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

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Dans la première de cette vidéo sur la reine autrichienne Marie-Antoinette, vous allez découvrir comment elle a dû apprendre le français pour pouvoir épouser le roi de France Louis XVI. En fait, tous les apprenants de français pourraient apprendre à bien parler la langue... comme la reine !

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Uderzo et Goscinny - 1968

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Pour commémorer la mort du célèbre Uderzo, co-créateur d'Astérix. Dans un vieil interview, Uderzo and Goscinny expliquent comment la bande dessinée Astérix est née. Il paraît qu'Astérix était bien plus grand au début et qu'il a été réduit de moitié.

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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 15 [fr]: Eh bien qu'ils mangent de la brioche.
Caption 15 [en]: Well, let them eat brioche [cake].

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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 9 [fr]: eh bien, posséderont un annuaire téléphonique
Caption 9 [en]: well, will possess a telephone directory

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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 1 [fr]: Bon, je pense ce qui serait bien,
Caption 1 [en]: Well, I think what would be good

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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 24 [fr]: En revanche, le chagrin de Napoléon était bien une réalité.
Caption 24 [en]: On the other hand, Napoleon's grief was indeed a reality.

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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 118 [fr]: Mais en réalité, si des soldats ont bien été noyés,
Caption 118 [en]: But in reality, even though some soldiers did drown,

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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 62 [fr]: Bien sûr, s'ils nous laissent comme ça, ils nous laissent tomber,
Caption 62 [en]: Of course, if they leave us like this, they'll let us down,

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

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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 29 [fr]: sans un moteur, bien entendu,
Caption 29 [en]: without an engine, of course,

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La disparition de Saint-Exupéry - Découverte et identification de son avion - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In May 2000, Luc Vanrell discovered the P Thirty-Eight Lightning aircraft piloted by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, which was last seen on July 31, 1944. His colleague Philippe Castellano explains how the plane was identified.

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Caption 25 [fr]: et ramener toutes ces photos bien sûr à la base
Caption 25 [en]: and of course bring all these photos back to the base

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Le saviez-vous? - Gérard raconte le développement moderne d'Antibes - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Gérard explains the development of Antibes culminating in the creation of Sophia Antipolis, a kind of science park that changed the face of the city and created a traffic nightmare.

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Caption 61 [fr]: Euh... le cœur de la ville, ben, on y vit très bien
Caption 61 [en]: Uh... [in] the heart of the city, well, one lives very well there

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Les grandes robes royales - à Chinon

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

This video takes us to Chinon to discover the creations of Cameroonian designer Lamyne M. His exhibition features three-meter-high dresses honoring the female sovereigns of France. He adds his own personal touch to the dresses, inspired by his travels around the world.

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Caption 35 [fr]: Alors l'exemple de Marie d'Anjou est très... très bien,
Caption 35 [en]: So the example of Marie of Anjou is very... very good,

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Le Journal - Saint-Exupéry - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A Lockheed P-38 Lightning, last piloted by noted writer Saint-Exupéry, who presumably went down with it on July 31, 1944, has been found and identified off the coast of Marseille. This gives credence to a local fisherman who, six years ago, claimed to have netted the author’s ID bracelet.

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Caption 3 [fr]: avait remonté un bien étrange butin dans les filets de son chalutier.
Caption 3 [en]: had trawled up quite unusual booty in the nets of his trawler.

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