Q & A with LA MAISON DE LA RADIO filmmaker Nicolas Philibert (Recorded September 4, 2013)

Summary: LA MAISON DE LA RADIO: Radio France, the French equivalent of NPR or the BBC, is a beloved cultural institution that broadcasts a vast array of shows daily to “culture-loving, politics-mad, talk-obsessed France” (Variety). Philibert, whose documentary on a rural French schoolroom, TO BE AND TO HAVE (2002), was an international hit, collages the many faces of this complex enterprise, interweaving the station’s news reports, literary events, in-studio musical performances, celebrity guest interviews, quiz shows, sports broadcasts, et alia. This podcast is a recording of the Q & A with LA MAISON DE LA RADIO filmmaker Nicolas Philibert, recorded September 4, 2013, at a screening of the film at Film Forum.