La Veillée

Season 1

59 episodes · Jan 18, 2016

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  • S1E1

    La Veillée #1 : A dollar, by Damien Maric

    Jan 18, 201610m

    In this first episode of La Veillée, Damien Maric tells us about the incredible journey that led him to cross paths with a famous writer...

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  • S1E2

    La Veillée #2 : A one-way ticket to Mars, by Florence Porcel

    Jan 25, 201611m

    "You never feel more alive than when you are doing the things you want to do..."

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  • S1E3

    La Veillée #3 : Aram Hekimian + Imagine

    Feb 1, 201617m

    Aram Hekimian's personal journey is as extraordinary as his professional one. You don't know it, but you probably have a bit of him in your pocket...

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  • S1E4

    La Veillée #4 : A bullet in the neck, by Bernard Werber

    Feb 8, 201613m

    Bernard Werber tells us the incredible story that almost cost him his life when he was only 14 years old, and that may have determined his writing career...

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  • S1E5

    La Veillée #5 : Virginie Spies

    Feb 15, 201611m

    In this intimate and touching story, Virginie Spies tells us about the very special bond between her and her mother.

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  • S1E6

    La Veillée #6 : François Beaune

    Feb 22, 201616m

    For several years, François Beaune has been travelling around the Mediterranean to collect true stories from the inhabitants. For La Veillée, he has come to tell us two of them which are directly related to current events...

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  • S1E7

    La Veillée #7 : Nicolas Thiebaut

    Feb 29, 201612m

    Nicolas Thiebaut, known as "Bouda", tells us about the surprising journey that led him to found a humanitarian association to help the disaster victims in Nepal.

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  • S1E8

    La Veillée #8 : Ana Benito

    Mar 7, 201614m

    In this episode, Ana Benito shares with us a life journey as surprising as it is moving, as well as a real lesson in hope.

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  • S1E9

    La Veillée Special : Dennis Muren

    Mar 15, 201661m

    You may not know his name, but Dennis Muren is a legend in the world of fantasy cinema. For 40 years, he has been the man behind the most incredible special effects in Hollywood. Privileged collaborator of George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, James Cameron and lately J J Abrams, the man with 9 Oscars confides on his career in this special episode of La Veillée.

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  • S1E10

    La Veillée #10 - Tic tac, by Greg Romano

    May 16, 201614m

    Greg Romano is a comedian who has lived through very particular situations because of his health. He has used them as raw material for his shows, but for La Veillée, he came to tell his story in a slightly different way...

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  • S1E11

    La Veillée #11 : Philippe Mistral

    May 23, 201614m

    In this episode of La Veillée, Philippe Mistral shares with us his adventures as an explorer, from a shipwreck in the roaring forties to the discovery of an unknown territory in Madagascar...

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  • S1E12

    La Veillée #12 : Treasure hunt, by Lolita

    May 30, 201612m

    Writer and author of children's books, Lolita tells us a fantastic treasure story that she could have written, but that she actually lived...

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  • S1E13

    La Veillée #13 : Drowning, by Balak

    Jun 6, 201617m

    In his comics, Balak often draws violent and dramatic situations. And then, he ended up living it for real. In this particularly moving episode, he tells us what he got out of it...

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  • S1E14

    La Veillée #14 : Delphine Remy Boutang

    Jun 13, 201612m

    With a lot of emotion, Delphine Remy Boutang tells us how she brought an unfinished dream to its end...

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  • S1E15

    La Veillée #15 : 500 days without Sun, by Romain Charles

    Apr 10, 201712m

    Romain Charles is an engineer at the European Space Agency, and he tells us about his incredible journey to Mars... or almost!

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  • S1E16

    La Veillée #16 - Kevin Finel

    Apr 17, 201712m

    At a very young age, Kevin Finel made hypnosis his passion and his profession. And in several years of practice, he met some surprising cases, which he came to speak to us...

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  • S1E17

    La Veillée #17 - Navie

    Apr 24, 201712m

    With courage and kindness, Navie tells us the story of her fight against her worst enemy: herself.

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  • S1E18

    La Veillée #18 : News, par Bernard Werber

    May 2, 201715m

    Bernard Werber is back in La Veillée to tell us about a disturbing memory from his youth, when he was in charge of the news in the local press...

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  • S1E19

    La Veillée #19 : American Dream, by par Jonathan Cohen

    May 8, 201717m

    We know him for his affabulatory talents as Serge le Mytho, but Jonathan Cohen is perhaps never as good as when he tells the truth...

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  • S1E20

    La Veillée # 20 : A call from China, by Marine de Nicola

    Nov 13, 201711m

    At 22, following an unexpected phone call, Marine de Nicola finds herself propelled to superstardom in China. But life has other surprises in store for her...

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  • S1E21

    La Veillée #21 : Another's heart, by Marc Geraud

    Nov 20, 201712m

    Marc has been to death's door several times, and today he owes his life to a stranger. He came to share this experience with the audience of the Veillée...

