Society of Friends
by Louis Aragon and Elsa Triolet
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Oct. 28, 1954
Pierre DESGRAUPES interviews Elsa TRIOLET and Louis ARAGON at home.
Between them, they released 5 books this year.
- ARAGON presents 4 collections of poetry including "The eyes and memory" inspired by Elsa TRIOLET's "Red Horse". He reads a stanza from one of his poems "Like those who love each other". He then talks about his book "La lumière de Stendhal", a book that goes beyond STENDHAL. He attempted to employ a scientific method in literary criticism.
- Elsa TRIOLET presents a biography of CHEKHOV which tries to convey the great importance of this writer for Russians.
Dec 17 1958
Pierre Dumayet interviews Louis ARAGON for his book "La Semaine Sainte". He talks about the characters, the painter Géricault, Marshal Berthier.
Discover other interviews with Louis Aragon and Elsa Triolet and numerous testimonies on their life, their commitments and their works, by going to the website of the National Audiovisual Institute.
Some INA videos on Aragon and Elsa Triolet
Presentation of Goncourt Elsa prize in 1945 (July 6) 45s
http://www.ina.fr/video/AFE86003161
Aragon-Elsa with P. Desgraupes (28/10/1954) 14mn
http://www.ina.fr/video/CPF86644616
JM Drot's show on Montparnasse (Elsa's interview on Maiakovski) 5mn
http://www.ina.fr/video/I00008267
Interview of Elsa and Aragon by J. Dutourd at the Eiffel Tower in 1959 (Elsa and Roses on credit) 7 mins
http://www.ina.fr/video/CPF08008584
Interview with Aragon talking about Elsa after the publication of Le Fou (by L. Zitrone) on 02/22/1964 2mn
http://www.ina.fr/video/CAF97037833
Aragon reads a poem : Jacob (20/12/1970) in front of H. Martin, Jean Ferrat 2mn
http://boutique.ina.fr/video/art-et-culture/literature/I00005326/aragon-lit-jacob.fr.html
Farewell to Aragon on Television (20/12/1970) in front of H. Martin
http://www.ina.fr/video/I00005319
JM Drot program on Montparnasse (interview with Aragon talking about his meeting with Elsa) 4mn
http://www.ina.fr/video/I00004557
Aragon talks about Tristan and Yseult (Livres en fête, December 1978) 10mn
http://www.ina.fr/video/I00004604
Aragon talks about the PCF with J. Ristat (R. Sangla broadcast in 1979) 5mn
http://www.ina.fr/video/I00013016
Program Apostrophes (21/01/1983) with A. Wurmser, Fr. Nourissier, P. Daix… 1h10mn (7mn extract)
http://www.ina.fr/video/CPB83051247
You will also find many poems by Louis Aragon, set to music and interpreted by Léo Ferré, Jean Ferrat, Monique Morelli, Isabelle Aubret, etc.
Presences of Aragon,
30 years later