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Lunatic Age - À quoi bon?

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lunatic Age is a four-member group from France’s Montpellier, a band that makes rock and roll “as though every song could be the last.” The song “À quoi bon?” deals with the heavy subjects of alcoholism and child abuse.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Qui ne fait plus semblant
Caption 9 [en]: Who no longer pretends

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Le Journal - Champagne

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

What’s in a name? Quite a lot, as it turns out! Thanks to changes in what land is covered by the Champagne Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (or AOC, the French method of labeling foods and wines according to region), some farmers will soon be able to start cultivating official champagne. But not everyone is a winner—some farmers will lose this prestigious appellation.

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Caption 19 [fr]: Cette révision devrait permettre de produire plus en contrôlant la qualité,
Caption 19 [en]: This modification should allow for greater yield while controlling quality,

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Karin Clercq - La Sincère

Difficulty: Beginner

France

This musical adaptation of Marceline Desbordes-Valmore’s poem “La Sincère,” performed by Karin Clercq, is a touching and troubling song — themes the video captures well with its New York setting. You can hear tracks from her brand new album, La Vie Buissonnière, here.

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Caption 9 [fr]: S'il n'est plus à toi, je n'ai qu'une envie;
Caption 9 [en]: If it's not yours anymore, I have but one desire;

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Le Journal - Enseigner l'Holocauste en classe

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The best way to teach primary school students about the Holocaust is a contested topic in France. (See our Le Journal video on France’s Holocaust memorial.) One idea, originally proposed by Nicolas Sarkozy at a dinner organized by the Conseil représentatif des institutions juives de France, has not yet been able to see the light of day.

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Caption 12 [fr]: Oh non, mais y a plus de projet, pour l'instant.
Caption 12 [en]: Oh no, there is no project anymore, for now.

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Le Journal - Défilé de mode - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The last in our four-part series on Paris fashion week showcases the latest collections of Lanvin by Alber Elbaz, Christian Lacroix and his luxury ready-to-wear, Louis Vuitton by Marc Jacobs, and Hermès by Jean-Paul Gaultier.

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Caption 12 [fr]: Dans la Maison Lacroix déjà, euh, Bazar n'existe plus, le jean n'existe plus.
Caption 12 [en]: Already at the House of Lacroix, uh, Bazar no longer exists, jeans no longer exist.

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No One Is Innocent - La Peur

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The band No One Is Innocent (whose name is also the title of a single by the seminal punk band the Sex Pistols—coincidence?) have described themselves as “electro-rock-blues” and list influences as diverse as Beck, Betty Davis, and Black Sabbath. “La Peur” was written around the time of France’s most recent presidential election, and if you listen to the lyrics, it’s not hard to hear its influence on the song’s theme. Perhaps now No One will write an ode to the USA’s new president; they could call it “L’Espoir.”

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Caption 2 [fr]: Mais encore plus que le choix, on a surtout l'embarras
Caption 2 [en]: But even more than a choice, more than anything we have a difficult situation

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Le Journal - Marion Cotillard

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Marion Cotillard was not a superstar when she landed the role of Edith Piaf in La Môme. But, already a formidable actress, she had an impressive set of roles under her belt, and the film’s director had no doubt she was “the one.” He was right: Marion took home the Oscar for best actress in 2008. An interesting note: The USA release title for the film – in French, ironically enough – is La Vie en Rose, the name of a famous Piaf song, which basically means, “life through rose-colored glasses.” The French title comes from Piaf’s nickname: “La Môme Piaf,” which can be translated as “the little sparrow,” but also means “little kid Piaf.”

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Caption 34 [fr]: alors les plus grands réalisateurs s'intéressent à elle.
Caption 34 [en]: so the biggest directors became interested in her.

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Le Journal - Défilé de mode - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Which four designers’ collections are not to miss (if your income is in the seven digits)? Chanel, Yves Saint-Laurent, Loewe, and, for your delicate foot, René Caovilla and his sparkling handmade Venetian shoes.

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Caption 7 [fr]: d'avoir une identité plus forte que n'importe qui en matière de vêtements.
Caption 7 [en]: y to have a stronger identity than anyone else as far as clothing is concerned.

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Manu le Malin - Album Biomechanik III - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

France

What’s the ideal first hardcore music experience? Where is the best place to hear hardcore? Is it true that ladies don’t dig hardcore as much as guys do? Hear what famed French musician and DJ Manu le Malin has to say in the final part of his interview.

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Caption 11 [fr]: en jouant plus sur les ambiances que sur un côté, euh...
Caption 11 [en]: playing more on the overall atmosphere than on the, uh...

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Le Journal - Défilé de mode - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Chanel and its “rock star” designer, Karl Lagerfeld; Loewe, the “Spanish Hermès,” and its creator José Enrique Ona Selfa; Yves Saint-Laurent under the direction of Stefano Pilati: each line offers a distinctive and beautiful collection.

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Caption 18 [fr]: Quant à Yves Saint-Laurent, Stefano Pilati signe incontestablement sa plus belle collection.
Caption 18 [en]: As for Yves Saint-Laurent, Stefano Pilati has incontestably created his most beautiful collection.

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Le Journal - Contrôle des prix alimentaires - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The second video on rising food prices in France takes a look at dairy products, in particular yogurt, which has been especially affected by this general trend of skyrocketing prices. So who is responsible? The milk producers? The product manufacturers? The supermarkets?

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Caption 19 [fr]: Du lait plus cher,
Caption 19 [en]: Milk that's more expensive,

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Ina-Ich - Âme armée

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Ina-Ich, singer, songwriter, composer, and instrumentalist: this rockin’ babe has it all! Her song “Âme armée” shows off her many talents, blending elements of screamo, metal, rock, electronica, and even classical music into a passionate, intense ballad about the battle scars of war.

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Caption 13 [fr]: Si tu as fait le bien, ça ne pèse plus rien
Caption 13 [en]: If you did any good, it holds no weight anymore

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Le Journal - La vie sous l'océan Antarctique

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Brr! It’s hard to believe that anything could survive in waters as cold as minus two degrees. But recent research expeditions in the Antarctic Ocean have found life forms, like the icefish, that manage to thrive despite the chilly temperatures.

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Caption 7 [fr]: plonge dans les eaux de moins deux degrés, les plus froides au monde.
Caption 7 [en]: plunges into the minus-two-degree waters, the coldest in the world.

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La Conspiration d'Orion - Conspiration 3/4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

How would you feel if you found out that a government research program could effectively control the climate, remotely and silently destroy anything and everything, and manipulate human behavior? Sound like science fiction? Watch the latest installment of the Orion Conspiracy, and decide for yourself.

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Caption 19 [fr]: Et dix ans plus tard,
Caption 19 [en]: And ten years later,

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Le Journal - Le mensonge

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Her stirring, tragic story has moved millions of people. As an eight-year-old Jewish girl during World War II, she was taken in by wild wolves and walked for thousands of kilometers in search of her family. Sound too implausible to be true? Turns out it is. Her story is fiction, and, in fact, she’s not even Jewish. Though she may be the James Frey of French World War II tales, her lawyer claims she’s done nothing wrong.

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Caption 41 [fr]: n'est plus désormais qu'un conte tragique.
Caption 41 [en]: is nothing but a tragic tale now.

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