Posts tagged French

1. ‘Cruel Intentions’ is a film adaptation of an 18th Century French novel called Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. Did you know…the …

During a recent excursion to the Royal Academy of Art for the Manet exhibition (soon closing on the 14th April), I found myself having a …

When we think about French music, the first thing that springs to mind is that 60’s bohemian and murmured genre called «chanson française» (coetaneous with the cinema trend «Nouvelle …

Before I watched The Intouchables, most of my family had watched it and said it was one of, if not, the best movie they have …

Talking about the “Nouvelle Vague” (New Wave) involves going back to the 50’s in France, when a number of screenwriters decided to make incursions into the direction …

I recently had the opportunity to catch up with the charming restauranteur Jacques Doassans, owner of the newly opened L’Amant restaurant in New York City’s West …

There are literary classics. And there are great literary classics. “The Outsider” by Albert Camus belongs to the later group. Albert was born in Algeria in …

Just Like Dry White Wine…Not so sweet yet a great experience to try! Luc Besson’s 2010 movie is about a beautiful adventurist also a writer, …

This winner of last year’s Jury Prize at Cannes is probably the most comprehensive, honest movie about child abuse ever made. Co-written and directed by …

Written and directed by David Foenkinos, Delicacy explores the possibility that after the love of your life, there might just be one more. Audrey Tatou …