This Monday, September 16, France 2 broadcasts the first episode of its new series “Fortune de France”, starring Nicolas Duvauchelle and Lucie Debay. A historical fresco that is the visualization of a series of books by Robert Merle.
It is in the heart of the 16th century that France 2 viewers will be immersed this Monday evening with Fortune de France, a historical fresco directed by Christopher Thompson. In this six-episode series, we will be able to follow the adventures of Jean de Siorac (Nicolas Duvauchelle), a young nobleman living in the magnificent Périgord Noir during the terrible period of the Wars of Religion, opposing the Catholics and the Protestants.
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“Fortune de France”, a literary saga that has sold several million copies
If you want to delve into the written version of Fortune de France by Robert Merle, you're going to need a little time. Because this prolific author, who died in 2004, wrote 13 volumes of his saga, between 1977 and 2003. This series of books was written in a mixture of old French and Occitan, the plot taking place in Dordogne, a small peculiarity that did not discourage readers. “I thought that people would be reluctant to read a novel sprinkled with archaic expressions, a mixture of old French and 16th century Occitan,” Robert Merle, then aged 95, confided to L'Express in 2003. “And then, the opposite happened. Today, I receive letters from readers written in “my” language.” A huge literary success, the…
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