The Egypt Code Breakers

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Biography Documentary hosted by Chloe Dunn, published by Arte in 2022 - English narration

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-- French Title "Dans le secret des hieroglyphes : Les Freres Champollion" -- By decoding ancient hieroglyphic texts, Jean-Francois Champollion gave voice to an enigmatic civilization, but behind his legendary feat is a mysterious brother who made it possible. The recent discovery of correspondence between Jean-Francois Champollion and his brother Jacques-Joseph now allows us to fully understand how a young, self-taught genius was able to make one of the most important discoveries of the 19th century. Without the ingenuity and unfailing support of his older brother, Jean-Francois would never have succeeded in solving this enigma, which had international repercussions. Two hundred years ago, Jean-Francois Champollion deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics, solving one of the greatest mysteries in the history of humanity. A look back at a scientific epic that he would never have been able to complete without the help of his older brother. On September 14, 1822, in a small attic room on Rue Mazarine in Paris, Jean-Francois Champollion told his older brother, Jacques-Joseph, that he had just completed his system for translating hieroglyphics, after nearly twenty years of work. If Jacques-Joseph was the first to learn the news ("I've got it!" Jean-Francois is said to have exclaimed before, exhausted, out on one's feet), it was because he had been at his side from the beginning, helping him to face the scientific and political obstacles that had hindered his research. A few years later, Champollion would realize his dream: to go to Egypt to complete his knowledge, acquired by the sole force of his relentless scientific mind. A founding journey for modern Egyptology, where the decipherer would not survive for long. Jacques-Joseph would then devote the rest of his life to bringing his younger brother's work to life. A genius and his shadow: This rich documentary tells a beautiful story, forgotten in school textbooks. The recent study of the Champollion family archives has brought it to light, shedding new light on the extraordinary adventure that was the decipherment of hieroglyphics. If the extraordinary wisdom and passionate tenacity of Jean-Francois Champollion are well-known, could they have led him to success without the unwavering support of Jacques-Joseph, who accompanied him in the shadows? Their correspondence, rich in some seven hundred letters, reveals a relationship of interdependence that has never been questioned. It also reveals the socio-political context in which the two brothers, convinced republicans, navigated in the troubled first decades of the 19th century, as well as the role played by other characters, such as their protector, the prefect of Isere Joseph Fourier, or the English scholar Thomas Young, eternal competitor. From Grenoble to Paris to the banks of the Nile, a journey full of twists and turns, which still arouses the admiration of today's Egyptologists. With animated sequences of their private correspondence, and with the help of archives and expert analysis, this film revisits this unique scientific, human and intellectual adventure to celebrate the bicentenary of the decoding of hieroglyphics. Written & Directed by Jacques Plaisant ; ARTE France and TSVP Tournez S'il Vous Plait Co-Production with CNC,FTV Prima, RSI-Radiotelevisione Svizzera,RTBF,TV5 Quebec Canada, Movistar+ and ZED

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Video Codec: x264 CABAC High@L4
Video Bitrate: 3 167 kb/s
Video Resolution: 1920x1080
Display Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Frames Per Second: 23.976 fps
Audio Codec: AAC (LC)
Audio Bitrate: 126 kb/s VBR 44.1 kHz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: english
RunTime Per Part: 56 min 43 s
Number Of Parts: 1
Part Size: 1.30 GB
Source: WEB DL
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