Publication of Puissants personnages, dedicated to Catherine, the daughter of Deligny and Josette born the year prior. In May the directorship of Arsea relieves Deligny of his duties. He goes on to run a training course for educators in Montesson (Yvelines), but shortly afterward asks to be separated from the charge. He meets Hugette Dumoulin, a communist militant responsible for the Center of Youth Hostels in Paris. Deligny is named Regional Director of Labor and Culture. He organizes a series of film projections and meets cinema critic André Bazin and the documentarian Chris Marker.