You can’t sound French unless you can speak authoritatively about the French world of Film & Music & its origins.
Which is a better film; La Famille Bélier or CODA? See what Elisabeth thinks...
The 75th Cannes Film Festival delivers: Warm breezes, swimming in the Mediterranean, films & glamorous sparkle of celebrity attendance.
OSS 117 films are like a French version of Get Smart or Rowan Atkinson’s Johnny English.
Men On The Verge of A Nervous Breakdown: A mix of hippie therapy & male bonding, not an American film full of stereotypes and clichés.
Velvet Queen is a beautiful exploration of nature in the Tibetan Himalayas, and how humans have polluted the earth.
Maigret, a new film by Patrice Leconte with Gérard Depardieu stepping into the famous investigator’s shoes.
Intriguing -not usual French film festival fare - no love, no comedic family fights, no social justice issues, and no windows to living a life in Paris.
A fascinating thoughtful film that slowly creeps up on you & stays with you long after you leave the cinema
Cinessance: brush up your French, or your film quotes, or pretend you're in France—For Francophiles, Francophones, French expats, & international film buffs in North America.
Do you know your Bizet from your Berlioz? Or your Satie from Saint-Saëns? Find out a little more about some of your favourite French composers in this mini guide to the Romantic era in Classical music.
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