French haute couture reaches new heights at Christian Dior
The second day of Haute Couture week in Paris saw a string of A-list celebrities and designers lining up to see Raf Simons’ first couture offering as artistic director.
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07, 2012
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06, 2012
Patisse Sydney: The ‘French Ties’ book launch – salivate…
To celebrate the launch of Jane Webster's latest book 'French Ties', francophiles visited ‘Patisse’ for delightful French cuisine by Vincent Gardan, and a conversation with the author.
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05, 2012
Cannes Film Festival 2012: Final curtain on French Riviera
After 12 days of glitz and glamour, the Palme d’Or has been awarded, and the banners, flags and posters adorning Southern France have been pulled down and packed away. À l’année prochaine, Cannes !
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05, 2012
What’s been happening in Southern France: A Cannes Film Festival update
At Cannes, camels go shopping; actors drink too much and models are thrown off yachts in body bags. C'est normal, n’est-ce pas?
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05, 2012
65 years of a French icon: The Cannes Film Festival
Over the past 65 years, the Cannes Film Festival has become synonymous with glamour, controversy, and some of the biggest stars and films ever made.
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04, 2012
Jean Dujardin : un artiste
Tu es partout où on ne t’attend pas. Ta trajectoire est fuyante. Les risques que tu prends durant ta carrière font de toi un acteur différent qui refuse constamment de choisir la facilité.
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03, 2012
Les Pinocchios watch their nose on the radio
About three weeks after having the idea of hosting a radio broadcast here I am listening to myself in my kitchen while I sip a cup of coffee. Next step: Pulitzer.
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02, 2012
Review: Books, Baguettes and Bedbugs
An altercation with a source sees Jeremy Mercer quit his job as a crime reporter fly to Paris. He doesn't have a job, a visa or a plan. He stumbles into Shakespeare and Co., the legendary English language bookshop and soon joins other budding writers who 'pay' to stay by working at the store and promising to read a book a day.
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02, 2012
Spank The Ear!
Exploring the deep, dark and dingy recesses of the rue Saint-Denis the other night, I stumbled into none other than Sat: troublemaker, devil’s advocator, and lead singer of Flying Pooh, France’s premier indie rock band.
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02, 2012
60 movies the French share as culture
A common cultural knowledge is acquired when you grow up or live in France for a very long time. And it is this cultural knowledge that, I think, shapes the French character and makes you thereby French.
