Malta, an archipelago of paradoxes

Collection title

Thalassa: The magazine of The sea

ID

INA00591

Source

INA (FR)

First broadcast date

04/30/2004

Production year

2004

Abstract

From the Phoenicians to the Carthaginians, from Malta's Knights of Order to the Byzantines, from the Sicilians to the English, not to mention Napoleon ... All those who wanted to claim for themselves this small piece of land well located in the heart of the Mediterranean have left traces and a culture. Report on Malta's history, characteristics of the Maltese society, marked by the omnipresence of religion, and the debate generated by the accession of the archipelago to the European Union. Comments on images with interviews of the historian Alain Blondy, the Labor Party leader Alfred Sant, a manager of a tourist office and a fisherman.

Type

video

Production companies

• France 3 - Own production

Broadcaster

FTV - F3

Audiovisual form

Magazine

Primary theme

Society and way of life

Secondary themes

• Contemporary historical challenges 19th-20th c.
• Tourism and cultural sites
• Economy / Trade
• Economy / Techniques and technologies
• Society and way of life / Religious Practices

Credits / Cast

• Moraine Anne Corinne - Journalist
• Blondy Alain - Participant
• Sant Alfred - Participant

Period of events

• 2004

Map locations

• Malta - Malta island

Original language

French

Media running time

7m10