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La Veillée #25 : The freedom to be yourself, by Céline Cauvi
La Veillée - S1 - E25
If everything had gone as planned, Celine would have become a nun. But life took her in a very different direction...
La Veillée: Season 1 - 59 Episode s
1x1 - La Veillée #1 : A dollar, by Damien Maric
January 18, 2016
In this first episode of La Veillée, Damien Maric tells us about the incredible journey that led him to cross paths with a famous writer...
1x2 - La Veillée #2 : A one-way ticket to Mars, by Florence Porcel
January 25, 2016
"You never feel more alive than when you are doing the things you want to do..."
1x3 - La Veillée #3 : Aram Hekimian + Imagine
February 1, 2016
Aram Hekimian's personal journey is as extraordinary as his professional one. You don't know it, but you probably have a bit of him in your pocket...
1x4 - La Veillée #4 : A bullet in the neck, by Bernard Werber
February 8, 2016
Bernard Werber tells us the incredible story that almost cost him his life when he was only 14 years old, and that may have determined his writing career...
1x5 - La Veillée #5 : Virginie Spies
February 15, 2016
In this intimate and touching story, Virginie Spies tells us about the very special bond between her and her mother.
1x6 - La Veillée #6 : François Beaune
February 22, 2016
For several years, François Beaune has been travelling around the Mediterranean to collect true stories from the inhabitants. For La Veillée, he has come to tell us two of them which are directly related to current events...
1x7 - La Veillée #7 : Nicolas Thiebaut
February 29, 2016
Nicolas Thiebaut, known as "Bouda", tells us about the surprising journey that led him to found a humanitarian association to help the disaster victims in Nepal.
1x8 - La Veillée #8 : Ana Benito
March 7, 2016
In this episode, Ana Benito shares with us a life journey as surprising as it is moving, as well as a real lesson in hope.
1x9 - La Veillée Special : Dennis Muren
March 15, 2016
You may not know his name, but Dennis Muren is a legend in the world of fantasy cinema. For 40 years, he has been the man behind the most incredible special effects in Hollywood. Privileged collaborator of George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, James Cameron and lately J J Abrams, the man with 9 Oscars confides on his career in this special episode of La Veillée.
1x10 - La Veillée #10 - Tic tac, by Greg Romano
May 16, 2016
Greg Romano is a comedian who has lived through very particular situations because of his health. He has used them as raw material for his shows, but for La Veillée, he came to tell his story in a slightly different way...
1x11 - La Veillée #11 : Philippe Mistral
May 23, 2016
In this episode of La Veillée, Philippe Mistral shares with us his adventures as an explorer, from a shipwreck in the roaring forties to the discovery of an unknown territory in Madagascar...
1x12 - La Veillée #12 : Treasure hunt, by Lolita
May 30, 2016
Writer and author of children's books, Lolita tells us a fantastic treasure story that she could have written, but that she actually lived...
1x13 - La Veillée #13 : Drowning, by Balak
June 6, 2016
In his comics, Balak often draws violent and dramatic situations. And then, he ended up living it for real. In this particularly moving episode, he tells us what he got out of it...
1x14 - La Veillée #14 : Delphine Remy Boutang
June 13, 2016
With a lot of emotion, Delphine Remy Boutang tells us how she brought an unfinished dream to its end...
1x15 - La Veillée #15 : 500 days without Sun, by Romain Charles
April 10, 2017
Romain Charles is an engineer at the European Space Agency, and he tells us about his incredible journey to Mars... or almost!
1x16 - La Veillée #16 - Kevin Finel
April 17, 2017
At a very young age, Kevin Finel made hypnosis his passion and his profession. And in several years of practice, he met some surprising cases, which he came to speak to us...
1x17 - La Veillée #17 - Navie
April 24, 2017
With courage and kindness, Navie tells us the story of her fight against her worst enemy: herself.
1x18 - La Veillée #18 : News, par Bernard Werber
May 2, 2017
Bernard Werber is back in La Veillée to tell us about a disturbing memory from his youth, when he was in charge of the news in the local press...
1x19 - La Veillée #19 : American Dream, by par Jonathan Cohen
May 8, 2017
We know him for his affabulatory talents as Serge le Mytho, but Jonathan Cohen is perhaps never as good as when he tells the truth...
1x20 - La Veillée # 20 : A call from China, by Marine de Nicola
November 13, 2017
At 22, following an unexpected phone call, Marine de Nicola finds herself propelled to superstardom in China. But life has other surprises in store for her...
1x21 - La Veillée #21 : Another's heart, by Marc Geraud
November 20, 2017
Marc has been to death's door several times, and today he owes his life to a stranger. He came to share this experience with the audience of the Veillée...
