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Le Restaurant "Flam's" - Les tartes

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

You say flammekueche, I say tarte flambée! But no matter the moniker, we can certainly agree on one thing: this Alsatian specialty is a gustatory delight!

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Caption 19 [fr]: Et qu'est-ce que vous recommanderiez comme tarte flambée? Sucrée et salée?
Caption 19 [en]: And what would you recommend for a tarte flambée? Sweet and savory?

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TV8 Mont Blanc - Le film: "Treize jours en France"

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Dive back in to the 1968 winter Olympics, held in Grenoble, France. “Treize jours en France,” a recently restored documentary film made in ‘68 by director Claude Lelouch, captures the spirit of the times, and the “pre-revolutionary” zeitgeist leading up to the events of May.

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Caption 8 [fr]: d'Albertville, comme pour prendre une revanche sur le passé.
Caption 8 [en]: in Albertville, as if he were taking revenge on the past.

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Alsace 20 - Arlette Grosskost et la burqa

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Arlette Grosskost, UMP (Union for a Popular Movement) representative and member of the Parliamentary task force on the burqa in France, advocates a law aiming to ban the wearing of the full-body veil in public. What’s your take on this controversial issue? Is it a question of women’s rights? Of religious freedom? Are arguments against the burqa perhaps another type of veil—to cover up underlying racism?

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Caption 56 [fr]: Là, nous... je me suis battue, comme l'intégralité de mes consœurs,
Caption 56 [en]: There, we... I fought, as did all my female counterparts,

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Gay Pride - La fierté

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Paris's Gay Pride march (La Marche des Fiertés) takes place every June, beginning in the Montparnasse district and ending in the Bastille district. This video of the march was recorded a few years before France legalized same-sex marriage in 2013.

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Caption 15 [fr]: C'est immense et euh... Pour moi c'est un... un genre de liberté comme c'est pour vous.
Caption 15 [en]: It's huge and uh... For me it's a... a form of freedom like it is for you.

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Voyage dans Paris - Butte Bergeyre

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Take a tour of the Butte Bergeyre, a charming area of Paris that even Parisians don’t know much about. Unlike the rest of the city, you won’t find many tourists here -- though you may spot a vineyard or two!

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Caption 24 [fr]: un jour ensoleillé comme celui-ci.
Caption 24 [en]: on a sunny day like this one.

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Alex Terrier - Le musicien et son jazz

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Saxophonist Alex Terrier talks about how he came to be a jazz musician and shares some photos. Come take a glimpse inside the life of this gifted artist.

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Caption 5 [fr]: et j'ai commencé la musique comme ça.
Caption 5 [en]: and I started with music that way.

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Le Journal - La violence à l'école

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

High school teacher Karen Montet-Toutain was the victim of one of the worst recent cases of school-related violence when she was stabbed by a student in her classroom. She has written a book about her struggles, and hopes for rehabilitation of her attacker.

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Caption 31 [fr]: L'établissement, comme elle-même, se serait bien passé de leur nouvelle célébrité.
Caption 31 [en]: Like her, the institution could have very well done without the newfound fame.

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Jean-Marc - La plage - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

It’s the perfect day for a stroll along the Atlantic. Jean-Marc shows off more of his hospitable surroundings. Check out the sun, sand, and cold, cold water.

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Caption 17 [fr]: C'est hyper fin, c'est très sympa, et puis comme vous pouvez le voir on...
Caption 17 [en]: It's super fine, it's very nice, and as you can see we...

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Galerie "Art Up Déco" - La galerie d'art

Difficulty: Advanced

France

The Gallery Art Up Deco in scenic Strasbourg showcases the work of contemporary artists and aims to have something for everyone. Owner and gallery manager Toufik Zekhnini shows us the ropes.

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Caption 7 [fr]: Je suis le galeriste, donc je... oui, je suis le propriétaire, je... le gérant comme on dit.
Caption 7 [en]: I am the gallerist, so I... yes, I am the owner, I... the manager, as they say.

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Jean-Marc - La plage - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Frenchman Jean-Marc takes a trip to the seaside and lets us know how the beaches of New York’s Long Island compare to those in France. (Though clearly he’s never been to Long Beach on a holiday weekend!)

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Caption 4 [fr]: des longues étendues de... de sable comme ça, avec pas beaucoup de gens,
Caption 4 [en]: long stretches of... of sand like this, with not too many people,

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Normandie TV - Indochine au Zénith de Caen

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Nicola Sirkis, head of Indochine, the new wave French rock band that’s been popular since the 1980s, has a few things to say about some of his fellow artists. (Could he mean megastar Johnny Hallyday?) Nicola’s strong voice (in many senses) is clearly one of the reasons Indochine has so much staying power.

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Caption 14 [fr]: Chaque album est pris comme un premier album pour moi.
Caption 14 [en]: Each album is like a first album for me.

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Melissa Mars - From Paris with Love

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Melissa is truly multi-talented. You’ve heard her sing and watched her clever, creative music videos. Did you know she also has a role in the mega blockbuster From Paris with Love, with John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers? We’re starstruck!

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Caption 11 [fr]: donc comme j'avais ma scène avec lui et que... que je... je... je... je... je jouais directement avec lui,
Caption 11 [en]: seeing as how I had my scene with him and that... that I... I... I... I... I was acting directly with him,

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Melissa Mars - On "Army of Love"

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Melissa tells us how the music video for “Army of Love” came to be. She produced and directed it herself, with the help of animator Thomas Guerigen. It was a labor of love—one that paid off!

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Caption 24 [fr]: on a formé un binôme comme ça ensemble, euh... Voilà.
Caption 24 [en]: we formed a partnership like that together, uh... There you have it.

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Le Journal - Sexualité des femmes

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Whether heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, “jouets intimes”-sexual, or sexagenarian, women affirm that sexuality is not just for men.

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Caption 21 [fr]: C'est comme ça ils apprennent plein de choses sur les filles, euh...
Caption 21 [en]: That's how they learn a lot of things about girls, uh...

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Vous avez du talent - Paulin - "Elle"

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Another treat from the land of the young, ambitious, and—dare we say it?—talented: the group Paulin performs their emotional song “Elle” for us.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Elle se perd comme avant
Caption 9 [en]: She gets lost like before

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