Anne Kunvari

Once upon a time in 1962, « Lawrence of Arabia », a film by David Lean. Inspired by the life of T.E Lawrence, the film tells the epic story of the British officer who led, between 1916 and 1918, the rebellion of the Bedouin tribes against the Ottoman Empire. When the film is released at the very beginning of the 1960’s, Great-Britain and France are painfully withdrawing from their colonies, as Arab nationalism is experiencing a renaissance around the world. Five years after the French and British humiliating Suez expedition the film remains the proud, nostalgic counterpoint of political events of the 1950's when a British officer was encouraging Arab nationalism.

Once upon a time in 1962, « Lawrence of Arabia », a film by David Lean. Inspired by the life of T.E Lawrence, the film tells the epic story of the British officer who led, between 1916 and 1918, the rebellion of the Bedouin tribes against the Ottoman Empire. When the film is released at the very beginning of the 1960’s, Great-Britain and France are painfully withdrawing from their colonies, as Arab nationalism is experiencing a renaissance around the world. Five years after the French and British humiliating Suez expedition the film remains the proud, nostalgic counterpoint of political events of the 1950's when a British officer was encouraging Arab nationalism.

18 months in the history of Alpe, a small printing firm specialising in insertion. On the first floor, Françoise, the boss. She hires those that all the other firms refuse. Because, in her view, no-one is unemployable. Above all from her firm she expects a human profit. At the expense, if necessary, of ordinary profit. Is another sort of corporate logic possible ? On the ground floor, in the workshop, Philippe, Cécile, Dominique and the others. With years of hell behind them. At Alpe they are rediscovering work, the pay slip, hope... They are working to build themselves up again. Will they succeed ?