The New York Times – Film:
A landmark of New Wave cinema, “The 400 Blows” brought her enduring global attention. She later appeared in “La Cage Aux Folles” and “Amélie.”
Category: French Language
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Jodie Foster: An American Oscar-Winner in Paris
The New York Times – Film:
In “A Private Life,” the actress takes on her first solo lead role in which she speaks fluent French, but her French connection goes all the way back to childhood.
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Following the Sounds of Arabic to Rediscover Paris
The New York Times – Travel:
A language student’s guide to the French capital highlights the culinary, literary and musical influences that quietly shape everyday life.
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Bertrand Blier, Acclaimed Director of Sexually Blunt Films, Dies at 85
The New York Times – Film:
A much-decorated French filmmaker, he divided audiences and critics with explorations, often darkly comic but brutal, of misogyny and the male sexual imagination.
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Albertine, New York's Most Charming French Bookstore
The New York Times – T Magazine:
Albertine, in a Fifth Avenue mansion, is a portal to both Gilded Age New York and the Francophone world.
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Aya Nakamura, French-Malian Singer, Is Caught in Olympic Storm
The New York Times – Music:
Aya Nakamura’s music is one of France’s top cultural exports. But reports that she might perform at the Paris Games have prompted fierce debates over identity and language.
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A Global Hit, ‘Notre Dame de Paris’ Finally Lands in New York
The New York Times – Music:
The splashy show, an example par excellence of what makes modern French musicals distinctive, begins a run at Lincoln Center.
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‘Don Carlo’ or ‘Don Carlos’? Verdi Comes to the Met in French
The New York Times – Music:
On Monday, the company performs the much-revised masterpiece for the first time in its original language.