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-On 17 July 1979... | 0:00:06 | 0:00:09 | |
-..the first directly-elected -European parliament sat. | 0:00:10 | 0:00:15 | |
-An 86-year-old woman came forward -to deliver the opening speech. | 0:00:15 | 0:00:19 | |
-She was the oldest MEP. | 0:00:20 | 0:00:22 | |
-She was a pro-European campaigner -and fought for women's rights. | 0:00:23 | 0:00:28 | |
-Her name was Louise Weiss. | 0:00:28 | 0:00:30 | |
-The late 19th century was -a turbulent time in French history. | 0:00:36 | 0:00:40 | |
-After the Franco-Prussian War, -Germany had annexed Alsace. | 0:00:41 | 0:00:46 | |
-As natives of Alsace, Louise Weiss's -family was very patriotic. | 0:00:47 | 0:00:52 | |
-They chose exile over being Germans. | 0:00:52 | 0:00:56 | |
-Louise was born in 1893 -in the city of Arras. | 0:01:00 | 0:01:03 | |
-She achieved good grades at school -and longed for her father's praise. | 0:01:04 | 0:01:08 | |
-Unfortunately, her father thought -a woman's place was in the home. | 0:01:09 | 0:01:13 | |
-This was a wealthy -upper middle class family. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:21 | |
-It meant that Louise Weiss -could afford to study. | 0:01:22 | 0:01:25 | |
-But to her father, one thing -was wrong - she was a girl. | 0:01:26 | 0:01:30 | |
-At the time, women were considered -to be inferior citizens. | 0:01:30 | 0:01:34 | |
-The only right they had -was their social duty. | 0:01:35 | 0:01:38 | |
-Marrying and bearing children. | 0:01:38 | 0:01:40 | |
-They weren't expected to study. | 0:01:41 | 0:01:43 | |
-The Weiss family -had lived in Paris since 1899. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:47 | |
-Louise had been a fine student. | 0:01:47 | 0:01:50 | |
-She studied at Lycee Moliere -and won awards... | 0:01:50 | 0:01:54 | |
-..but had to hide them -from her father. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:57 | |
-This was what she wrote. | 0:01:57 | 0:01:59 | |
-I was raised in a passionately -secular atmosphere... | 0:01:59 | 0:02:03 | |
-..but the moral principles -mirrored that of the Gospels. | 0:02:03 | 0:02:07 | |
-But my thirst for knowledge was such -that it eased the fire of my youth. | 0:02:07 | 0:02:12 | |
-Her mother was aware -of her daughter's talents. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:17 | |
-She encouraged her to succeed -in her civil service exams... | 0:02:18 | 0:02:23 | |
-..and keep it from her father. | 0:02:23 | 0:02:25 | |
-In the summer of 1914, aged 21, -Louise became the youngest person... | 0:02:26 | 0:02:30 | |
-..to earn France's highest -educational diploma. | 0:02:30 | 0:02:33 | |
-On 1 August, -the city bells rang out... | 0:02:34 | 0:02:37 | |
-..to signal the start -of the First World War. | 0:02:37 | 0:02:40 | |
-Frenchmen were called to battle. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:43 | |
-As the German army drew closer, -the people of northern France fled. | 0:02:44 | 0:02:49 | |
-Like thousands of others, -the Weiss family fled from Paris... | 0:02:50 | 0:02:54 | |
-..to a house they owned -in Saint-Quai-Potrieux, Brittany. | 0:02:54 | 0:02:58 | |
-As a civil servant... | 0:02:58 | 0:03:00 | |
-..Louise Weiss didn't want -to carry on as a teacher... | 0:03:01 | 0:03:05 | |
-..so she resigned. | 0:03:06 | 0:03:07 | |
-She was eager to help refugees -who were pouring into Brittany. | 0:03:09 | 0:03:13 | |
