UN SIECLE D'IMMIGRATION
Poussés par la misère, attirés par la révolution industrielle, bousculés par le destin, des centaines de milliers de belges, d'italiens, de portugais, de marocains, d'espagnols ou d'algériens, sont venus travailler et vivre au "plat pays" depuis le début du siècle. Incroyable brassage humain qui marque pour toujours l'histoire de la France. Dans quelles conditions sont-ils arrivés ? Comment se sont-ils (ou non) adaptés ? Quel accueil leur a-t-on réservé ?...
Obliged by abject poverty, attracted by the industrial revolution, pressed by their destiny, hundreds of thousands of Belgians, Italians, Portuguese, Moroccan, Spaniards or Algerians have come to live in the "flat country" since the turn of the Century. An incredible human melting pot which has left an indelible mark on the history of France as a whole. Under what conditions did they came ? How they did or didn't adapt to the life ?, What kind of a welcome did they receive ?, What has become of their mother country ?, What made them chose to come to France ? Eyewitness accounts and history are all combined. Lessons in History are lessons in life.
Directed by Michel MEES
1997 - 52' SD