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Banlieues françaises - jeunes et policiers, l'impossible réconciliation? - Part 4

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Activist, journalist, and documentary filmmaker Rokhaya Diallo talks about racial tensions between the police and young people in French working-class suburbs. She calls for better police training and more accountability to prevent violence against young people of color.

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Caption 5 [fr]: Je cite le dernier: "De Paris à Ferguson, coupable d'être noir".
Caption 5 [en]: I cite the latest: "From Paris to Ferguson, Guilty of Being Black."

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Maître Gims - Sapés comme jamais ft. Niska

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Maître Gims teams up with Niska for "Sapés comme jamais." Dressed as a sapeur, a sort of Congolese fashionista, Maître Gims embraces his Congolese identity with panache and impeccable style.

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Caption 29 [fr]: Paris est vraiment ma'... ma'... ma'... ma'... [magique]
Caption 29 [en]: Paris is really ma'... ma'... ma'... ma'... [magical]

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Banlieues françaises - jeunes et policiers, l'impossible réconciliation? - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Journalists spent a week in Aulnay-sous-Bois interviewing young people about ongoing issues and clashes with the police. In the Cité des Trois Mille district, which includes 3,000 public housing units, cultural and sporting organizations are stepping in to make up for the lack of public services.

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Caption 18 [en]: they think it's "Banlieue Treize" ["District Thirteen": film taking place in a gang-ridden Paris suburb].
Caption 18 [fr]: ils pensent c'est Banlieue Treize.

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Lionel - La ville de Toul

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel is in Toul, twenty-seven kilometers from Nancy in the northeast of France. This small medieval town has a pretty riverside port and a magnificent Gothic cathedral called Cathédrale Saint-Étienne. Don't miss Lionel's signature pun at the end of this video!

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Caption 7 [fr]: Et bien entendu, ici, nous sommes... à environ deux cent soixante-dix kilomètres de Paris.
Caption 7 [en]: And of course, here, we are... about two hundred seventy kilometers from Paris.

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Lionel L - La réforme du français

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel discusses the French Academy's latest spelling reform, which includes such modifications as removing the i in oignon (onion) and the circumflex in coût (cost). There's been a fair amount of backlash against the reform, though the changes are only recommended, not mandatory.

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Caption 3 [fr]: sixième arrondissement de Paris.
Caption 3 [en]: [in the sixth] arrondissement of Paris.

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Lionel - Voyage en train - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel concludes his discussion of train rides in France at the Rémilly station. Built in 1851, the station now has a special significance for film lovers.

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Caption 5 [fr]: Et par ici, nous allons vers Paris et Metz.
Caption 5 [en]: And here, we go toward Paris and Metz.

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Voyage en France - L'Isle-Adam - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In the last part of his tour of L'Isle-Adam, Daniel takes us to the town's glassblower, who offers introductory courses in his beautiful artform. He also shows us the L'Isle-Adam ponds (which act as a sanctuary for over 150 bird species) and the mysterious Chinese pavilion, the architect and construction date of which remain unknown.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Nous sommes dans le département du Val d'Oise à une trentaine de kilomètres de Paris.
Caption 2 [en]: We are in the Val d'Oise department, about thirty kilometers from Paris.

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Actus Quartier - Repair Café

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

People flock to the Repair Café to have their broken devices repaired. The concept was introduced in Holland by a journalist who decided it was much better to fix things rather than throw them away. In a convivial atmosphere, volunteers fix items while you watch or you can fix it yourself with some assistance.

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Caption 21 [fr]: Et à Paris, on a commencé comme ça.
Caption 21 [en]: And in Paris, we started like that.

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Lionel - La Cathédrale de Toul - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Still in Toul, Lionel takes a closer look at the Saint-Étienne Cathedral in Toul. Its construction started in the thirteen hundreds and was completed around 1495.

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Caption 7 [fr]: deux cent soixante-dix de Paris.
Caption 7 [en]: two hundred seventy from Paris.

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Micro-Trottoirs - Rêves et cauchemars

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Micro-Trottoirs is interested in people's dreams and nightmares. Accounts range from pleasant dreams of swimming with dolphins to terrifying nightmares of people being amputated.

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Caption 37 [fr]: Ça devait, je pense, se passer juste après les attentats de Paris...
Caption 37 [en]: It must, I think, have taken place just after the Paris attacks...

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Notre appartement est hanté - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Soon after Claire and Harold move into their new Parisian apartment, strange things start to open. Their new neighbors explain that their new home may have been the scene of a murder. Claire believes it, but Harold remains skeptical. Will they be able to solve this mystery?

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Caption 25 [en]: Today, they are moving into their new Paris apartment.
Caption 25 [fr]: Aujourd'hui, ils emménagent dans leur nouvel appartement parisien.

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Voyage en France - Conflans-Sainte-Honorine - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the second part of his tour of the town of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, Daniel shows us the Montjoie Tower, a Romanesque dungeon whose walls are still standing today. He also takes us to a beautiful garden filled with rare plants.

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Caption 17 [en]: It's also one of the finest examples of Romanesque dungeons of the Paris region
Caption 17 [fr]: C'est aussi un des plus bel [sic] exemples de donjon roman de la région parisienne

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Lionel L - Loi travail: Suite et fin

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A very unpopular labor law caused Parisians to protest near the Bastille before it was passed in 2015. President François Hollande invoked Article 49-3 of the Constitution to force this law through. The protests continued after the law was successfully enacted in 2016. For more information, you can visit the Nuit Debout and Convergence des Luttes websites.

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Caption 26 [en]: as rather frequently happens from Denfert-Rocherau, Nation, or Bastille [places in Paris].
Caption 26 [fr]: en l'occurrence assez souvent Denfert-Rochereau, Nation ou Bastille.

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Lionel L - Nuit Debout: Août 2016

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel gives us the latest updates on France's Nuit Debout protest movement. Though the movement is no longer centered around Paris's Place de la République, it's still gaining traction online.

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Caption 12 [fr]: des jeux sont mis à la disposition par la Mairie de Paris.
Caption 12 [en]: some games are made available by the Paris City Hall.

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Lionel - Verdun - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel stays in Verdun for part two of this series. You will see the remains of the famous Battle of Verdun, which took place in 1916 and lasted ten months. The French soldiers were called poilus or "hairy men" because of their unshaven faces. Verdun also has a magnificent cathedral with stained glass windows.

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Caption 26 [fr]: pour le placer sous l'Arc de Triomphe à Paris.
Caption 26 [en]: to place him under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

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