-This was the start of her work -as a humanitarian campaigner. | 0:03:15 | 0:03:19 | |
-To understand the motives -for the killing... | 0:03:21 | 0:03:24 | |
-..and hoping to find solutions -to secure a peaceful future... | 0:03:25 | 0:03:29 | |
-..Louise returned to Paris. | 0:03:29 | 0:03:31 | |
-She started work as a journalist -and attended conferences. | 0:03:31 | 0:03:35 | |
-At a conference, she met a Czech -officer called Milan Stefanik. | 0:03:35 | 0:03:40 | |
-He was the man who showed Louise -how to dedicate herself seriously... | 0:03:44 | 0:03:49 | |
-..to a cause about which she was -passionate, and change situations. | 0:03:49 | 0:03:53 | |
-Stefanik was an advocate -of free and independent states. | 0:03:54 | 0:03:59 | |
-Louise seized upon a dream of -an Europe based on people's rights. | 0:03:59 | 0:04:04 | |
-In January 1918, Louise established -a magazine called L'Europe Nouvelle. | 0:04:05 | 0:04:10 | |
-The New Europe. | 0:04:10 | 0:04:12 | |
-On 11 November 1918, -the war came to an end. | 0:04:17 | 0:04:21 | |
-But the young journalist -was betrayed by Milan Stefanik. | 0:04:21 | 0:04:25 | |
-He chose to play a part -in the creation of Czechoslovakia... | 0:04:25 | 0:04:29 | |
-..alongside an Italian woman. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:32 | |
-Louise never saw him again. | 0:04:32 | 0:04:34 | |
-For Louise Weiss, it was -the end of a glorious romance. | 0:04:44 | 0:04:48 | |
-Afterwards, she found it difficult -to form another relationship. | 0:04:49 | 0:04:53 | |
-Heartbroken, Louise Weiss focused -all her energy on her magazine... | 0:04:55 | 0:04:59 | |
-..and the fight to establish -an European confederation. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:03 | |
-In 1919, she was present when -the Treaty of Versailles was signed. | 0:05:04 | 0:05:09 | |
-But she disagreed with the way -France belittled Germany... | 0:05:09 | 0:05:13 | |
-..and how victorious states -oppressed the defeated states. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:17 | |
-Her magazine echoed her opinion -that Europe couldn't move on... | 0:05:18 | 0:05:22 | |
-..without its people -being reconciled. | 0:05:22 | 0:05:25 | |
-Weiss dreamt of a humanitarian -and cultural Europe. | 0:05:29 | 0:05:32 | |
-An Europe of the people. | 0:05:33 | 0:05:36 | |
-For Louise Weiss, a stable Europe -had to conquer xenophobia... | 0:05:37 | 0:05:42 | |
-..and required a supranational -Parliament to change existing laws. | 0:05:42 | 0:05:47 | |
-Her magazine became a laboratory -for new ideas and innovation. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:52 | |
-If only the politicians and leaders -could understand and negotiate... | 0:05:56 | 0:06:00 | |
-..then a Parliament could become -a genuine political option. | 0:06:01 | 0:06:05 | |
-The desire for peace -had to be promoted. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:10 | |
-The elite had to be educated -about that desire. | 0:06:10 | 0:06:14 | |
-Louise Weiss was a supporter -of the League of Nations... | 0:06:15 | 0:06:19 | |
-..which favoured talks -over waging war. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:23 | |
-She became friends -with Aristide Briand... | 0:06:23 | 0:06:27 | |
-..who led -Franco-German reconciliation. | 0:06:27 | 0:06:30 | |
-They both believed -that nationalism led to war. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:34 | |
-Aristide Briand was called -an apostle of peace. | 0:06:35 | 0:06:38 | |
