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Voyage dans Paris (40 episodes 46 videos)

Join Daniel on his tour of some of the most iconic sites in Paris (the Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Luxembourg Gardens), as well as its many esser-known treasures (La Cité Florale, the Asian Quarter, Mouzaïa).

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Le saviez-vous? - Le romantisme français

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France

On dit que Paris est la ville la plus romantique dans le monde mais pourquoi? Dans cette vidéo, nous allons explorer le sens du mot "romantique" et l'origine du romantisme français qui est issu d'un mouvement culturel apparu en Angleterre et en Allemagne.

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Musée du quai Branly - Quelques informations sur le musée

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France

The Quai Branly Museum in Paris is devoted to the indigenous art of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. The building is surrounded by a massive plant wall and features a gorgeous anthropology library. Make sure to check it out during your next visit!

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Sophie et Olivier - Les César

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France

Sophie and Olivier discuss the César Awards, the French Oscars. Olivier didn't watch the ceremony, and Sophie only saw some excerpts, but they still find a lot to talk about on the subject!

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Caption 32 [fr]: vers... vers... à... dans Paris, dans le centre de Paris
Caption 32 [en]: toward... toward... at... in Paris, in the center of Paris

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Le saviez-vous? - "À une passante" de Charles Baudelaire

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France

Patricia reads "À une passante" (To a Passerby), a classic poem from Charles Baudelaire's collection Les Fleurs du mal (The Flowers of Evil).

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Caption 16 [fr]: par Baudelaire dans la ville de Paris.
Caption 16 [en]: by Baudelaire in the city of Paris.

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Le saviez-vous? - La poésie française: Baudelaire - Part 1

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France

Patricia introduces one of France's most renowned poets, Charles Baudelaire. His major work, Les Fleurs du Mal (The Flowers of Evil), is still the most studied poetry collection in French schools and was as much a source of controversy as admiration in his day. Baudelaire's love affair with his muse, actress Jeanne Duval, was a main source of inspiration for Les Fleurs du Mal.

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Caption 14 [fr]: qui vécut à Paris au dix-neuvième siècle.
Caption 14 [en]: who lived in Paris in the nineteenth century.

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Voyage en France - Vexin Normand - Gisors - Part 2

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France

There's a lot to explore in the Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais Church in Gisors, including a towering wooden organ, a magnificent mural, and a spiral staircase. Daniel Benchimol gives us a detailed tour of this stunning work of architecture, which he counts as one of the most beautiful churches in Normandy.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Nous sommes à quatre-vingt kilomètres à l'ouest de la capitale, à l'ouest de Paris,
Caption 2 [en]: We are eighty kilometers west of the capital, west of Paris,

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Voyage en France - La ville de Senlis - Part 3

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France

In this third episode on the medieval town of Senlis, Daniel Benchimol introduces us to the Venery Museum or hunting museum. The museum displays not only traditional uniforms of the Spahis but also the special architecture, painting, music, and art linked to the "venery" activities.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Nous sommes à Senlis, dans le nord de Paris, à quarante kilomètres plus précisément de la capitale,
Caption 2 [en]: We are in Senlis, in the north of Paris, forty kilometers from the capital more precisely,

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Melissa Mars - Mozart, l'opéra rock - Part 2

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France

Fate works in funny ways. Melissa’s tale of how she came to be in Mozart, l'opéra rock shows us that some things are just written in the stars. We’re glad she agreed.

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Caption 29 [fr]: qui était venue à mon dernier concert à Paris
Caption 29 [en]: who had come to my most recent concert in Paris

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