Joseph Kessel, la mallette de l'ogre

Joseph Kessel, la mallette de l'ogre

2025
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Documentary History
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: FR

Production Information

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

Keywords

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

Quick Facts

Release Date November 28, 2025
Status Released
Language FR

Cast

Key Crew

Patrick de Saint-Exupéry
Director
Gilles Perez
Producer