The Nouvelle-Aquitaine antenna of France 3 broadcasts on Monday evening in the section “La France en vérité” the documentary “The Legacy of Aristides” dedicated to the hero of the Second World War Aristides de Souza Mendes. This film will also be available, wherever you are, on France Télévisions' replay site.
The name Aristides de Souza Mendes probably means nothing to you. However, he is one of France's World War II heroes. His works can be discovered on Monday evening on France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine, under the “France in Truth” section, the documentary Aristides' legacy. “Aristides de Sousa Mendes, who was a diplomat and consul of Portugal in Bordeaux, saved thousands of people from deportation in June 1940 by providing visas to leave France,” explains Philippe Martinetti, deputy director of the France 3 regional network.
“This documentary is truly a work that gives voice to the children and grandchildren of the refugees he saved. It is a film that stuns the conscience and allows us to understand the meaning of the word heroism. It is also a symbol of diversity. For the display of the regional antennas of France 3,” he adds.
250 documentaries annually
This film will be broadcast in the “La France en vérité” section on France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine… and only on this channel. Because in each of the others, at the same time, there will be a different documentary. This means 13 regions and 13 films, to allow France 3 to be as close to the regions as possible.
Philippe Martinetti believes that “the meaning of programming La France en vérité is the aspiration of proximity, the requirement of pluralism, and the diversity of stories.” “The thirteen regional branches address topics that challenge society, topics related to the environment, education, citizenship and their relationship with reality. These documentaries bear the signatures of authors living throughout France.”
Every year 250 documentaries are broadcast in “La France en vérité”. next to legacy Of Aristides, On Monday evening, the channel “La France en vérité” will broadcast, in particular, a film about meteorite hunters, broadcast in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, and another about the difficult journey of medically assisted childbirth (PMA) in the Grand Est region. “France in Truth” is shown every Monday at 10:55 pm on France 3. All of these films can be watched wherever you are on france.tv.
