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S01:E02 - Dan Slobin - an American in Moscow

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Between Stalin's death and the coming to power of Nikita Khrushchev in 1953, relations between the Soviet Union and the United States warmed up.
S01:E01 - Dan Love - Vietnam 1969
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S01:E01 - Dan Love - Vietnam 1969

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Spring 1969, it has been 4 years since the Americans started to fight in Vietnam. We follow the pictures of a 20-year-old American soldier, Dan Love.

S01:E02 - Dan Slobin - an American in Moscow
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S01:E02 - Dan Slobin - an American in Moscow

27 min
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Between Stalin's death and the coming to power of Nikita Khrushchev in 1953, relations between the Soviet Union and the United States warmed up.

S01:E03 - Andree Kuentzmann - Waiting for the Liberation
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S01:E03 - Andree Kuentzmann - Waiting for the Liberation

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Andrée and Victor Kuentzmann had just gotten married when the allied troops landed in Normandy on the 1st August 1944.

S01:E04 - Jean and Natascha - Brief Encounter at the STO
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S01:E04 - Jean and Natascha - Brief Encounter at the STO

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August 1944, Paris celebrates its Liberation after four years of occupation. For over 600,000 French Compulsory Service workers, the war isn’t over.

S01:E05 - Jean Sarda - on Petains Construction Sites
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S01:E05 - Jean Sarda - on Petains Construction Sites

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After its defeat in 1940, France was split. In the north were the Germans and in the south, a free zone overseen by Marshal Pétain's government.

S01:E06 - Victor Bermon - an Officer on the Yangtze
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S01:E06 - Victor Bermon - an Officer on the Yangtze

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In 1905, Victor Bermon, a French naval officer, was sent to China to assure the presence of France on the Yangtze river.

S01:E07 - Louis Danton - a Soldier and His Doll
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S01:E07 - Louis Danton - a Soldier and His Doll

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On August 2nd, 1914, France decreed the mobilisation of its armed forces. This war would drag Europe into 20th-century brutality.

S01:E08 - Robert Talpain - a Fighter for the Popular Front
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S01:E08 - Robert Talpain - a Fighter for the Popular Front

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February 12th, 1934. The French Section of the Workers' International was reacting to the extreme-right-wing demonstrations of six days prior.

S01:E09 - Bill Manbo - an American in Camps for Japanese
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S01:E09 - Bill Manbo - an American in Camps for Japanese

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On December 7th, 1941, Japan bombed the American fleet based in Pearl Harbour. We follow Bill Manbo, an American citizen of Japanese origin.

S01:E10 - Francois Dullin - a Soldier in Mururoa
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S01:E10 - Francois Dullin - a Soldier in Mururoa

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In September 1968, a young officer, François Dullin, who had just graduated from Saint Cyr Military Academy flew to Papeete to be stationed.

S01:E11 - Wolfgang Thomas - a Citizen of East Germany in 89
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S01:E11 - Wolfgang Thomas - a Citizen of East Germany in 89

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Wolfgang Thomas was a railwayman who lived in East Berlin. His photos show the months that led to the collapse of the Berlin wall in 1989.

S01:E12 - Andree Greffrath - a Childhood in Colonial Africa
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S01:E12 - Andree Greffrath - a Childhood in Colonial Africa

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In 1935, Andrée Greffrath left Paris for Senegal with her parents. Their photos show a vision of life in colonial France that was coming apart.

S01:E13 - Mr. X - a Frenchman in the Brothels
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S01:E13 - Mr. X - a Frenchman in the Brothels

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The wealth of photographs accredited to a certain Mr X provides an astonishing record of Paris in the roaring twenties.

S01:E14 - Marcel Binet - a Sailor in Indochina
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S01:E14 - Marcel Binet - a Sailor in Indochina

28 min
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In the 1930s, Nazi Germany and its Japanese ally were threatening global stability. Japan wanted to capture territories in China.

S01:E15 - Anuschka and Antoinette - the Road to Katmandou
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S01:E15 - Anuschka and Antoinette - the Road to Katmandou

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Based on the photographs taken by Anouschka, a young Dutch woman, the film takes a look back at the 1970s.

S01:E16 - Stanislas Antonowicz - a Frenchman in India
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S01:E16 - Stanislas Antonowicz - a Frenchman in India

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In 1930, India was starting to face nationalist demands. Stanislas Antonowicz’s 800 photographs provide a glimpse of a period and a vision.

S01:E17 - Vickie Henderson - a Black Singer in Switzerland
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S01:E17 - Vickie Henderson - a Black Singer in Switzerland

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The 500 pictures left by Vicky Henderson record the rise of a young black woman in 1950s Europe. Her photos tell of segregation and cabaret dancing.

S01:E18 - Leon Collin - a Doctor in a Penal Colony
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S01:E18 - Leon Collin - a Doctor in a Penal Colony

28 min
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Dr. Léon Collin's photos take us into the heart of the penal colonies, prisons to which the French sent 100,000 men between 1854 and 1938.

S01:E19 - Richard and Michael - Love at the Time of AIDS
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S01:E19 - Richard and Michael - Love at the Time of AIDS

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In autumn of 1980, Richard, a young drummer, headed to New York to make a name for himself. He met Michael who shared the same love of the blues.

S01:E20 - Pierre Louis - a Gay Man in the Interwar Years
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S01:E20 - Pierre Louis - a Gay Man in the Interwar Years

28 min
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In 1923, Pilou was 19 years old from a small town in the Yonne and knew that one day he would go to Paris, where he could embrace his desire for men.

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