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Lea - La Cinémathèque française

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lea shows us one of the largest film libraries in the world, the Cinémathèque Française, which contains over forty thousand films. After the Cinémathèque's original home in the Palais de Chaillot burned down, it relocated to a brand-new facility in Paris's twelfth arrondissement.

Le saviez-vous? - La poésie française: Baudelaire (2 videos)

Patricia brings to life Baudelaire's famous poem "L'horloge" (The Clock). The poet laments the passage of time and life's inevitable conclusion: death. Aside from the gloomy message, this poem is also an invitation to seize the day and enjoy all that life has to offer, including this poem!

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Français avec Nelly - Learning French with Literature: "The Stranger" by Albert Camus - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly va nous lire un extrait du grand classique de la litérature française, l'Étranger d'Abert Camus. Elle va aussi vous donner quelques explications intéressantes.

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Lionel L - La réforme du français

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel explique la réforme de l'orthographe de l'Académie française. Certains accents circonflexes vont disparaitre, mais les gens sont circonspects... Heureusement, ces changements ne sont pas obligatoires!

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Le saviez-vous? - L'art culinaire français

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Dans cet épisode de "Le saviez-vous ?" on parle de la gastronomie française et des habitudes alimentaires des Français.

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Vauréal - Véronique Schneider

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Véronique Schneider est une modiste qui a fait ses débuts à Paris. Elle faisait des chapeaux de spectacle à la Comédie Française avant de partir s'installer à la Cour des Arts à Montréal où elle s'est lancée dans les chapeaux de ville.

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Français avec Nelly - 10 livres faciles à lire en français - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly concludes her excellent reading recommendations with some very useful tips. Why not watch the movie adaptation of your novel of choice, or if you're short on time, read a poem or two?

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Caption 43 [fr]: de poésie française.
Caption 43 [en]: about French poetry.

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Français avec Nelly - 10 livres faciles à lire en français - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video, Nelly gives some advice about reading books in a foreign language and recommends some books for French learners. One of her recommendations is The Braid by Laetitia Colombani.

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Caption 34 [fr]: où je suis ravie de vous parler de littérature française.
Caption 34 [en]: where I'm delighted to talk to you about French literature.

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Français avec Nelly - "Demain, dès l'aube" par Victor Hugo - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly recites and explains in great detail Victor Hugo's poem "Demain, dès l'aube" (Tomorrow, at Dawn). Though initially it might read like a love poem, it turns out to be much more tragic.

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Caption 2 [fr]: dans laquelle on va parler littérature française,
Caption 2 [en]: in which we're going to talk French literature,

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Lionel - Marsal - Part 12

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Michel guides us back to the time of Louis XIV, who took the town of Marsal in 1663. Find out why.

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Caption 13 [fr]: Et donc... -Marsal devient française en mille six cent soixante-trois ?
Caption 13 [en]: And so... -Marsal becomes French in sixteen sixty-three?

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Français avec Nelly - 12 Songs to Improve Your French - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

What better way to learn and improve your French than through songs? Nelly will share her favorites with you, some of which—including "Je veux" by Zaz, "Elle me dit" by Mika, and "Dernière danse" by Indila—are even available on Yabla! Why not check them out?

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Caption 51 [fr]: quelle est ta chanson française préférée :
Caption 51 [en]: what your favorite French song is:

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Lionel - Marsal - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In addition to its saltworks, the town of Marsal boasts some interesting artwork, such as the bovine statue by the Hungarian artist Sandor Kiss. And Michel will explain the town's connection with Louis XIV and French military engineer Vauban.

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Caption 51 [fr]: et donc Marsal va être un... une sorte de relais entre l'Alsace française et Metz,
Caption 51 [en]: and therefore Marsal will be a... a kind of relay between French Alsace and Metz,

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Voyage en France - Poissy - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Don't miss this rendezvous with Daniel Benchimol in the town of Poissy near Paris. Enjoy a visit to a twelfth-century Romanesque church called the Collégiale de Poissy. You can also visit its priory, which now houses a toy museum to the delight of the little ones.

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Caption 31 [fr]: pendant la Révolution française,
Caption 31 [en]: during the French Revolution,

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Lionel L - Le "Canard" a 100 ans

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Canard Enchaîné (Chained Duck) recently celebrated its 100-year anniversary. The independent satirical newspaper, known for its shocking headlines, survived many controversies and even censorship. It still has an avid fanbase today.

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Caption 42 [fr]: et qui avait eu des répercutions conséquentes sur la vie politique française.
Caption 42 [en]: and that had significant repercussions for French political life.

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Le saviez-vous? - La Cigale et la fourmi - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Patricia recites one of Jean de La Fontaine's most famous fables, "La Cigale et la Fourmi" (The Cicada and the Ant). After spending the entire summer singing instead of storing food, the cicada is starving come winter. She hopes her neighbor the ant can help her....

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Caption 8 [fr]: à la fois pour leur belle langue française,
Caption 8 [en]: both in their beautiful French language,

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