-His ideas appealed to others -and suited Louise Weiss. | 0:06:39 | 0:06:43 | |
-He knew that she could -ensure good publicity. | 0:06:43 | 0:06:46 | |
-Louise Weiss knew -that she had to educate people. | 0:06:47 | 0:06:51 | |
-Near the Ministry -of Foreign Affairs... | 0:06:51 | 0:06:54 | |
-..she established -the College of Peace. | 0:06:54 | 0:06:56 | |
-She hoped it would influence -the leaders of the future... | 0:06:57 | 0:07:00 | |
-..and persuade them -to be unconditional pacifists. | 0:07:01 | 0:07:05 | |
-We want to know -why wars occur, and when... | 0:07:07 | 0:07:10 | |
-..and under what conditions. | 0:07:11 | 0:07:14 | |
-If we understood this, maybe -we can learn how to prevent wars. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:18 | |
-30 January 1933. | 0:07:19 | 0:07:22 | |
-To everyone's surprise, -Hitler came to power... | 0:07:22 | 0:07:25 | |
-..and shattered -the European dream. | 0:07:26 | 0:07:28 | |
-In France, -Aristide Briand's hopes were dashed. | 0:07:29 | 0:07:32 | |
-There was now no hope of peace. | 0:07:33 | 0:07:35 | |
-War loomed on the horizon, -and Louise Weiss faced a choice. | 0:07:35 | 0:07:39 | |
-If her magazine carried on... | 0:07:40 | 0:07:42 | |
-..it could have become a voice -for Nazis and Fascists. | 0:07:42 | 0:07:46 | |
-Louise Weiss -didn't consider that a choice. | 0:07:46 | 0:07:49 | |
-She preferred to give it up. | 0:07:49 | 0:07:51 | |
-The title of her final editorial, -on 3 February 1934, was... | 0:07:51 | 0:07:55 | |
-..."We will never -make a pact with Hitler." | 0:07:56 | 0:08:00 | |
-Then she left, her dream of a united -and peaceful Europe in pieces. | 0:08:01 | 0:08:05 | |
-In the 1930s, France suffered -a deep economic recession. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:12 | |
-Unemployment was high, -and living conditions had plummeted. | 0:08:13 | 0:08:17 | |
-The country was on its knees. | 0:08:17 | 0:08:19 | |
-Women remained without a voice. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:22 | |
-Fighting for women's rights -at that time would seem crazy. | 0:08:22 | 0:08:26 | |
-But Louise Weiss began her new -campaign, in the name of justice. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:31 | |
-Aged 40, -independent and childless... | 0:08:31 | 0:08:34 | |
-..she threw all her energy -into the fight for women's suffrage. | 0:08:34 | 0:08:39 | |
-Political equality -between men and women. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:42 | |
-She wanted to be politically active, -but found she couldn't do much... | 0:08:45 | 0:08:50 | |
-..because women -didn't have the right to vote. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:54 | |
-Maybe she campaigned for women's -suffrage out of necessity. | 0:08:56 | 0:09:00 | |
-But male politicians weren't ready -to change the electoral system. | 0:09:00 | 0:09:05 | |
-Their answers to the calls -from feminists were definite... | 0:09:06 | 0:09:10 | |
-..but also shameful. | 0:09:10 | 0:09:12 | |
-They gave the impression... | 0:09:16 | 0:09:18 | |
-..women were stupid and incapable -and would cause chaos. | 0:09:18 | 0:09:21 | |
-They created caricatures of women -who dared to insist on their rights. | 0:09:22 | 0:09:27 | |
-In 1934, to support -her commitment to feminism... | 0:09:29 | 0:09:33 | |
-..Louise Weiss established -La Femme Nouvelle, the new woman... | 0:09:34 | 0:09:38 | |
-..a centre to publicize -women's suffrage. | 0:09:39 | 0:09:42 | |
