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Gérard Bosio talks about the book of poetry written by Léopold Senghor, "Lettres d'hivernage", 1973, illustrated by Marc Chagall. This is followed by interviews with Marc Chagall and with Léopold Senghor.

In a garden next to his house in Vence, Chagall talks about his life in Provence, which he compares to a paradise.

André Malraux, then Minister of Cultural Affairs, opens the exhibition "Le Message Biblique", a donation made by Marc and Valentina Chagall to the French State, at the Louvre. Marc Chagall explains to his grandchildren what he thinks of his painting.

Julien Cain, director of the Bibliothèque Nationale, the writer Philippe Soupault, the critic Charles Estienne and the engraver Roger Vieillard meet around Marc Chagall during the exhibition devoted to the engraved work of Marc Chagall at the Bibliothèque Nationale. Each of them talks about Chagall's work. Exhibition of engravings for Gogol's "Dead Souls", Chagall's "My Life", "The Bible" and La Fontaine's "Fables".

Report devoted to Chagall working in his studio on the banks of the Seine, populated by "ghosts and dreams", accompanied by a description of the pictorial and poetic universe of the artist.

Marc Chagall talks about the realization of the stained glass windows of Reims, the choice of the blue color and his joy of working with the workshop of Charles Marq.

Interview in Paris with Marc Chagall about the ballet "Daphnis and Chloe" by Maurice Ravel for which he has just designed the sets and costumes for the Paris Opera. Marina Grey asks him to draw his wishes on a sheet of paper live.

Report and interview with Marc Chagall on the occasion of a new performance of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" at the Metropolitan Opera in New York for which the painter had created the sets and costumes.

Return on the traces of the painter in Vitebsk, Russia, and his childhood memories. Chagall recounts the period when he lived in La Ruche, an artists' housing estate in Montparnasse, some anecdotes, and mentions Bonnard, Matisse, Van Dongen, Picasso and Braque.

Report devoted to the ceiling of the Opera Garnier in Paris painted by Marc Chagall whose official inauguration will take place on September 23, 1964. A press conference by Georges Auric is followed by images of the ceiling being assembled, an interview with Marc Chagall and that of Prime Minister Georges Pompidou who expresses himself on the quality of this monumental work having "exceeded his expectations".