1x22 - La Veillée #22 : Jean-Paul Wabotaï
November 27, 2017
Jean-Paul's incredible journey could have filled an entire Veillée! From the Congo to Australia, through France and the United States, he has performed an impressive number of disciplines. Not only did he come to tell us his story, but he also concluded it with a world first...
1x23 - La Veillée #23 : A journey, by Irène
December 4, 2017
A year ago, Irene decided to interrupt the course of her life to explore the world. During this adventure, she experienced extraordinary moments, and others much more difficult, about which she came to speak to us on the stage of La Veillée.
1x24 - La Veillée #24 - Je suis Charlie, by Joachim Roncin
December 12, 2017
In January 2015, Joachim had the idea to write 3 words in tribute to the victims of Charlie Hebdo. 3 years later, he came to tell us how this simple sentence turned his life, and ours, upside down.
1x25 - La Veillée #25 : The freedom to be yourself, by Céline Cauvi
April 3, 2018
If everything had gone as planned, Celine would have become a nun. But life took her in a very different direction...
1x26 - La Veillée #26 : From the slums to PhD, by Emmanuel Leclercq
April 3, 2018
Emmanuel came to tell us how we build ourselves when we start our lives in the worst possible circumstances...
1x27 - La Veillée #27 : Facing war, by Antoine de Maximy
April 9, 2018
For more than 10 years, Antoine de Maximy has been traveling the world to sleep in people's homes. This is what made him known to the general public, but at La Veillée, he came to talk to us about his previous lives...
1x28 - La Veillée #28 : The forgotten tribe, by Christophe Agnus
April 16, 2018
In the 90's, while he is a journalist, Christophe Agnus sees a news that fascinates him, so much so that he goes to the end of the world to learn more...
1x29 - La Veillée #29 : Roots, by Carmen Maria Vega
April 24, 2018
Carmen Maria Vega was born in Guatemala, where she was adopted. At the age of 26 she returned to this country for the first time, in order to know more about her origins. She has come to tell us what she discovered there...
1x30 - La Veillée #30 : In the heart of extremes, by Christian Clot
April 30, 2018
Christian Clot is an explorer who has tested the limits of human adaptability. He came to La Veillée to share this extraordinary experience...
1x31 - La Veillée #31 : Letters in the wardrobe, by Lucie Tesnière
November 19, 2018
In 2012, Lucie Tesnière explores the archives of her grandmother. She discovers letters that will change the course of her life...
1x32 - La Veillée #32 : Stéphane Bourguoin
November 27, 2018
Stéphane Bourgoin is one of the greatest specialists in the field of criminal profiling, and has met more than 70 serial killers. For La Veillée, he came to talk about his most memorable encounter.
1x33 - La Veillée #33 : Chantal Goya and Chinese trapeze, by Céline Tran
December 6, 2018
For Céline Tran, there are many lives in life. Today she is an author and a comedian, but the story she came to tell us takes place in a previous life, when she was called Katsuni, and when she was one of the biggest porn stars in the world...
1x34 - La Veillée #34 : L'enfant sauvage, by Anne Brukhanoff
December 10, 2018
Anne has long had a dream, that of becoming involved in humanitarian work and going into the field. Her first mission took her to the Philippines. For La Veillée, she came to tell what she saw and experienced...
1x35 - La Veillée #35 : The mass graves of Daesh, by Charles Villa
December 18, 2018
A few years ago, Charles Villa left everything behind to become a great reporter. He traveled to some of the most dangerous places in the world, covering crises and conflicts that don't necessarily make it into the news. For La Veillée, he went over one of his most memorable experiences.
1x36 - La Veillée #36 : The Long Walk, by Eliott Schonfeld
May 6, 2019
For the past 5 years, the young adventurer Eliott Schonfeld has been exploring the most remote and wild places on the planet. Most of the time, it is a solitary experience, but sometimes he meets unexpected people...
1x37 - La Veillée #37 : A bad pick, by Nathalie Gualdaroni
May 13, 2019
In this episode of La Veillée, Nathalie tells us about an unforgettable encounter she had during a trip to Southeast Asia...
1x38 - La Veillée #38 : The ghost of Marylin Monroe, by Monsieur Poulpe
May 20, 2019
While filming a documentary on a psychic in Los Angeles, Monsieur Poulpe had one of the strangest experiences of his life...
1x39 - La Veillée #39 : Spiderman's head, by Mr Garcin
May 27, 2019
Mr. Garcin is the first guest of La Veillée to come on stage with a mask. But he is not a Mexican wrestler: he is an artist with a surprising background...
