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Le saviez-vous? - La Marseillaise - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

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Patricia discusses the history of the the French national anthem, "La Marseillaise," explaining how the song traveled from the Rhine region to Marseille, where it earned its final name. She even sings a few lines of the song for us!

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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 18 [fr]: Il débarque à Marseille à dix-neuf ans, sans papiers.
Caption 18 [en]: He disembarks in Marseille at nineteen, without papers.

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Lionel - La Marseillaise

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel discusses the life of Rouget de Lisle, composer of the Marseillaise. Written in 1792 as a march to spur on the troops during the war with Austria, only later did it become the French national anthem. And did you know that the Marseillaise was banned by Napoleon?

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Caption 40 [en]: In the beginning, it was of course the "March of the People of Marseille."
Caption 40 [fr]: Au départ, c'était bien sûr la « Marche des Marseillois ».

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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 59 [en]: A battalion from Marseille arrives in Paris
Caption 59 [fr]: Un bataillon marseillais arrive à Paris

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Le saviez-vous? - Gérard raconte Antibes et ses environs

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Gérard will tell you about the history of Antibes, an ancient city with a fascinating past. One of the oldest cities in the region, it was built by the Phocaeans before Roman times.

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Caption 2 [fr]: pour faire une halte en fait entre la Corse et Marseille.
Caption 2 [en]: to create a stopover, actually, between Corsica and Marseille.

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Le Journal - Saint-Exupéry - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sixty years after the disappearance of literary great Saint-Exupéry, a commemoration is held on the Mediterranean Sea at the spot where his airplane fell.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry a disparu au large de Marseille il y a maintenant soixante ans.
Caption 2 [en]: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry disappeared off the coast of Marseilles sixty years ago now.

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