This documentary retraces the footsteps of figures of witchcraft and magic in France and questions the legacy they left us.

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The mysterious forest of Brocéliande, in Brittany, is said to be the kingdom of a mythical character inspired by the legend of King Arthur: Merlin. The famous enchanter endowed with exceptional powers is said to be the master of this place where the names of Lancelot, Morgana and Uther Pendragon still resonate. In 1955, in Provence, a certain Nostradamus published his Prophecies, a work filled with poetic verses predicting the future until 3797! Did man have a divine memory? Supernatural powers? His prophecies are known to everyone, but was he right? Other lesserknown places also have their share of secrets, such as in the Basque Country in the castle of SaintPéesurNivelle, near Bayonne where judge Pierre de Lancre led 400 witches to their death. In Béarn, a cursed people, those of the cagots, were accused of witchcraft and condemned to live in unthinkable conditions. But who were they? Descendants of the Visigoths, the Saracens, the Cathars? Their origins still divide historians. In the HautRhin, the hill of Bollenberg is at the heart of stories of witchcraft. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the rare people who ventured there were treated as sorcerers.

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The France of mysteries: Sorcerers and Prophets
Director: Jérôme Gluzicki
© Morgane Production 2019