Chanteloup-les-Vignes
A small French town, almost like any other, Chanteloup-les-Vignes was built from scratch 40 years ago on the land of an old farming village. Twelve thousand inhabitants, brought together in an isolated area, as much by the twists of life as by the designs of urban planners in the 1960s. Four decades of dreams, challenges, and tensions of all kinds have given rise to a vibrant and endearing French town. Here is the turbulent, positive, and genuine story of the residents of Chanteloup.
Type (Documentaire / Documentaire fiction / Série documentaire)DocumentaryGenre en anglaisSociety & Economy Written and directed byMichel Royer and Juan MassenyaIn coproduction with Un Monde Meilleur, INA ÉditionsSupported by CNC, Procirep-Angoa, ANRUDistributed by Artline Films Year2014Duration2x70min
Ten thousand inhabitants, from diverse backgrounds and modest means, brought together in an isolated area, as much by the twists of life and history as by the utopian intentions of urban planners in the 1970s.
Four decades of dreams, challenges, struggles, and tensions of all kinds have given rise to a French town almost like any other, vibrant and endearing, deeply human.
A town that, thanks to the commitment of local elected officials, the solidarity of its residents, the work of community organizations, and the results of “urban policies,” despite all the media simplifications, deserves to be seen as an example of “living together”.
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Remarkable investigation.
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