Joseph Kessel, la mallette de l'ogre(2025)

Joseph Kessel, la mallette de l'ogre Synopsis

To tell the story of Joseph Kessel is to tell the story of the entire 20th century. He lived a thousand lives in one: reporter, novelist, exile, resistance fighter, screenwriter, adventurer, gambler, poet, alcoholic, cabaret lover, seducer, and inveterate globetrotter. Through archival footage and Kessel's colorful language, this film traces the journey of a man who turned reporting into an epic and reality into the stuff of novels.

Joseph Kessel, la mallette de l'ogre (2025) is a documentary and history film directed by Patrick de Saint-Exupéry, released on November 28, 2025. Viewers rate it 8.0 out of 10 across 1 ratings.