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Le Monde - Nouvelle-Calédonie : la dernière colonie française (3 videos)

New Caledonia is still part of France and has not gained its independence despite lenghthy negotiations between loyalists and separatists. Now that the Kanak population is a minority, independence seems unlikely. For more info on New Caledonia, check out these links: https://bit.ly/3cnZgzs, https://bit.ly/2EWfOBG, https://bit.ly/2SyqOrw.

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Le Monde - Pourquoi Manouchian est un héros de la résistance - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We continue with the story of the Manouchian Group, comprised of brave immigrants who joined the fight against German occupiers and the Vichy government.

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Caption 89 [fr]: Torturés par la police française,
Caption 89 [en]: Tortured by the French police,

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Français avec Nelly - Coco Chanel - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly continues to explore Coco Chanel's enormous contribution to the world of women's fashion and explains how the iconic perfume Chanel Number 5 got its name.

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Caption 43 [fr]: le luxe à la française.
Caption 43 [en]: French-style luxury.

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Français avec Nelly - Coco Chanel - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly tells the fascinating life story of French fashion icon Coco Chanel, beginning with what led to her career as a designer.

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Caption 33 [fr]: et passionnée par la langue et la culture française.
Caption 33 [en]: and passionate about the French language and culture.

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Français avec Nelly - How to Speak Like Marie Antoinette - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In part one of this video, you will learn how Austrian-born queen Marie Antoinette, whose native language was German, came to speak very good French. How did she do it? Watch this video and get inspired!

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Caption 45 [fr]: Marie-Antoinette n'était pas française.
Caption 45 [en]: Marie Antoinette wasn't French.

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Français avec Nelly - La Marseillaise - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Just in time for Bastille Day, Nelly explains the history of "La Marseillaise," the French national anthem, including how it got its name.

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Caption 18 [fr]: et aujourd'hui on va parler d'un monument de la culture française :
Caption 18 [en]: and today we're going to talk about a monument of French culture:

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Le saviez-vous? - Le dernier duel à l'épée pour l'honneur en France

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In centuries past, when a person's honor was offended, he would challenge the culprit to a duel. The last duel in France took place as recently as 1967, between two respected politicians!

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Caption 35 [fr]: Un autre passionné de la politique française
Caption 35 [en]: Another French politics enthusiast

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Le Figaro - Les cinq scènes historiquement fausses du «Napoléon» de Ridley Scott - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Director Ridley Scott's recently released movie Napoleon was never intended to be historically accurate. Find out where the movie departs from the facts.

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Caption 18 [fr]: Alors le film débute sous la Révolution française,
Caption 18 [en]: So the film begins during the French Revolution,

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Le Monde - Comment la Marche des Beurs a révélé la crise des banlieues - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In 1983, the murder of an Algerian immigrant on a train galvanized a massive anti-racism protest that led to significant government reforms. But racism remains a serious problem in France to this day.

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Caption 50 [fr]: Certes, la population française
Caption 50 [en]: To be sure, the French population

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Vidéméra - Histoire et origine du sapin de Noël

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this video, you will discover the origins of the Christmas tree. This tradition dates back to Roman times, when people used to decorate their houses with conifer branches to celebrate the winter solstice.

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Caption 50 [fr]: a véritablement pris racine dans notre histoire française.
Caption 50 [en]: has truly taken root in our French history.

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Le Monde - Commune de Paris : les premières photos manipulées de l’histoire ? - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Paris Commune was one of the first extensively photographed revolutionary movements. In its infancy, photography wasn't able to capture motion, but professionals from both sides understood the power of images and used them to convey their own visions of the events.

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Caption 8 [fr]: au premier jour de l'une des plus célèbres insurrections de l'histoire française:
Caption 8 [en]: the first day of one of the most famous insurrections in French history:

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Le saviez-vous? - Nice et son héritage italien

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In this video on Nice, Patricia explains the history of the city, its Italian heritage, and its typically French atmosphere.

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Caption 35 [fr]: Pour finir, le Vieux Nice a surtout une ambiance typiquement française,
Caption 35 [en]: Finally, Old Nice has a typically French atmosphere above all,

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Le saviez-vous? - Les anciennes lois insolites - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Patricia has unearthed some very interesting, obscure French laws. For example: "Any woman wishing to dress like a man must request permission from the police department." Thankfully, no one obeys these antiquated laws!

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Caption 26 [fr]: de diffuser soixante-dix pour cent de musique exclusivement française.
Caption 26 [en]: to broadcast seventy percent exclusively French music.

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Voyage en France - Nogent-sur-Marne - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Along the banks of the Marne, Daniel gives us some more insight into the town of Nogent-sur-Marne, including a few real estate tips and a brief biography of Jean Sablon, a famous crooner of French chansons who was born in the town.

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Caption 22 [fr]: un des grands crooners de la chanson française.
Caption 22 [en]: one of the great crooners of the French "chanson."

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