Season 1 • Episode 6
LatestJuly 1962. Christine Beauval, star speaker of the RTF, is a fulfilled woman who leads her life as a wife and mother, as well as an ambitious professional career. But in the spotlight, when she should speak, her body suddenly falls, bloody. A few days earlier, her husband Pierre was appointed head of Mondovision by his friend Eric Jauffret, Minister of Information.
Production
Ridiculously detailed 1962 period design—every ashtray and bouffant is *chef's kiss*.
Acting
Marie Gillain's controlled unraveling—glamour cracking in real-time.
Direction
Tuel's restrained camera treats TV studio as panopticon prison.
Creator
Laurent Tuel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
RTF was France's state broadcaster until 1974; its Orwellian control over information inspired the series' surveillance aesthetic.
The title 'Speakerine' refers to actual female continuity announcers who became unlikely celebrities despite having no creative control—Christine's arc literalizes that imprisonment.
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