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Documentaries

Boutiques obscures

Whether second-hand booksellers, hairdressers, hatters or haberdashers they all live for the love of their profession. Patrice Leconte travels the length and breadth of France to meet those who, despite all the odds, ensure their small shops continue to survive.

Directed by: Patrice Leconte (France, 2019)

Episodes

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Boutiques obscures
Hatter in Dijon

The shop window alone displays enough hats for a regiment. Yvette has been happily selling, making and altering hats for several decades...

Directed by: Patrice Leconte (France, 2019)
Episode
12
Boutiques obscures
Toys in Genlis

Jean-Michel adores watching whatever happens to be passing on the main road, the RN 5, from cars to lorries or even tractors, in fact anything that runs on wheels. Forty years ago he also made it his profession... selling miniature vehicles.

Directed by: Patrice Leconte (France, 2019)
Episode
13
Boutiques obscures
Dolls in Chartres

In the shadow of the cathedral, two women adore playing with dolls. They repair them, mend them, bring them back to life, love them...

Directed by: Patrice Leconte (France, 2019)