Benoît Magimel and Juliette Binoche in The Taste of Things.
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With meticulous attention to food and how it is prepared, the film’s plot embraces simplicity.
Pierre Bonnard, French, 1867-1947, Coffee, 1915. Oil on canvas, 73.0 x 106.5 cm. Tate, London. Presented by Sir Michael Sadler through the NACF 1941. Photo © Tate.
An unusual and magnificent exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria allows us to see Bonnard like never before.
France’s President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Africa, home to the largest number of French speakers, plays a key role in the present and future of the French language.
Henri Matisse, Still life with green marble table (Nature morte à la table de marbre vert) 1941. Oil on canvas, 46 x 38.5 cm. Centre Pompidou, Paris, MNAM-CCI, purchased 1945 AM 2591 P.
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Matisse: Life & Spirit is a celebration of the creativity of the master of colour.
Pas de sucre ? Pas de souci !
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It’s one of the most common expressions used in French but also one of the most controversial. A linguist explains why “pas de souci” is no mere English import.
Youssoupha performs at the Urban Peace concert at the Stade de France, September 2013.
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Recent polemical debates over French rappers Youssoupha and Médine show that rap is still not accepted by the political mainstream.
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The tradition of performing in a mask, from china to France, shows how it can be just as evocative and entertaining.
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Looking at his brilliant career is looking into Algeria’s relationship with its history and identity, but also questioning what it means to be exiled.
Quebec Premier Francois Legault, right, chats with Louise Mushikiwabo, secretaire generale de la Francophonie, Tuesday, June 11, 2019 in Quebec City.
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On the month of the Francophonie’s 50th anniversary, it’s time to think about the untold story of French connections across the Canada-U.S. border
Lady Reading in an Interior (between 1795 and 1800).
Marguerite Gérard (1761–1837)
In a turbulent period of French history, women’s journals started to agitate for legal, political and cultural rights.
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An emerging genre of fiction in France is providing an unlikely brand of escapism.
Colette, photographed by Henri Manuel.
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The French writer’s work and life make perfect cinematic subjects.
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Changes in the way we pronounce certain sounds tell us a lot about our changing values.
Can football really have an impact on society?
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For the millions celebrating on the Champs-Elysées last month, Frenchness was not just an idea, it was an intense shared experience. But what happens to that identity when the celebrations end?
Detail of ‘Smell’ c1500, from The lady and the unicorn series.
wool and silk, 368 x 322 cm
Musée de Cluny – Musée national du Moyen Âge, Paris
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The Lady and the Unicorn tapestries, woven around 1500, have been called the ‘Mona Lisa of the Middle Ages’. While they make for breathtaking viewing, their threads are encoded with much meaning.
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Many prominent women are concerned that France’s long history of ‘libertinage’ is threatened by what they see as a witchhunt against men.