
In May 1974, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing became President of the Republic and wanted to bring about a new era of modernity. One of his first decisions was to break up the ORTF with the creation of three new television channels: TF1, Antenne 2 and FR3. Three new public channels but autonomous and competing. It is a race for the audience which is engaged then, and from now on the channels will make the war! This competition will give birth to a real golden age for television programs, with variety shows in the forefront. The stars of the song are going to invade the living rooms of the French for their biggest pleasure. This unedited documentary tells the story of the metamorphosis of this television of the early 1970s, between freedom of tone, scandals, political intrigues and programs that have become mythical.

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Self (archive footage)

Charles Aznavour
Self (archive footage)

Johnny Hallyday
Self (archive footage)

René Rémond
Self (archive footage)

Jacques Martin
Self (archive footage)

Michel Péricard
Self (archive footage)
Jean-Claude Héberlé
Self (archive footage)

Jean-Claude Brialy
Self (archive footage)

Juliette Gréco
Self (archive footage)

Nicoletta
Self (archive footage)

Patrick Juvet
Self (archive footage)

Jean-Pierre Elkabbach
Self (archive footage)
Janine F.
Janine F.

Basquiat
Basquiat

Salvador Dalí: Génie tragi-comique
Salvador Dalí: Génie tragi-comique

The Travelling Players
The Travelling Players

Einstein and the Bomb
Einstein and the Bomb

JFK
JFK

Christopher Reeve, Superman Forever
Christopher Reeve, Superman Forever

Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev

Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo
Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo

Elia Kazan: An Outsider
Elia Kazan: An Outsider

A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy
A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy

Baltimore
Baltimore