa, the military, technicians and engineers resumed their activities with a view to resuming nuclear tests. The upcoming test will qualify the TN75, the next atomic bomb that will equip the nuclear submarines. The images of the atoll, the manipulations of the engineers and technicians, as well as the equipment and devices mobilized for this test (container, barge, drilling tower) alternate with the interviews of Serge CHICHE, CEA Electronics Engineer, who acknowledges that the trial shutdown period may have resulted in the loss of some of the mastery of this technology and of General Paul Véricel, Commander of the Mururoa base, who claims to be confident despite Greenpeace’s destabilization operations.
In Paris, on the occasion of the first of May, the traditional sale of lily of the valley took place in the streets of Paris, this year with a polyglot touch. Comment on images of vendors and micro-sidewalks.
The first European meetings on domestic and domestic violence organized by SOS Femmes battues opened today in Marseille. Testimony of Sylvie BELLANGER, victim and interview of Simone VEIL, Minister of Health and Social Affairs.
A first in sexual harassment cases: two men, employees of the Bidermann factory in Prouvy (North), filed a complaint for sexual harassment against their head of department, a 47-year-old woman. The two complainants, who were dismissed from their businesses, went on a hunger strike. Comment on images of Marc-Edouard COLLIER and his son Marc-Albert on a hunger strike in front of the headquarters of their former company. Interviews of Marc-Edouard COLLIER, on the professional blackmail suffered, of Jean-Damien WAQUET, Director of Human Resources of Bidermann, and of Martine TRUSSANT, lawyer of Marc-Edouard COLLIER. Letter from the alleged stalker.
Report on underground works to build the new Parisian public transport system called "Eole", the deepest ever made under Paris. Images of the Eole construction site and tunnel, synthetic images of the new RER station and trainsets. Interview with Roger TERMO, manager of works Eole
The Minister of Health, Simone VEIL, finds, fifty years later, the camp where she was deported and where she lost many members of her family. Comment on images in the camp, alternating with the interview of Simone VEIL and the speech of Jean KAHN, President of the European Jewish Council.
Trial in BORDEAUX of the eighteen members of the association "La Trêve de Dieu", tried for an action against abortion at the hospital in Bordeaux. Report in BORDEAUX. In front of the city’s courthouse, factual images of a debate during a demonstration between anti-GVI activists and advocates for the right to abortion. Archival images (of unspecified origin) of police evacuation of demonstrators who had occupied an IVG centre. Interview with Noelle ROCHELOIS, of the IVG Defense Collective. Factual images of the trial; of the commando leader, Thierry LEFEVRE, in the courtroom; Interview of Thierry LEFEVRE, of the association "La Trêve de Dieu".
An example of prevention against AIDS among populations that are difficult to reach through social agencies: in Lyon, the "Cabiria" association has a mini bus for prostitutes, and to inform them about the risks of contamination. She offers coffee or a condom. Interview with Martine SCHUTZ SAMSON, association Cabiria, testimonials (hidden face) of a prostitute, a former prostitute, now member of the association, and interview of Paul de MONTGOLFIER , president of AIDES Lyon.
While the self-proclaimed Serbian parliament in Bosnia rejected the Vance Owen peace plan, signed by their leader Radovan Karadzic, this subject illustrates the means of military intervention envisaged by the West.
The President of the Republic François MITTERRAND visited the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Excerpt from his speech in which he displayed his optimism and point on the measures announced on images of the French delegation. The report ends with an in situ stage by Sophie JOUVE, a special envoy. François MITTERRAND: "This is the beginning of a process designed to develop and intensify. Let’s set the target for the Agenda 21 programme within 3 or 5 years and try to generate new funding (0.7% of GNP ).