I have been to the cinema watching l'abbé Pierre. A biopic of his life.
I was waiting for a great film and I came away with some disappointments. The quality The image was not always very good. This may have been due to the à because of the special effects (filters to make you think of an era). But in addition there were really lengths. More than 2 hours with no action. I admit I felt bored; sometimes.
Fortunately the character of l'abbé Pierre was quite realistic. This pushes you to read the Wikipedia entry on the character and learn things. A fiery dreamer and utopian who wants to change the world.
For example it was vice president of the universal movement for a global confederationand participated at the Montreux congress on August 27 to 31, 1947. In 1966, he launched with international personalities a call for register in the International Register of World Citizens.
Obviously we know the abbé Pierre for the Emmaus movement This movement is a secular organization fighting against exclusion. Emmaüs communities finance themselves through the sale of recycled materials and objects and build housing
On February 1, 1954, he launched a memorable call on the radio-Luxembourg , which became famous under the name « Call from the abbé Pierre ». With the money collected à following his call for help radio, he built emergency cities
L’abbé Pierre died on January 22, 2007. He was aged 94 years old