Paris Train Stations: Shaping the City

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Paris Train Stations: Shaping the City (2020)

Directed by Constance de Guernon

Documentary · 52m

Every day, Paris’ six railway stations welcome over 3,000 trains and more than a million travelers coming from France and all over Europe. The stations’ sizes are impressive: Gare du Nord is bigger than the Louvre or Notre-Dame de Paris. These railway stations are architectural landmarks and a model of urban planning despite the radical changes they’ve undergone since their construction in the middle of the 19th century. How did the railway stations manage to absorb the boom of travelers in just a few decades? What colossal works were necessary to erect and then modify these now essential buildings? From the monumental glass walls of Gare du Nord to the iconic tower of Gare de Lyon, to the first-ever all-electric train station, each has its own story, technical characteristics, and well-defined urban image.

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Cast

Julien Bocher Narrator (voice) Bertrand Lemoine Self - Engineer and architect
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Stéphanie Sauget Self - Railway historian Clive Lamming Self - Railway historian François Loyer Self - Heritage historian Georges Ribeill Self - Sociologist and railway historian
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Patrick Cognasson Self - Railway historian
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Marc Le Cœur Self - Architecture historian
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Étienne Riot Self - Urbanism researcher
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Didier Leroy Self - Railway historian
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Véronique Veston Self - Heritage architect

Crew

Director
Constance de Guernon
Editor
Maruska Hans, Guilain Depardieu, Grégory Balga
Producer
Thibault Martin, Raphaëlle Girotto

Details

Original title
Gares de Paris : Un patrimoine révélé
Release date
2020-10-21
Runtime
52m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France
Production
RMC Production, RMC Films, RMC Découverte