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Le Monde - Pourquoi Molière est devenu aussi célèbre - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

How did Molière become so successful? The French playwright, whose plays are still being performed today, did not just rely on his talent as a writer—he knew how to drum up publicity for himself as well.

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Caption 68 [fr]: Il s'agit de Jean Ribou.
Caption 68 [en]: He is Jean Ribou.

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Français avec Nelly - 12 Songs to Improve Your French - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly suggests some songs for more advanced French speakers: Charles Aznavour's "La bohème," Angèle's "Balance ton quoi," Stromae's "Formidable," Serge Gainsbourg's "La javanaise," and Orelsan's "Tout va bien."

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Caption 89 [fr]: Il s'agit d'Orelsan
Caption 89 [en]: It's Orelsan

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Lionel - Le Musée du Calendrier de la Paix - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Calendar of Peace includes three figures depicted with their eyes closed, signifying their "inward-looking" lives: Jesus, Buddha, and Louis Braille.

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Caption 12 [fr]: Il s'agit de Jésus Emmanuel, du Bouddha et de Louis Braille.
Caption 12 [en]: They are Jesus Emmanuel, the Buddha, and Louis Braille.

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Le saviez-vous? - La poésie de Victor Hugo

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Victor Hugo is best known for his novels The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Misérables, but he also wrote numerous poems. In this video, Patricia reads an excerpt from his poem "À l'Arc de Triomphe," in which he pays tribute to the city of Paris.

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Caption 22 [fr]: Il s'agit d'un extrait d'un de ses poèmes, appelé
Caption 22 [en]: It's an excerpt from one of his poems, called

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Sophie et Patrice - Les lampes de Sophie - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Sophie explains in greater detail how she makes lamps out of old jam jars. She has some blue ones that make great night-lights, and some brighter ones that are perfect for reading.

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Caption 13 [fr]: vu que... il s'agit d'électricité.
Caption 13 [en]: since... it's dealing with electricity.

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Voyage en France - Nemours - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the next part of his tour of Nemours, Daniel shows us the Church of Saint John the Baptist, a medieval church that was destroyed in the 1600s and then rebuilt over the course of the next two centuries. It houses a bell called the Cloche Philippe (Philippe Bell), which has a lengthy history of its own.

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Caption 20 [fr]: il s'agit d'un boulet de canon qui est figé dans le mur
Caption 20 [en]: it's a cannonball that is set in the wall

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Voyage en France - Nemours - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The town of Nemours is linked to the history of the United States in two important ways. Daniel will tell you more about that in this segment of his tour, and he'll also show you a group of charming bridges called the "Ponts des Petits Fossés" (Little Ditch Bridges).

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Caption 21 [fr]: Il s'agit de trois ponts qui ont été reconstruits au dix-neuvième siècle
Caption 21 [en]: These are three bridges that were rebuilt in the nineteenth century

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Voyage en France - Nemours - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel begins his tour of Nemours with a visit to the twelfth-century castle, which has the rare distinction of standing right in the center of town. Nemours was the hometown of the famous Du Pont family, who immigrated to the United States in the 1800s and created a business empire.

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Caption 13 [fr]: Il s'agit du château-musée de la ville de Nemours.
Caption 13 [en]: It's the castle-museum of the city of Nemours.

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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 9 [fr]: Il s'agit de la célèbre Collégiale de Poissy
Caption 9 [en]: It's the famous Collégiale de Poissy [Collegial Church of Poissy]

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Voyage en France - Soissons - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Meet Daniel (still in sweltering Soissons) in front of the "Jardin du Haricot" (Bean Garden), which is not a garden but a confectionery store that sells a local specialty, a delicious jelly-bean-like candy. He also takes us to the old bishop's palace where Napoleon once stayed, then onto an eleventh-century abbey called the Abbaye de Saint-Jean-des-Vignes.

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Caption 23 [fr]: Il s'agit de l'Abbaye Saint-Jean-des-Vignes.
Caption 23 [en]: It's the Abbaye Saint-Jean-des-Vignes [Abbey of St. John of the Vineyards].

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Voyage en France - Auvers-sur-Oise - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel finishes up his tour of Auvers-sur-Oise with an appreciation of Vincent Van Gogh, who completed an astounding eighty paintings during his two-month sojourn in the village. In this video, you'll see the inn where the artist stayed during his visit, along with some of the gorgeous stops on the "painters' discovery" tour of Auvers-sur-Oise. It's easy to see why the village was such an inspiration to the impressionists!

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Caption 4 [fr]: il s'agit de l'auberge Ravoux,
Caption 4 [en]: it's the Auberge Ravoux [Ravoux Inn],

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Voyage en France - Auvers-sur-Oise - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel introduces us to the town of Auvers-sur-Oise, famous as a source of inspiration for a number of impressionist painters, notably Vincent Van Gogh. He also gives us a sneak peek into the Daubigny Museum, dedicated to the work of the pre-impressionist Charles-François Daubigny.

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Caption 42 [fr]: Il s'agit encore une fois d'une œuvre de Vincent Van Gogh, "La Mairie d'Auvers",
Caption 42 [en]: This is once again a work of Vincent Van Gogh, "The City Hall of Auvers,"

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Voyage en France - Conflans-Sainte-Honorine - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel concludes his tour of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine by taking us along the quays to see some of the barges that are docked there. Among them, you will find a houseboat that doubles as a chapel and the last tug boat ever built in France!

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Caption 13 [fr]: Il s'agit en fait d'une péniche chapelle.
Caption 13 [en]: This is actually a chapel barge.

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Le saviez-vous? - La Marseillaise - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Part two of this video on "La Marseillaise" explains how it evolved from a song of war and freedom to its current status as the French national anthem. The fact remains that it still stirs up controversy for its violent content, which some find offensive.

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Caption 13 [fr]: Il s'agit du texte et plus particulièrement d'une strophe dans le refrain.
Caption 13 [en]: It's about the text and more specifically about one stanza in the chorus.

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Voyage en France - Compiègne - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the third installment of Daniel's tour of Compiègne, he shows us the magnificent Saint Jacques Church, which happens to be a stop along the Way of St. James. He also takes us to some former salt warehouses and to a beautiful garden surrounded by medieval walls.

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Caption 14 [fr]: En fait il s'agit de deux cours qui se suivent
Caption 14 [en]: In fact, it's two consecutive courtyards

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