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In France, A Star Rises From An Oft-Neglected Place

29 Friday Jun 2012

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From NPR: Frenchman Jean Dujardin may have won this year’s Academy Award for best actor for his role in The Artist, but in France he was beat out for the country’s most prestigious acting award, the Cesar, by a new acting sensation: The 34-year-old son of African immigrants, Omar Sy.

Sy’s movie, The Intouchables, was a hit across Europe and is now playing in theaters in the U.S.  It’s a feel-good buddy comedy about a quadriplegic white aristocrat who hires an unemployed black kid from the projects as his personal aide. Despite the differences in age, race and background, Philippe the millionaire (renowned actor Francois Cluzet) and Driss (Sy) form a deep bond. The film confronts racism, poverty and infirmity, while Sy illuminates the screen with his rapid-fire banter and infectious laugh.  Continuez.

Vivez la Langue

20 Wednesday Jun 2012

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From EF: Here’s a beautiful short story all in French, complete with phonetic transcriptions.

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Reel Style: Jules et Jim

20 Wednesday Jun 2012

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From GQ: According to legend, French New Wave director François Truffaut (who also directed the film adaptation of Fahrenheit 451) was browsing a bargain book bin in 1956 when he came across Henri-Pierre Roché’s semi-autobiographical novel, The Awakening: Jules et Jim. Struck by the story’s love triangle between two best friends and the woman they love (played in Truffaut’s film by the stunning Jeanne Moreau), his 1962 adaptation is an anthem to the energetic early ’60s French youth movement. While loose trousers, a wide array of hats, and tons of stripes are apparent in almost every scene, it’s the knitwear, in almost every cut imaginable, that inspires us the most.  Read More

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