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  • S1E22

    La Veillée #22 : Jean-Paul Wabotaï

    Nov 27, 201724m

    Jean-Paul's incredible journey could have filled an entire Veillée! From the Congo to Australia, through France and the United States, he has performed an impressive number of disciplines. Not only did he come to tell us his story, but he also concluded it with a world first...

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  • S1E23

    La Veillée #23 : A journey, by Irène

    Dec 4, 201710m

    A year ago, Irene decided to interrupt the course of her life to explore the world. During this adventure, she experienced extraordinary moments, and others much more difficult, about which she came to speak to us on the stage of La Veillée.

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  • S1E24

    La Veillée #24 - Je suis Charlie, by Joachim Roncin

    Dec 12, 201712m

    In January 2015, Joachim had the idea to write 3 words in tribute to the victims of Charlie Hebdo. 3 years later, he came to tell us how this simple sentence turned his life, and ours, upside down.

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  • S1E25

    La Veillée #25 : The freedom to be yourself, by Céline Cauvi

    Apr 3, 201811m

    If everything had gone as planned, Celine would have become a nun. But life took her in a very different direction...

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  • S1E26

    La Veillée #26 : From the slums to PhD, by Emmanuel Leclercq

    Apr 3, 201811m

    Emmanuel came to tell us how we build ourselves when we start our lives in the worst possible circumstances...

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  • S1E27

    La Veillée #27 : Facing war, by Antoine de Maximy

    Apr 9, 201811m

    For more than 10 years, Antoine de Maximy has been traveling the world to sleep in people's homes. This is what made him known to the general public, but at La Veillée, he came to talk to us about his previous lives...

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  • S1E28

    La Veillée #28 : The forgotten tribe, by Christophe Agnus

    Apr 16, 201811m

    In the 90's, while he is a journalist, Christophe Agnus sees a news that fascinates him, so much so that he goes to the end of the world to learn more...

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  • S1E29

    La Veillée #29 : Roots, by Carmen Maria Vega

    Apr 24, 201812m

    Carmen Maria Vega was born in Guatemala, where she was adopted. At the age of 26 she returned to this country for the first time, in order to know more about her origins. She has come to tell us what she discovered there...

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  • S1E30

    La Veillée #30 : In the heart of extremes, by Christian Clot

    Apr 30, 201814m

    Christian Clot is an explorer who has tested the limits of human adaptability. He came to La Veillée to share this extraordinary experience...

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  • S1E31

    La Veillée #31 : Letters in the wardrobe, by Lucie Tesnière

    Nov 19, 201813m

    In 2012, Lucie Tesnière explores the archives of her grandmother. She discovers letters that will change the course of her life...

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  • S1E32

    La Veillée #32 : Stéphane Bourguoin

    Nov 27, 2018

    Stéphane Bourgoin is one of the greatest specialists in the field of criminal profiling, and has met more than 70 serial killers. For La Veillée, he came to talk about his most memorable encounter.

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  • S1E33

    La Veillée #33 : Chantal Goya and Chinese trapeze, by Céline Tran

    Dec 6, 201814m

    For Céline Tran, there are many lives in life. Today she is an author and a comedian, but the story she came to tell us takes place in a previous life, when she was called Katsuni, and when she was one of the biggest porn stars in the world...

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  • S1E34

    La Veillée #34 : L'enfant sauvage, by Anne Brukhanoff

    Dec 10, 201814m

    Anne has long had a dream, that of becoming involved in humanitarian work and going into the field. Her first mission took her to the Philippines. For La Veillée, she came to tell what she saw and experienced...

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  • S1E35

    La Veillée #35 : The mass graves of Daesh, by Charles Villa

    Dec 18, 201814m

    A few years ago, Charles Villa left everything behind to become a great reporter. He traveled to some of the most dangerous places in the world, covering crises and conflicts that don't necessarily make it into the news. For La Veillée, he went over one of his most memorable experiences.

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  • S1E36

    La Veillée #36 : The Long Walk, by Eliott Schonfeld

    May 6, 201912m

    For the past 5 years, the young adventurer Eliott Schonfeld has been exploring the most remote and wild places on the planet. Most of the time, it is a solitary experience, but sometimes he meets unexpected people...

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  • S1E37

    La Veillée #37 : A bad pick, by Nathalie Gualdaroni

    May 13, 201914m

    In this episode of La Veillée, Nathalie tells us about an unforgettable encounter she had during a trip to Southeast Asia...

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  • S1E38

    La Veillée #38 : The ghost of Marylin Monroe, by Monsieur Poulpe

    May 20, 201916m

    While filming a documentary on a psychic in Los Angeles, Monsieur Poulpe had one of the strangest experiences of his life...

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  • S1E39

    La Veillée #39 : Spiderman's head, by Mr Garcin

    May 27, 201911m

    Mr. Garcin is the first guest of La Veillée to come on stage with a mask. But he is not a Mexican wrestler: he is an artist with a surprising background...

