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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 19 [fr]: on avait plus envie de filmer des hommes et des femmes, euh... anonymes,
Caption 19 [en]: we wanted more to film, uh... anonymous men and women

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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 16 [fr]: Nous, nous voulions une ligne plus dure,
Caption 16 [en]: For us, we wanted a stricter course,

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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 19 [fr]: il y a un escalier, euh... fait de plus de soixante-dix marches,
Caption 19 [en]: there is a stairway, uh... made of over seventy steps,

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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 16 [fr]: Donc mon groupe, euh... est le plus souvent, euh... un quartette,
Caption 16 [en]: So my group, uh... is most often, uh... a quartet,

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Télésonne - Carmen Maria Vega - "La Menteuse"

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

Carmen Maria Vega—a four-member band led by the eponymous singer, born in Guatemala and raised in Lyons—show off their musical and “creative” talents in this video for their popular song “La Menteuse.” What do you think? Any chance Carmen is stretching the truth about all that lying?

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Caption 8 [fr]: En plus l'est pas si beau tout nu
Caption 8 [en]: Besides, he ain't so hot when he's naked

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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 3 [fr]: Ce professeur d'art plastique de vingt-huit ans a été victime de l'acte le plus grave
Caption 3 [en]: This twenty-eight year old visual arts teacher was the victim of the most serious act

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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 14 [fr]: Elle est plus verte que bleue, hein, quand même, hein?
Caption 14 [en]: It's more green than blue, really, isn't it?

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Le Mans TV - Apprendre la sexualité par Neutros!

Difficulty: Beginner

France

A group has designed a new tool to bring sex education into the digital age. It’s “Neutros”: an informative and fun online video game designed to teach young people about sexuality, contraception, and other adolescent issues.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Un outil de prévention de plus à destination des quinze, vingt-cinq ans.
Caption 9 [en]: One more preventative tool targeting fifteen- to twenty-five-year-olds.

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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 4 [fr]: Un peu plus de deux ans.
Caption 4 [en]: Alittle over two years.

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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 5 [fr]: sauf que, nous, on trouve ça plus dans... dans le nord-ouest en l'occurrence,
Caption 5 [en]: except that we find it more in... in the northwest in this case,

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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 13 [fr]: Il faut être dur avec soi-même et pas sortir un album de plus, euh...
Caption 13 [en]: You have to be hard on yourself and not release one album too many, uh...

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Patrice Maktav - La Rue

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

This politically charged performance by Patrice Maktav was censored by French television for mentioning President Sarkozy in a less than flattering manner. See if you can use your French skills to guess where his name fits in the song.

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Caption 21 [fr]: Et qu'on a même plus de toit pour dormir
Caption 21 [en]: And we don't even have a roof to sleep under anymore

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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 15 [fr]: mais là j'avoue que ça a été plus fort que moi.
Caption 15 [en]: but there I admit that that was beyond my control.

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Melissa Mars Music Videos - Army of Love

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Melissa’s inner “petites fées du coeur” are unleashed and band together to free two soulmates frozen in time. All the mini-Melissas are there: the warrior, the sensitive type, even the one with her head not quite on her shoulders.

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Caption 32 [fr]: Toi plus moi
Caption 32 [en]: You plus me

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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 22 [fr]: Y a plus d'espoir, y a plus de liens qui la rattachent à la vie
Caption 22 [en]: There's no more hope, there're no more ties linking her back to life

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