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De nouvelles découvertes avec Marion - Le canal Saint-Martin

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Marion takes us along Paris's Canal Saint Martin, which is part of a waterway network that measures one hundred thirty kilometers long. In their heyday, the Parisian canals were the main means of transportation of goods and materials, and even drinking water! Nowadays, historic buildings, restaurants, and concert halls are the main attractions along the canals.

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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 8 [en]: the two hundred fifty thousand subscribers of Ille-et-Vilaine,
Caption 8 [fr]: les deux cent cinquante mille abonnés d'Ille-et-Vilaine,

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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 39 [en]: on December second, eighteen hundred four at Notre-Dame de Paris,
Caption 39 [fr]: le deux décembre mille huit cent quatre à Notre-Dame de 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 93 [en]: which took place on December second, eighteen hundred five
Caption 93 [fr]: qui a eu lieu le deux décembre mille huit cent cinq

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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 3 [en]: The result: two thousand five hundred empty apartments out of nine thousand and five.
Caption 3 [fr]: Résultat, deux mille cinq cents appartements vides sur neuf mille cinq.

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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 32 [en]: didn't exceed three hundred kilos in weight
Caption 32 [fr]: en poids ne dépassaient pas trois cents kilos

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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 11 [en]: with one thousand four hundred twenty-five horsepower turbocharged engines.
Caption 11 [fr]: avec des moteurs de mille quatre cent vingt-cinq chevaux turbo compressés.

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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 13 [en]: So this eighteen hundred period
Caption 13 [fr]: Donc cette période mille huit cent

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Uderzo et Goscinny - 1968

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In tribute to Uderzo's passing, we revisit the history of the famous comic strip Asterix and Obelix. In an old interview, Uderzo and Goscinny explain how they came up with Asterix in 1959.

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Caption 76 [en]: that occupies two hundred people for a year,
Caption 76 [fr]: qui occupe deux cents personnes pendant un an,

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Télé Lyon Métropole - Un manuscrit vieux de 1200 ans découvert à Lyon

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In the process of relocating its archives, the diocese of Lyon discovered a thousand-year-old parchment dating from the time of Charlemagne.

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Caption 9 [en]: a one thousand two hundred year old manuscript
Caption 9 [fr]: un manuscrit de mille deux cents ans

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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 14 [en]: so the king, uh... of the Hundred Years' War,
Caption 14 [fr]: donc le roi, euh... de la guerre de Cent Ans,

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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 15 [en]: off these shores a few hundred yards from Marseille.
Caption 15 [fr]: au large de ces côtes à quelques encablures de Marseille.

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