-The journalist -who fought in the shadows... | 0:09:42 | 0:09:45 | |
-..was about to emerge -into the light. | 0:09:45 | 0:09:48 | |
-Women the world over -have the right to vote... | 0:09:48 | 0:09:52 | |
-..except in Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, -Switzerland and France. | 0:09:52 | 0:09:58 | |
-How can such a situation continue? | 0:10:00 | 0:10:03 | |
-She proposed female candidates -in some elections... | 0:10:06 | 0:10:10 | |
-..even though the system -didn't support them. | 0:10:10 | 0:10:13 | |
-She also encouraged women -in Paris to vote. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:18 | |
-In 1935, she decided to stand -in Paris's civic elections... | 0:10:20 | 0:10:25 | |
-..even though this was illegal. | 0:10:26 | 0:10:28 | |
-She set up her HQ in a cafe -that was usually frequented by men. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:32 | |
-Equality between the sexes had -become more important than ever... | 0:10:32 | 0:10:38 | |
-..especially political equality. | 0:10:38 | 0:10:41 | |
-Securing the vote would enable women -to introduce measures... | 0:10:41 | 0:10:45 | |
-..to allow them take their rightful -place in the economic hierarchy. | 0:10:46 | 0:10:50 | |
-On election day, accomplished orator -Weiss set up stalls on streets... | 0:10:50 | 0:10:56 | |
-..to encourage women to vote. | 0:10:56 | 0:10:58 | |
-Her efforts were met -with a savage reaction. | 0:10:59 | 0:11:02 | |
-There was a lot of facetiousness, -and much press attention. | 0:11:03 | 0:11:07 | |
-Louise Weiss -wasn't afraid of the journalists. | 0:11:07 | 0:11:10 | |
-The attention actually suited her. | 0:11:10 | 0:11:14 | |
-The police decided that she was -a public nuisance, and stopped her. | 0:11:14 | 0:11:19 | |
-She responded by trying to persuade -her fellow pacifists. | 0:11:19 | 0:11:23 | |
-There was no better persuader -than Louise Weiss. | 0:11:23 | 0:11:27 | |
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-In 1936, equality was on the agenda -of the Popular Front party. | 0:11:39 | 0:11:44 | |
-Three women were appointed -to posts in government. | 0:11:44 | 0:11:48 | |
-But politicians refused calls -for a universal vote. | 0:11:49 | 0:11:53 | |
-The left believed -that giving women the vote... | 0:12:00 | 0:12:03 | |
-..would be like -giving the vote to priests. | 0:12:03 | 0:12:06 | |
-The right feared... | 0:12:07 | 0:12:09 | |
-..that women would fall into -the clutches of the trades unions. | 0:12:09 | 0:12:13 | |
-Louise Weiss viewed the left and -right's opposition as hypocritical. | 0:12:15 | 0:12:20 | |
-She was angry, and couldn't fathom -her fellow campaigners' silence. | 0:12:21 | 0:12:26 | |
-Why wouldn't they rebel? | 0:12:26 | 0:12:28 | |
-These workers who were paid less -than men doing the same jobs. | 0:12:28 | 0:12:33 | |
-These shop owners -who couldn't litigate... | 0:12:33 | 0:12:36 | |
-..without their husbands' -permission? | 0:12:36 | 0:12:39 | |
-These mothers who had no authority -over their children? | 0:12:39 | 0:12:43 | |
-All these women who were wronged -but still paid their taxes. | 0:12:43 | 0:12:47 | |
-For Louise Weiss, -it was a constant battle. | 0:12:48 | 0:12:50 | |
-She increased her activities. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:53 | |
-She and a handful of campaigners -occupied Longchamp racecourse... | 0:12:53 | 0:12:57 | |
-..before the Grand Prix race. | 0:12:58 | 0:13:00 | |
