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Voyage dans Paris (40 episodes 46 videos)

Join Daniel on his tour of some of the most iconic sites in Paris (the Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Luxembourg Gardens), as well as its many esser-known treasures (La Cité Florale, the Asian Quarter, Mouzaïa).

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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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De nouvelles découvertes avec Marion - Le canal Saint-Martin

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Marion est à Paris le long du canal Saint-Martin qui fait partie d'un réseau de cent trente kilomètres de long. Le canal connait son âge d'or du dix-neuvième au vingtième siècle, mais faillit disparaitre avec l'arrivée des transports routiers dans les années soixante. De nos jours, il est aussi bordé de restaurants, lieux artistiques, salle de concert.

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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 42 [fr]: dans des circonstances tragiques et à Paris.
Caption 42 [en]: under tragic circumstances and in Paris.

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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 46 [fr]: qui habite bien à Paris,
Caption 46 [en]: who indeed lives in Paris,

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Le Figaro - Les cinq scènes historiquement fausses du «Napoléon» de Ridley Scott - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

France

In part 2 of this review of Ridley Scott's Napoleon, we learn why Napoleon really left the island of Elba and how he dealt with the death of his wife Josephine.

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Caption 16 [fr]: et qu'il remonte jusqu'à Paris,
Caption 16 [en]: and he goes back up to Paris,

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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 71 [fr]: le trompe à Paris avec son amant, le capitaine Hippolyte Charles.
Caption 71 [en]: is cheating on him in Paris with her lover, Captain Hippolyte Charles.

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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 17 [fr]: les marcheurs de la première heure approchent de Paris.
Caption 17 [en]: the marchers who were there from the beginning approach Paris.

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Le Monde - Comment la Marche des Beurs a révélé la crise des banlieues - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In 1983, the Marche des Beurs highlighted the problem of anti-Arab racism in France. Forty years on, the country is still feeling its effects.

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Caption 9 [fr]: de Marseille à Paris.
Caption 9 [en]: from Marseille to Paris.

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La disparition de Saint-Exupéry - Découverte et identification de son avion - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In part 2 of this video on the disappearance of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, you will find out how the remains of his plane were located and retrieved from the bottom of the sea.

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Caption 106 [fr]: au Musée de l'air et de l'espace du Bourget près de Paris,
Caption 106 [en]: to the Air and Space Museum at Le Bourget next to Paris,

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