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Lionel - L'Église de Domrémy - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel takes us inside the Saint Joan of Arc Basilica, which contains several paintings depicting events in Joan's life.

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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 34 [fr]: L'assassinat de Julius Ritter, un général SS.
Caption 34 [en]: The assassination of Julius Ritter, an SS general.

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Le Monde - Pourquoi Manouchian est un héros de la résistance - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Have you heard about Missak Manouchian, a hero of the French Resistance? Find out more about him in this fascinating historical documentary.

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Caption 55 [en]: The very next day, Paris orders a general mobilization.
Caption 55 [fr]: Dès le lendemain, Paris ordonne la mobilisation générale.

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Français avec Nelly - How to Speak Like Marie Antoinette - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In part 2, we learn more fascinating facts about Marie Antoinette's private life, as well as some of her famous quotes. Can you guess what her last words were?

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Caption 148 [fr]: et sur la vie à Versailles en général...
Caption 148 [en]: and about life in Versailles in general...

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Français avec Nelly - La Marseillaise - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly explains in detail the meaning of the most famous verses of the French national anthem, "La Marseillaise."

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Caption 48 [fr]: mais c'est un verbe qu'on réserve aux animaux en général.
Caption 48 [en]: but it's a verb generally reserved for animals.

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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 40 [en]: central to several of his comedies.
Caption 40 [fr]: central dans plusieurs de ses comédies.

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Le saviez-vous? - Le zeppelin français et le rêve de voler

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Humanity has always dreamed of flying through the air. That dream was made possible with the arrival of the zeppelin at the end of the nineteenth century.

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Caption 47 [en]: Several French engineers and inventors
Caption 47 [fr]: Plusieurs ingénieurs et inventeurs français

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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 32 [fr]: créé par le général de Gaulle.
Caption 32 [en]: created by General de Gaulle.

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France 3 - Minitel : l'Internet avant l'heure - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Back in the 80s, nearly every French household had a Minitel. It was the first computerized directory of its kind and a precursor to the modern computer. Later on, even Google showed an interest in the Minitel archives. Find out how advanced it was in its day.

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Caption 1 [en]: So the DGT [General Telecommunications Management] created the Minitel
Caption 1 [fr]: Donc la DGT [Direction générale des télécommunications], elle a créé le Minitel

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France 3 - Minitel : l'Internet avant l'heure - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Have you ever heard of the Minitel? In this video, you'll discover vintage technology from the seventies and eighties. Though once state of the art, the poor Minitel is now gathering dust in people's attics...

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Caption 88 [en]: but, wait for it, the General Telecommunications Management,
Caption 88 [fr]: mais attention, la Direction générale des télécommunications,

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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 34 [fr]: qu'il sera nommé général de brigade.
Caption 34 [en]: that he will be named brigadier general.

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Le Monde - Comment la Marche des Beurs a révélé la crise des banlieues - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

On October 15, 1983, a dozen people set out from Marseille to march against racism and police violence. En route to Paris, they met many people who, to their surprise, were sympathetic to their cause.

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Caption 12 [en]: Well, it seems, according to several testimonials,
Caption 12 [fr]: Eh bien, semble-t-il, d'après plusieurs témoignages,

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Lionel - Le musée de Jeanne d'Arc - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We conclude our visit to the Joan of Arc museum with a look at Joan's influence through the ages. Did you know that the company that used Joan's image the most in advertising was Laughing Cow cheese?

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Caption 21 [en]: We mentioned it several times:
Caption 21 [fr]: On l'a évoqué à plusieurs reprises:

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Lionel - Le musée de Jeanne d'Arc - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The second room of the Joan of Arc museum is dedicated to the iconography of the saint, including a bronze sculpture by Prosper D'Épinay.

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Caption 26 [fr]: Les collectionneurs en général en ont.
Caption 26 [en]: Collectors generally have some.

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Lionel - L'Église de Domrémy - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Join Lionel and Roger in front of the Domrémy basilica dedicated to Joan of Arc. You will find out some more about her family, as well as a surprising fact about Roger's!

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Caption 47 [en]: So this basilica was built in several stages.
Caption 47 [fr]: Alors cette basilique a été construite en plusieurs étapes.

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