-She wanted to bring the campaign -for women's suffrage to the fore. | 0:13:00 | 0:13:05 | |
-In July, she organized a big protest -at the Place de la Bastille. | 0:13:07 | 0:13:12 | |
-Feminists burnt chains in front -of the memorial to people's freedom. | 0:13:12 | 0:13:18 | |
-All the protests were non-violent, -dignified and enlightened. | 0:13:20 | 0:13:25 | |
-After the government -refused to give women the vote... | 0:13:27 | 0:13:31 | |
-..Louise Weiss -took the matter to the Senate. | 0:13:31 | 0:13:34 | |
-The senators used to go to brothels -after their meetings. | 0:13:36 | 0:13:41 | |
-The feminists jumped into vehicles -reserved for the senators... | 0:13:42 | 0:13:46 | |
-..and chastised them. | 0:13:46 | 0:13:48 | |
-"You know you are at fault." | 0:13:49 | 0:13:53 | |
-One senator complained -during a Senate speech. | 0:13:56 | 0:13:59 | |
-"These women are terrifying, -they disturb us all very much." | 0:14:00 | 0:14:04 | |
-For the male politicians... | 0:14:07 | 0:14:09 | |
-..these women were transgressing -in the worst possible way. | 0:14:09 | 0:14:14 | |
-Louise Weiss -was a tireless campaigner... | 0:14:17 | 0:14:19 | |
-..but history impeded her. | 0:14:20 | 0:14:21 | |
-War broke out after Hitler -attacked Austria in 1938... | 0:14:22 | 0:14:26 | |
-..then destroyed Czechoslovakia. | 0:14:26 | 0:14:29 | |
-When fighting started, she felt -that she had failed in every field. | 0:14:29 | 0:14:34 | |
-Europe, peace and women's rights -had all gone up in smoke. | 0:14:34 | 0:14:38 | |
-When the Germans -reached Paris in 1940... | 0:14:39 | 0:14:42 | |
-..Louise Weiss -had to consider her own safety. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:45 | |
-Her mother was Jewish. | 0:14:46 | 0:14:48 | |
-Her name was on a list of people -to be arrested and exiled. | 0:14:48 | 0:14:52 | |
-Her flat and her property -was to be seized by the government. | 0:14:53 | 0:14:58 | |
-Consequently, Louise Weiss -needed anonymity and false papers. | 0:15:03 | 0:15:08 | |
-Was this to oppose the regime -or in order to disappear? | 0:15:08 | 0:15:12 | |
-It remains a mystery. | 0:15:12 | 0:15:14 | |
-In her autobiography, she states... | 0:15:14 | 0:15:16 | |
-..that she founded a resistance -magazine called The New Republic. | 0:15:17 | 0:15:21 | |
-This must have been a risk for her. | 0:15:22 | 0:15:24 | |
-She was both Jewish and well-known. | 0:15:25 | 0:15:27 | |
-She claims to have found a network -to publish her secret magazine... | 0:15:31 | 0:15:36 | |
-..but there is no evidence of this. | 0:15:38 | 0:15:40 | |
-This murky period in her life -would be an obstacle to her forever. | 0:15:42 | 0:15:46 | |
-It seems that Louise Weiss lost -her place in history at that time. | 0:15:46 | 0:15:50 | |
-In 1944, she witnessed victory... | 0:15:51 | 0:15:53 | |
-..in a cause -for which she had long battled. | 0:15:53 | 0:15:56 | |
-On 21 April in Algiers, foreseeing -the French democracy's future... | 0:15:58 | 0:16:03 | |
-..General De Gaulle announced that -women would be allowed to vote. | 0:16:03 | 0:16:08 | |
-They did so for the first time -in the 1945 elections. | 0:16:09 | 0:16:13 | |
-With no cause to fight for, -it was time for a new campaign. | 0:16:13 | 0:16:18 | |
-Louise Weiss -felt a need to be acknowledged. | 0:16:21 | 0:16:25 | |
-Maybe, after WW2, she would find -a field where that would happen. | 0:16:25 | 0:16:30 | |
-Weiss liked to travel. | 0:16:32 | 0:16:33 | |
