Occupied Greece, with the aim of Voula Papaioannou
In the Athens of the 1940s, a view emerges in the middle of the war. That of a pioneering photographer in a Mediterranean country which especially celebrated male talent at the time. Voula Papaioannou captures beauty not only where it is evident, but also in the darkest times of 20th century Greek history. The photographer is thrown into the violent daily life of the Italian and then German occupation. While her male colleagues join the front, her employers confine her back to the victims and wounded soldiers.
In Munich, the beginnings of the hippie movement
In the south of Germany, it is a place where we cultivate the art of living together and against the grain. This life, which is rooted in a rediscovered link with nature, owes a lot to a city, Munich, and to a man, Gustav Gräser. At the end of the 19th century, the capital of Bavaria saw this penniless German from Transylvania arrive. Driven by the intellectual emulation that the city was experiencing at the time, he became the prophet of a new path.
À Argelès-sur-Mer, the squid à la catalane by Simon
You can’t get fresher than Simon’s stuffed squid, caught at sea the same day. For this family recipe, the Catalan starts by washing and cutting his catch. The tentacles end up in a meat stuffing, then the stuffing in the body of the squid. These are then cooked in a tomato sauce seasoned with a bread picade, porcini mushrooms, garlic, chocolate and pine nuts.
In Türkiye, beware of the butler
During World War II, Turkey was a neutral country. In Ankara, its capital since 1923, the embassies are all grouped together on Çankaya hill. The British and Germans observe and spy on each other as a spy affair worthy of an excellent James Bond film unfolds. Ankara, nest of spies!
