Ciné Café "Odette du Puigaudeau, l’aventurière inattendue"

Meet the director Gérard Uginet. This film invites you to discover the hectic life of Odette du Puigaudeau (1894-1991), an extraordinary woman: a great adventurer, scientific draftsman, journalist, radio show host, archaeologist... Without a university education, she is recognized in ethnographic circles for her extensive knowledge of Moorish tribes. In thirty years, she traveled more than 15,000 km in the Sahara, bringing back a wealth of documents. Her field experience enriches the academic world with concrete knowledge of the populations living in this unique environment. Gérard Uginet – director He turned to documentary film from his beginnings on television in 1984. Scientific films have punctuated this documentary filmmaking career in collaboration with France TV. Monique Vérité – biographer She is a curator at the National Library of France and a traveler in the Sahara, in Mauritania. She collected the memories of Odette du Puigaudeau, an explorer of the 1930s, published her biography, and reissued some of her works. Regular prices.

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