-As a journalist, she liked -to describe the world to people. | 0:16:34 | 0:16:38 | |
-She turned to film-making. | 0:16:38 | 0:16:41 | |
-To do that, -she had to choose a director. | 0:16:41 | 0:16:44 | |
-She arranged interviews -for someone to operate the camera. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:48 | |
-Unexpectedly, -she chose Georges Bourdelon... | 0:16:48 | 0:16:52 | |
-..who would work with her -for over 20 years. | 0:16:52 | 0:16:55 | |
-Georges was only 23 -when he attended the interview. | 0:16:55 | 0:16:59 | |
-At the end of the interview, -she said... | 0:16:59 | 0:17:02 | |
-.."I expect you in Beirut -in a week's time." | 0:17:02 | 0:17:05 | |
-Louise Weiss travelled the world... | 0:17:07 | 0:17:10 | |
-..from India to Japan, -from Madagascar to Alaska... | 0:17:10 | 0:17:14 | |
-..via Djibouti, -China and even Zanzibar. | 0:17:14 | 0:17:17 | |
-Distance or difficult filming -conditions, nothing would stop her. | 0:17:17 | 0:17:21 | |
-She was an instinctive adventurer. | 0:17:21 | 0:17:24 | |
-Georges was always amazed -by this woman's resilience. | 0:17:25 | 0:17:29 | |
-She had an incredible capacity -to persevere. | 0:17:30 | 0:17:33 | |
-Due to her journalistic -background... | 0:17:37 | 0:17:40 | |
-..she had a wide network -of connections. | 0:17:40 | 0:17:43 | |
-As a diplomat, doors opened for her. | 0:17:43 | 0:17:45 | |
-She successfully filmed -where few had previously done so. | 0:17:46 | 0:17:50 | |
-One of Georges's favourite scenes -was an Indian choura ceremony. | 0:17:51 | 0:17:55 | |
-Usually, self-flagellation -at a choura is very private... | 0:17:56 | 0:18:00 | |
-..but the local imam -gave Louise permission to film. | 0:18:01 | 0:18:04 | |
-Her only remaining campaign... | 0:18:11 | 0:18:13 | |
-..was the idea -that clashes could be avoided... | 0:18:13 | 0:18:17 | |
-..if we became more familiar -with other people and cultures. | 0:18:18 | 0:18:23 | |
-We can't stimulate general peace -through anthropomorphic religions. | 0:18:29 | 0:18:33 | |
-Mankind in the future... | 0:18:34 | 0:18:35 | |
-..will need a changed relationship -with the divine. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:39 | |
-But her films didn't attract -the audience she desired. | 0:18:40 | 0:18:44 | |
-Around then, in Paris, she began -to write novels, plays and essays. | 0:18:44 | 0:18:49 | |
-She tirelessly sought her place -in history through her literature. | 0:18:50 | 0:18:55 | |
-She wanted to share her story, -either via fiction or memoirs. | 0:19:01 | 0:19:07 | |
-This was also a tribute -to her political ambitions. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:13 | |
-But despite her perseverance, -her publications and awards... | 0:19:16 | 0:19:21 | |
-..Louise Weiss' literature -wasn't the success that she craved. | 0:19:21 | 0:19:26 | |
-Once again, this was her fate. | 0:19:26 | 0:19:28 | |
-But history was kinder -in her battle for Europe. | 0:19:29 | 0:19:33 | |
-In 1979, the first European -Parliament elections were held. | 0:19:33 | 0:19:38 | |
-They put her in the spotlight. | 0:19:38 | 0:19:41 | |
-Jacques Chirac, the Paris mayor, -was seeking credible candidates... | 0:19:42 | 0:19:46 | |
-..to change his party's -nationalist image. | 0:19:47 | 0:19:50 | |
-Jacques Chirac had a problem -with the 1979 European elections. | 0:19:51 | 0:19:54 | |
-He opposed direct votes -for the European Parliament... | 0:19:55 | 0:19:58 | |
