Series · Documentary

Automobile: Ride and Fall (2025)

Our cities, transformed a mere century ago to accommodate cars, now want to rid their streets of them. Countries go to war over fuel shortages, and automobiles are at the core of a global ecological crisis. Today, the history of automobile has hit its climax. How did we get here? How did the invention of a single machine reorganize how we work, revolutionize our lifestyles, transform our landscapes, trigger global crises and wreak havoc with the equilibrium of our planet? This documentary series explores the creation and meteoric development of an unprecedented object - the automobile - and its role in mankind’s wild race toward progress.

Creator

Jean-Christophe Ribot

Network

ARTE

Country

France

Language

French

First aired

January 7, 2025

Status

Ended

Original title

Une brève histoire de l'automobile