1x40 - La Veillée #40 : Hemoglobin, by Mathias Malzieu
June 3, 2019
Creator of phantasmagorical universes and extraordinary stories, Mathias Malzieu came to tell us a true story, his own. And it has nothing to envy to his imagination...
1x41 - La Veillée #41 : Victoire
December 10, 2019
Victoire came to tell us how a simple signing session took an unexpected turn...
1x42 - La Veillée #42 : A short film, by Phane Montet
December 16, 2019
Phane is a young director who came to tell us how the life of another turned her life upside down...
1x43 - La Veillée #43 : The Crossing, by Mamadou Aliou Diallo
December 23, 2019
At only 19 years old, Mamadou Aliou Diallo has gone through hardships that no one should have to go through. He came to tell us his story, in a language he has only been speaking for 3 years...
1x44 - La Veillée #44 : The paintings above the cradle, by Olivier Morand
January 6, 2020
As a student at the Louvre School, Olivier grew up with two paintings above his crib. Then, one day, he discovered that they were priceless treasures...
1x45 - La Veillée #45 : Move it, damn it! by Samuel Marie
January 15, 2020
Samuel Marie's life has changed twice: the first time when he fell from a 6m height at the age of 20. The second when he decided to become an adventurer.
1x46 - La Veillée #46 : An anniversary, by Nadia
March 28, 2022
After two years of absence due to the pandemic, La Veillée returned to the stage on March 15, 2022. To start this new edition, Nadia came to tell us how her life was turned upside down by the virus...
1x47 - La Veillée #47 : Eiffel and I, by Caroline Bongrand
April 4, 2022
Caroline Bongrand is a writer and scriptwriter. For La Veillée, she came to tell the incredible story that links her to a certain monument...
1x48 - La Veillée #48 : The last film shooting of Pierre Bellemare, by Sauvane
April 11, 2022
The story of Sauvane is linked to a legendary personality of the French audiovisual heritage, who was known for his taste for amazing stories...
1x49 - La Veillée #49 : Survivor from the hill, by Camille Courcy
April 18, 2023
Camille Courcy is a reporter. She has covered crises and conflicts all over the world, but the story she has come to tell us happened close to home...
1x50 - La Veillée #50 : An eventful lockdown, by Cyrielle Debreuil
April 25, 2022
For La Veillée, Cyrielle came to tell us about a lockdown that didn't exactly go as planned...
1x51 - La Veillée #51 : The Secret of the Relic, by Nicolas Delestre
October 28, 2022
After a surprising professional career, Nicolas has dedicated his life to death. He has become one of the best thanatopraxy specialists in France, and has come to talk about his experience in this little-known field...
1x52 - La Veillée #52 : Maternal instinct, by Barbara Abel
November 4, 2022
Barbara Abel is an author of detective stories, but this career was not part of her life plan at first. This vocation revealed itself to her following a strange incident...
1x53 - La Veillée #53 : Resilience, by Norma
November 11, 2022
Norma is a comedian, but her jokes hide a heavy childhood trauma. For La Veillée, she came to tell us how she managed to rebuild herself. (TW rape, incest)
1x54 - La Veillée #54 : Standing up, by François Descraques
November 18, 2022
In 2022, François Descraques realized a childhood dream: his first film was released in theaters. But this is not the most moving event he experienced this year...
1x55 - La Veillée #55 : The art of disasters, by Emma Daumas
November 25, 2022
Emma Daumas became known to the general public in the early 2000s, in a very popular show that took place in a castle. For La Veillée, she came to tell what happened next...
1x56 - La Veillée #56 : Big Bad Wolf, by Alexandre Astier
December 2, 2022
Alexandre Astier became known to the general public by offering his version of a legendary story. For La Veillée, he came to talk about another legend, and this one is linked to his family history...
1x57 - La Veillée #57 : Probation and atresia, by David "Mcfly" Coscas
February 20, 2023
David "Mcfly" Coscas is known for the youtube channel he runs with his friend Carlito, and whose videos have millions of views. In this episode of La Veillée, he came to tell us about a shooting that went very wrong for him, and then he told us a much more personal story...
1x58 - La Veillée #58 : The Expedition, by Roberto Garçon
February 27, 2023
In 2022, Roberto decided to leave his job to live a radically different experience. One of his adventures led him to the Amazon jungle, it is the story he came to tell at La Veillée...
1x59 - La Veillée #59 : Tipping point, by Carole Beneyton
March 6, 2023
Nurse, Carole came to tell us about an event that changed her life and that of her family.