-..and he only had a handful -of female candidates on his list. | 0:19:59 | 0:20:02 | |
-Chirac invited Louise Weiss -to be a candidate on the list... | 0:20:03 | 0:20:08 | |
-..that would build the new Europe. | 0:20:08 | 0:20:10 | |
-It would silence -those who claimed that his list... | 0:20:13 | 0:20:16 | |
-..was populated by opponents -of a united Europe. | 0:20:16 | 0:20:19 | |
-Louise Weiss would underline their -support for the European dream. | 0:20:20 | 0:20:24 | |
-But his strategy -inspired a scheme by Weiss. | 0:20:27 | 0:20:30 | |
-She insisted -on being fifth on his list... | 0:20:30 | 0:20:33 | |
-..in order to be present -during the vote. | 0:20:33 | 0:20:36 | |
-She knew that she would be elected -a member of the European Parliament. | 0:20:39 | 0:20:43 | |
-The first one -to be directly elected. | 0:20:44 | 0:20:47 | |
-Furthermore, she was 86 -at the time of the election... | 0:20:48 | 0:20:51 | |
-..she knew she'd be the oldest MEP -and would make the opening speech. | 0:20:52 | 0:20:57 | |
-Louise Weiss was spot on. | 0:20:59 | 0:21:02 | |
-She was elected a Member -of the European Parliament. | 0:21:02 | 0:21:06 | |
-For the lifelong campaigner -for a united Europe... | 0:21:06 | 0:21:09 | |
-..delivering the opening speech -was the greatest honour of her life. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:14 | |
-She took great care -when writing the speech. | 0:21:14 | 0:21:17 | |
-As usual, Louise -took the matter seriously. | 0:21:18 | 0:21:22 | |
-She rehearsed her speech -in front of a film director friend. | 0:21:22 | 0:21:26 | |
-After a light breakfast -at her home, she said... | 0:21:29 | 0:21:32 | |
-.."I'm going to read my opening -speech for the European Parliament." | 0:21:33 | 0:21:37 | |
-I felt she was about to cry -because she spoke as actors do... | 0:21:37 | 0:21:41 | |
-..when they convey -a great depth of feeling. | 0:21:42 | 0:21:44 | |
-Even though she was emotional, -she was also very restrained. | 0:21:46 | 0:21:49 | |
-17 July 1979. | 0:21:52 | 0:21:56 | |
-As a journalist, author -and film producer... | 0:21:56 | 0:22:01 | |
-..neither my ink nor my images -ever betrayed my faith. | 0:22:02 | 0:22:05 | |
-At this moment, it doesn't feel -that I have spent this century... | 0:22:07 | 0:22:13 | |
-..or travelled the world -in order to attend this meeting. | 0:22:14 | 0:22:19 | |
-She really enjoyed the experience. | 0:22:22 | 0:22:24 | |
-It was the realization -of a childhood dream... | 0:22:24 | 0:22:27 | |
-..but at the end of her life. | 0:22:28 | 0:22:31 | |
-Louise Weiss remained an MEP -until her death in 1983... | 0:22:35 | 0:22:40 | |
-..when she was over 90 years old. | 0:22:40 | 0:22:42 | |
-Europe, this idealistic -20th century idea... | 0:22:43 | 0:22:46 | |
-..had become reality. | 0:22:46 | 0:22:48 | |
-Even so, few in Brussels -now remember this woman... | 0:22:49 | 0:22:52 | |
-..who campaigned so hard -for her dream. | 0:22:52 | 0:22:56 | |
-Not by admiring our forefathers -should we choose our actions. | 0:23:01 | 0:23:05 | |
-Nothing should diminish -our vision of the future. | 0:23:05 | 0:23:09 | |
-We should avoid being -classical versions of ourselves. | 0:23:09 | 0:23:13 | |
-History moves forward. | 0:23:14 | 0:23:15 | |
-What was impossible yesterday -becomes possible tomorrow. | 0:23:16 | 0:23:20 | |
-S4C Subtitles by Testun Cyf. | 0:23:52 | 0:23:54 | |
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