Tomer Sisley travels back in time for France 2

The actor, hero of “Largo Winch” in the cinema and “Balthazar” on TF1, is the narrator of “Notre histoire de France”, a documentary series which dusts off the codes of historical narrative.

“I really had the feeling of being immersed in the era”indicates Tomer Sisley, who abandons his actor’s costume, puts on the Perfecto and becomes a storyteller in the new historical program for the whole family, from France 2, “Our History of France”. The first two episodes of this fiction documentary divided into six episodes will be broadcast Tuesday October 8 at 9:05 p.m. The one we know as a superhero in the cinema, Long Winchor as a wacky lawyer in the series Balthazar on TF1 introduces us to key moments in our history, such as Vercingetorix against Caesar and Clovis the first Christian king.

“I become a sort of story teller, a sort of time traveler and I take the audience with me to discover moments which concern emblematic characters who have contributed to shaping the society in which we live today” , he explains. Tomer Sisley is passionate about many things, and even if he is not keen on history, it fascinates him. “It was my dad who passed this on to me, he confides. I quickly understood that by being interested in history, it allows us to better understand today and better apprehend tomorrow.

These three evenings, which retrace 16 centuries of our history, included specialists from each era, 600 extras, 600 costumes and 30 sets. According to Tomer Sisley, it is an impressive system that has been put in place to better understand The Empire of Charlemagne, The Crusades of Saint-Louis, Joan of Arc facing the English and The Red Wedding of Henry IV and the Queen Margot. “I really had the feeling of being immersed in the era”he said.

Tomer Sisley walks around and takes the viewer’s hand. “I represent the average French person, we immediately see the difference between the scene that is playing out and me, who tells you a little bit about the issue of what is happening,” underlines Tomer Sisley.

“We tell, of course, the story of great characters, but also that of anonymous people, of the evolution of morals, of the relationships between men and women and we approach the state of mind of the era.”

Tomer Sisley, actor

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While waiting to know if there will be a sequel, French history is available as a podcast on the France TV platform. Excerpts will also be available on the Lumni platform for children and adolescents. Teachers will be able to have the children work on the stories told by Tomer Sisley.