Resources
The interviews
- At Chauvigny, the historian Christian Rémy discusses the feudal system and tells us about the castles and the life of the lords.
Download the text - At the Abbey of Marcillac-Lanville, the director of the association Via Patrimoine Lætitia Copin-Merlet discusses the power of the clergy, the construction of numerous churches, the pilgrimages, the peasants and economic development.
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Focus
- The counts of Poitou
Download the text - The lords : « those who wage battle »
Download the text - The Romanesque castles
Download the text - The Church and the clergy : « those who pray »
Download the text - The peasants, the artisans, the merchants... : « those who work »
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The interviews
- In the churches of Saint-Eutrope at Saintes and Notre-Dame la Grande at Poitiers, Christian Gensbeitel, lecturer in Medieval Art History, discusses Romanesque art, its origins and its various modes of expression.
Download the text - At the church of Saint-Pierre d'Aulnay, the poet and writer Rémy Prin shares his passion for the Romanesque world and the sculptors’ exceptional work.
Download the text - At the abbey of Saint-Savin, the heritage mediator Marie-Anne Lacaille shows us the remarkable mural paintings that are listed on the World Heritage List.
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The focus
- The church of Saint-Eutrope at Saintes : an innovative sculpture
Download the text - The church of Notre-Dame la Grande at Poitiers : a new architecture
Download the text - The church of Saint-Pierre at Aulnay : a book of stone images
Download the text - The church of Saint-Savin : the « Sistine Chapel of the Romanesque world»
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The interviews
- The Regional Curator of Historical Monuments Pierre Cazenave and the Vice-Regional Curator of Archaeology Didier Delhoume, both at the Regional Department of Cultural Affairs of Poitou-Charentes discuss the future restoration of the cathedral of Angoulême’s facade.
Download the text - Anne Embs, the Vice-Regional Curator of Historical Monuments at the Regional Department of Cultural Affairs of Poitou-Charentes and Brice Moulinier, restorer of mural paintings, explain the restoration of the paintings at the templar chapel of Cressac-Saint-Genis.
Download the text - Anaël Vignet, Director of the Center of Romanesque Architecture and cultural mediator at the Abbey of Saint-Amant-de-Boixe, discusses her role as a mediator of Romanesque art.
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The designer Mathieu Lehanneur tells us about his work at the church of Saint-Hilaire at Melle, where he redesigned the choir using Romanesque and contemporary styles
Download the text - The audience during the opening night of the Romanesque Nights at Saint-Savin on June 28, 2014. Organized by the Poitou-Charentes Region, the festival celebrated its tenth anniversary and performed 250 free performances and 170 nightly events throughout the summer.
- Angoulême, cathedrale of Saint-Pierre
Discover - Visit - Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, church of Saint-Jean
Discover - Visit - Cressac-Saint-Genis, chapel of the Templars
Discover - Lichères, church of Saint-Denis
Discover - Marcillac-Lanville, church of Notre-Dame
Discover - Saint-Amant-de-Boixe, Abbey of Saint-Amant
Discover - Visit
- Aulnay, church of Saint-Pierre
Discover - Saintes, church of Saint-Eutrope
Discover - Visit - Saint-Sornin, dungeon of Broue
Discover - Talmont-sur-Gironde, church of Sainte-Radegonde
Discover - Visit
- The Romanesque heritage of Poitou-Charentes, on the site of the Heritage Inventory Office of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region.
- Romanesque monuments of Poitou-Charentes
- Portal of the Romanesque Era of Poitou-Charentes, designed by the Museum Council, in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and the Poitou-Charentes Region.
- The site of the Regional Office of Cultural Affairs of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Credits
A WEB-DOCUMENTARY OF THE NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE REGION
Coordination :
Jean Jay, Yann Ourry
Writing and Editing (focus) :
Véronique Dujardin, Marie-Paule Dupuy, Yann Ourry, Christine Sarrazin, Catherine Tijou.
Interviews with :
Pierre Cazenave, Lætitia Copin-Merlet, Didier Delhoume, Anne Embs, Christian Gensbeitel, Marie-Anne Lacaille, Mathieu Lehanneur, Brice Moulinier, Rémy Prin, Christian Rémy, Anaël Vignet.
Journalist :
Mélody Szymczak
A web-documentary directed and produced by Vue du Phare production.
Director & Executive Producer : Arnaud Chastanet
Producers : Arnaud Chastanet, Amandine Faugeron
Chief Cameraman : Romain Carcanade
Technical Director : Filip Trad
Camera operator : Guillaume Génini
Music & Sound Recording : Augustin Arbon
Editing : Filip Trad, Arnaud Chastanet
Web design : Agence Sweet Punk
Drone pilot : Rémy Semidei
Additionnal drone pilot : Romain Watier
Motion Design : Fabrice Vacher
Calibration : Mathieu Nieto
Journalist : Mélody Szymczak
Voice over : Chloé Dunn
Translation : Tatyana Baishanski
Thanks to the owners and managers of the sites filmed. Special thanks to the EPCC Abbey of Saint Savin / Valley of Frescoes, to the Abbey of Saint-Amant-de-Boixe and to the United Protestant Church of Barbezieux (chapel of Cressac-Saint-Genis).
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