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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 4

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

One might think that the push to remove anglicisms from the French language would be stronger in France, but the larger movement to "purify" French is actually happening in Quebec. Many Québécois worry that the French language is endangered in Canada, and the Quebec government has taken measures to preserve it by inventing new words instead of borrowing from English. That's why an email is still un email in France, but un courriel in Quebec.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 3

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

The situation of the French language in Quebec is controversial and complex. Montreal was an English-speaking city until 1920, and it wasn't until the passage of Law 101 in 1977 that French became the official language of Quebec. According to some of the interviewees in this video, Québécois French is in a precarious position once again, with municipal signage and corporate names in Montreal reverting to English, as well as shopkeepers who refuse to speak French.

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Le Journal - French North African Film

Difficulty: Beginner

France, Morocco

Opening night in Casablanca for the movie Indigènes (English title "Days of Glory") provided a special opportunity for some of the subjects of the film to reflect upon their past, and for Moroccans and the French to talk about their future.

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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 91 [en]: Read it in English.
Caption 91 [fr]: Lis-le en anglais.

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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 36 [en]: Me, I've tried to read in English
Caption 36 [fr]: Moi, j'ai essayé de lire en anglais

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Lionel - Le Musée du Calendrier de la Paix - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Jacqueline explains how the building that now houses Josef Pyrz's sculptures came about.

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Caption 21 [en]: Germans, English...?
Caption 21 [fr]: Des Allemands, des Anglais, des...?

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Le Monde - Tout savoir sur le festival de Cannes en 5 minutes

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Where will you find two thousand three hundred and nine movie theater seats, twenty exhibition halls, and twenty-five projection rooms? At the Cannes Film Festival, of course! Watch this video to learn about the history and impact of this major annual event.

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Caption 8 [en]: forced the English Chancellor Lord Henry Brougham
Caption 8 [fr]: force le chancelier anglais Lord Henry Brougham

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Interviews au Festival de Cannes - Olivia de Havilland

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

British-American Hollywood star Olivia de Havilland died on July 26, 2020 in Paris at the age of 104. She became the first female president of the Cannes Film Festival jury in 1965.

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Caption 21 [en]: Emotions. -In English.
Caption 21 [fr]: L'émotion. -En anglais.

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Le saviez-vous? - Karine Rougier présente son art - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

France

The Espace à Vendre (Space for Sale) gallery in Nice recently presented Karine Rougier's exhibition "Les sables mouvants" (Quicksand). Rougier is an artist who works with various media, including ancient engravings, postcards, and even rocks.

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Caption 21 [en]: since there are English people coming from Manchester;
Caption 21 [fr]: puisque y a des Anglais qui viennent de Manchester;

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Voyage en France - Soissons - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In part two of our discovery of Soissons, a very ancient town indeed (it was founded in the year 20 B.C.), Daniel Benchimol takes us on a sweltering summer day to visit some interesting places, including the Église Saint-Pierre, part of a seventh-century monastery where Charlemagne's daughter lived. He then shows us a baroque-style building on Little Red Riding Hood Street opposite a magnificent century-old fish market.

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Caption 3 [en]: We are now, more precisely, on the Passerelle des Anglais [Footbridge of the English],
Caption 3 [fr]: Nous nous trouvons plus précisément maintenant sur la passerelle des Anglais,

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Lionel - Le Parlement Européen - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel takes us to the European Parliament gardens, where statues of colorful saxophones representing different countries are scattered around the grounds for the enjoyment of visitors.

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Caption 12 [en]: as you can read it here in French, in Spanish, and in English.
Caption 12 [fr]: comme on peut le lire ici en français, en espagnol et en anglais.

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Lionel L - La réforme du français

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel discusses the French Academy's latest spelling reform, which includes such modifications as removing the i in oignon (onion) and the circumflex in coût (cost). There's been a fair amount of backlash against the reform, though the changes are only recommended, not mandatory.

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Caption 32 [en]: What is important to note is that English words,
Caption 32 [fr]: Ce qu'il est important de noter, c'est que les mots anglais,

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Voyage en France - Compiègne - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel introduces the charming town of Compiègne and its magnificent City Hall. In the City Hall building, you'll find the Bancloque, a fourteenth-century bell that still rings today with the help of three automated figures called jacquemarts that "poke" the bell on the hour. And make sure to stop by the burger kiosk on your way out of the city for a delicious, locally sourced treat!

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Caption 18 [en]: in the sixteenth century: the English, the German, and the Flemish.
Caption 18 [fr]: au seizième siècle: l'Anglais, l'Allemand et le Flamand.

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Voyage en France - île de Chatou

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

A few kilometers from Paris, on Chatou Island (also known as Impressionists' Island), Daniel Benchimol has a nice surprise for you.... Watch this video to find out what it is!

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Caption 28 [en]: I am saying it in English quite simply because it's written in English.
Caption 28 [fr]: Je le dis en anglais tout simplement parce que c'est écrit en anglais.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 10

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

Quebec's current relationship with France is complex. French politicians tend to tread carefully regarding Quebec's sovereignty. For many years France adopted a policy of "neither indifference nor interference," a more neutral stance somewhere between a hands-off policy (which could be seen as complete abandonment) and an overly intrusive relationship. Sarkozy moved away from that policy, but his successor Hollande revived it.

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Caption 66 [en]: relive, uh... the... the historical moments of the English conquest of Quebec.
Caption 66 [fr]: revivre, euh... les... les instants historiques de la conquête anglaise du Québec.

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