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  • S1E40

    La Veillée #40 : Hemoglobin, by Mathias Malzieu

    Jun 3, 201919m

    Creator of phantasmagorical universes and extraordinary stories, Mathias Malzieu came to tell us a true story, his own. And it has nothing to envy to his imagination...

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  • S1E41

    La Veillée #41 : Victoire

    Dec 10, 2019

    Victoire came to tell us how a simple signing session took an unexpected turn...

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  • S1E42

    La Veillée #42 : A short film, by Phane Montet

    Dec 16, 201910m

    Phane is a young director who came to tell us how the life of another turned her life upside down...

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  • S1E43

    La Veillée #43 : The Crossing, by Mamadou Aliou Diallo

    Dec 23, 201911m

    At only 19 years old, Mamadou Aliou Diallo has gone through hardships that no one should have to go through. He came to tell us his story, in a language he has only been speaking for 3 years...

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  • S1E44

    La Veillée #44 : The paintings above the cradle, by Olivier Morand

    Jan 6, 202014m

    As a student at the Louvre School, Olivier grew up with two paintings above his crib. Then, one day, he discovered that they were priceless treasures...

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  • S1E45

    La Veillée #45 : Move it, damn it! by Samuel Marie

    Jan 15, 202011m

    Samuel Marie's life has changed twice: the first time when he fell from a 6m height at the age of 20. The second when he decided to become an adventurer.

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  • S1E46

    La Veillée #46 : An anniversary, by Nadia

    Mar 28, 202218m

    After two years of absence due to the pandemic, La Veillée returned to the stage on March 15, 2022. To start this new edition, Nadia came to tell us how her life was turned upside down by the virus...

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  • S1E47

    La Veillée #47 : Eiffel and I, by Caroline Bongrand

    Apr 4, 202214m

    Caroline Bongrand is a writer and scriptwriter. For La Veillée, she came to tell the incredible story that links her to a certain monument...

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  • S1E48

    La Veillée #48 : The last film shooting of Pierre Bellemare, by Sauvane

    Apr 11, 202215m

    The story of Sauvane is linked to a legendary personality of the French audiovisual heritage, who was known for his taste for amazing stories...

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  • S1E49

    La Veillée #49 : Survivor from the hill, by Camille Courcy

    Apr 18, 202310m

    Camille Courcy is a reporter. She has covered crises and conflicts all over the world, but the story she has come to tell us happened close to home...

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  • S1E50

    La Veillée #50 : An eventful lockdown, by Cyrielle Debreuil

    Apr 25, 202216m

    For La Veillée, Cyrielle came to tell us about a lockdown that didn't exactly go as planned...

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  • S1E51

    La Veillée #51 : The Secret of the Relic, by Nicolas Delestre

    Oct 28, 202214m

    After a surprising professional career, Nicolas has dedicated his life to death. He has become one of the best thanatopraxy specialists in France, and has come to talk about his experience in this little-known field...

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  • S1E52

    La Veillée #52 : Maternal instinct, by Barbara Abel

    Nov 4, 202213m

    Barbara Abel is an author of detective stories, but this career was not part of her life plan at first. This vocation revealed itself to her following a strange incident...

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  • S1E53

    La Veillée #53 : Resilience, by Norma

    Nov 11, 202217m

    Norma is a comedian, but her jokes hide a heavy childhood trauma. For La Veillée, she came to tell us how she managed to rebuild herself. (TW rape, incest)

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  • S1E54

    La Veillée #54 : Standing up, by François Descraques

    Nov 18, 202218m

    In 2022, François Descraques realized a childhood dream: his first film was released in theaters. But this is not the most moving event he experienced this year...

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  • S1E55

    La Veillée #55 : The art of disasters, by Emma Daumas

    Nov 25, 202220m

    Emma Daumas became known to the general public in the early 2000s, in a very popular show that took place in a castle. For La Veillée, she came to tell what happened next...

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  • S1E56

    La Veillée #56 : Big Bad Wolf, by Alexandre Astier

    Dec 2, 202220m

    Alexandre Astier became known to the general public by offering his version of a legendary story. For La Veillée, he came to talk about another legend, and this one is linked to his family history...

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  • S1E57

    La Veillée #57 : Probation and atresia, by David "Mcfly" Coscas

    Feb 20, 202315m

    David "Mcfly" Coscas is known for the youtube channel he runs with his friend Carlito, and whose videos have millions of views. In this episode of La Veillée, he came to tell us about a shooting that went very wrong for him, and then he told us a much more personal story...

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  • S1E58

    La Veillée #58 : The Expedition, by Roberto Garçon

    Feb 27, 202313m

    In 2022, Roberto decided to leave his job to live a radically different experience. One of his adventures led him to the Amazon jungle, it is the story he came to tell at La Veillée...

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  • S1E59

    La Veillée #59 : Tipping point, by Carole Beneyton

    Mar 6, 202315m

    Nurse, Carole came to tell us about an event that changed her life and that of her family.

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