The National Library of France is the guardian of priceless treasures that tell our history, our illustrious thinkers, writers, scholars and artists. Telling the story of the exceptional treasures of the National Library of France is like opening a great history book rich in many twists and turns. Without the love of the kings of France for books and precious objects, this institution would never have seen the light of day. The story begins in the 14th century under the reign of a passionate writer, Charles V, who set up a library in his apartments in the Louvre. But it was not until the 17th century, and the reign of Louis XIV, a lover of the arts and letters, that the royal library took over its historic quarters in the rue Vivienne in Paris, which it still occupies.
Marie David
Director, Writer

Sophie Jovillard
Presenter

Stéphanie Coudurier
(voice-over)
Marie de Laubier
Herself
Nathalie Coilly
Herself
Gennaro Toscano
Himself
Frédérique Duyrat
Herself
Carine Cousseau-Carvalho
Herself
Alix Laveau
Herself
Corinne Le Bitouzé
Herself
John Candy: I Like Me78%
These Amazing Shadows73%
That's Entertainment! III70%
Les femmes et l'assassin61%
Lumière ! L'aventure commence79%
De Superman à Spider-Man: L'aventure des super-héros69%
Wonder Boy, Olivier Rousteing, né sous X67%
Atlantis Rising61%
Stan Lee71%
Le Joli Mai80%
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert83%
Dolphin Reef68%
That's Entertainment!73%
The Making of Star Wars70%
Val71%
Italianamerican67%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
Le Voyage extraordinaire77%
And the Oscar Goes To...68%
Vjeran Tomic: L'homme-araignée de Paris70%