The Arc de Triomphe: A Nation's Passion(2021)

movie - first aired/released 2021-09-10 - 54 min - audience 7.0

Documentary, TV Movie

Directed by Laurent Ramamonjiarisoa

The pride of Napoleon's victories, the Arc de Triomphe, whose first stone was laid in 1806 at the top of the Champs-Élysées, is, along with the Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited monuments in the French capital. Wanted by an emperor, inaugurated under the reign of a king (Louis-Philippe) and sanctuarized by the Republic, this patriotic temple polarizes the passions of a whole nation. A historical portrait before "packaging", which teems with anecdotes and unsuspected details.