Le Chantier invisible : dans les coulisses des films de Jean-Jacques Annaud

The Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé opens the doors of the film sets of a master of the seventh art through an unprecedented immersion into the behind-the-scenes of his greatest masterpieces.

From La Victoire en chantant to L'Ours, from La Guerre du feu to Le Nom de la rose, from Sept ans au Tibet to Deux frères, the work of Jean-Jacques Annaud crosses continents, eras and imaginations. From his monumental frescoes to his meticulously recreated sets, and through his extreme technical challenges, the exhibition is a fascinating tribute to this filmmaker without borders, revealing for the first time the reverse side of his sets and his greatest secrets. Like a Benedictine librarian, Jean-Jacques Annaud has kept all the documentation that tells the story of 50 years of his work. Supplemented by collections from the Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé, the Cinémathèque française and private collections, the exhibition will let visitors discover these exceptional archives. It will immerse the visitor in the painstaking preparations that surround the making of his films, from documentary research through to their release in cinemas, including location scouting, preparation, filming and post-production.

AROUND THE EXHIBITION

► Film carte blanche to Jean-Jacques Annaud (13 to 30 May 2026)

► Screenings of films by Jean-Jacques Annaud

► Guided visits of the exhibition for schools and young audiences (on request)