Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Nelly recites and explains in great detail Victor Hugo's poem "Demain, dès l'aube" (Tomorrow, at Dawn). Though initially it might read like a love poem, it turns out to be much more tragic.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Nelly completes her explication of Victor Hugo's heartbreaking "Demain, dès l'aube," emphasizing the poem's autobiographical aspect and the hardship the author faced.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
France
Albert Uderzo, the co-creator of the famous "Astérix" comic strip, died this week at the age of ninety-two. "Astérix" is the best-selling French-language comic strip, with over 380 million copies sold.
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
Frédérique takes us to the Strasbourg Christmas market, one of the oldest and most famous in Europe, where people can sample delicacies and shop at hundreds of beautifully decorated booths.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Gilles Martineau is a craftsman who makes beautiful objects out of concrete. Using 3D software, he first designs a mold that he prints himself with a 3D printer. Then he pours concrete into the mold to create his art.
Difficulty:
Advanced
France
Giulia has been a jewelry maker since 2012, when she launched her Desidero brand. You can see and buy her creations in her boutique and studio located in Paris.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
These brief interviews on the streets of Lille were conducted in order to test the waters of the tricky dispute over the banning of burqa-wearing in public.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
France
Martine Aubry, the mayor of Lille, is part of a vast citizen mobilization to stop the massacres in Syria. Aubry's deputy director of human rights reflects on the mayor's speech during an official ceremony at the Lille city hall.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Karen is passionate about essential oils In this video she talks about some of her favorite ones and their therapeutic properties.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
France
Laurent Leclercq is a specialist in the restoration of antique furniture. He's so passionate about his craft that he finds excuses to go into the studio when he's on vacation!
Difficulty:
Advanced
France
Danièle Gerkens, a journalist working for Elle magazine, decided to eliminate sugar from her diet for a year. She related her experience in her book Zéro Sucre, explaining that sugar is indeed an addiction, similar to a drug addiction. Are you ready to give up your sweet tooth?
Difficulty:
Advanced
France
Danièle Gerkens, who decided to give up sugar for a year, discovered some unexpected benefits on her health. She claims that she looks younger, feels healthier, and is free of cravings, but she cautions that everyone reacts differently. You can read another interview with her here.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Joëlle Aubron, who died in 2006, was freed in 2004 after more than sixteen years in prison. She was a member of Action Directe, a movement which was responsible for a variety of violent events in the 1980s, most notably the assassination of the head of Renault in 1987.
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.
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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