Joseph Kessel, la mallette de l'ogre

Name: Joseph Kessel, la mallette de l'ogre
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 28 Nov 2025
Rating: 8.00

2025-11-28 France 92 minutes.

8.00 1 votes

Documentary History journalism interview exile travel writer archive footage portrait of an artist adventure documentary portrait biographical documentary

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To tell the story of Joseph Kessel is to tell the story of the entire 20th century. He lived a thousand lives in one: reporter, novelist, exile, resistance fighter, screenwriter, adventurer, gambler, poet, alcoholic, cabaret lover, seducer, and inveterate globetrotter. Through archival footage and Kessel's colorful language, this film traces the journey of a man who turned reporting into an epic and reality into the stuff of novels.

Year 2025

Studio 13 Prods, France Télévisions, Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah, PROCIREP, Angoa-Agicoa, CNC

Director Patrick de Saint-Exupéry

Crew Patrick de Saint-Exupéry (Director), Patrick de Saint-Exupéry (Author), Denis Gaubert (Camera Operator), Tania Goldenberg (Editor), Gilles Perez (Producer)

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