For past few years, documentaries, P.R. films, and magazines have allowed our curiosity to explore facets of the real that surprise, fascinate, revolt or intrigue us. Here are some of our latest productions:

GENERATION PRECAIRE, DERRIERE LES MASQUES Documentary by Ruxandra Médréa. 52’. France.
Between October 2005 and May 2006, we followed the birth of the new movement: “Génération précaire” (The Precarious generation). Close to their reflections and actions, this film chronicles and analyses the mobilization and engagement of this youths movement, at the critical moment when social unrest creeps out from the dark and feeds an important public debate? In the first time, those youths accepted to speak with their heads uncovered by their symbol: a white mask.

A BORD DU NORMANDIE ( On Board the Normandie )
Documentary by Eric Lange and Claude Villers. 52'
"A Bord du Normandie" traces life on board the ship during its last journey and explores the destiny of the legendary boat. Up until recently, only black and white images of the Normandie had been seen.
In 1932, however, colr images were shot by an amateur filmaker: Jean Vivié. These films have remained invisible until today. These spectacular images illustrate the journey from Paris to New York, graced with an unparalleled emotional power. For the first time, we discover the famous red chimneys, the sumptuous décor with the gold-lacquered rooms  and the mosaics in the swimming pool. Among the passengers enjoying a golden life, we also run into Antoine de Saint Exupéry, on board a ship where the story of the Normandie echoes history between the wars.

FROM SHTETL TO SWING (Arte, April 2006)
Emigrating from Eastern Europe, Jewish artists shaped America’s musical culture. From the Old Continent’s shadowy Shtetls to the lights of Broadway, this is the story of an unknown odyssey.
An Arte France, Artline Films and Lobster Films, Thirteen / WNET New York, WETA Washington DC co-production (France, USA, 2005, 56 mins) . A film by Fabienne Rousso-Lenoir

THE RHINOCODON: A SHARK MADE IN TAIWAN ( Thalassa )
Taiwan is the first producer and consumer of shark meat on the planet (fifty thousand tons a year). It is also one of the only places in the world where  rhinocodon (the “whale-shark”) is eaten. Despite the rhinocodon inscription on the BONN convention identifying wildlife in need of protection, Taiwan is the last country where fishing this animal is authorized. Lobster investigated this for Thalassa. Aired in 2004, Thalassa, directed by Philippe Lallet.

PARIS SOUS LES EAUX (Flooded Paris) France 5, February 2004
Is Paris, sheltered from a great flood in the 21st Century, one similar to the catastrophe that paralyzed the capital at the beginning of the 20th Century. In PARIS SOUS LES EAUX, Michel Royer and Serge Bromberg unravel the possible scenarios of a catastrophe announced a long time ago, and taken seriously only recently.
Unseen filmed images of the 1910 Paris flood are studied confronted with a rising of the water recreated in digital images. All the people concerned with the prevention of this risk offer their point of view. This film is a Lobster Films / INA Entreprise co-production, broadcast in 2004 on France 5 /TV5, selected by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the "Image de France" production fund.





The Lobster programs are inevitably oriented towards the collection's treasures: the program RETOUR DE FLAMME, presented by Serge Bromberg, revives each month lost gems of the cinema for the greatest pleasure of the Ciné Classics channel audience.