This is exactly why he makes the list of the most tragic classic books. Sometimes, you simply need a good cry. But Hugo is ...

Under the Sun“ A monthly column of random, historical vignettes... The post Putin & Napoleon: A True Story of Overreach, ...

It’s no real secret that the English language uses a lot of loan words from French. In fact, it’s probably harder to find ...

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To mark the Nuit des Musées 2025 in Paris, the Archives Nationales in the Marais district of Paris is opening its doors to us ...

Once a symbol of France’s creative power, Depardieu’s career now shadows the nation’s delayed reckoning with #MeToo. The courtroom has become the stage for something deeper: a country finally ...

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Depardieu, 76, is accused of having groped a 54-year-old set dresser and a 34-year-old assistant director in 2021 Los ...

The French director Alain Guiraudie’s latest film, a bent kind of murder mystery, presents life at its basest and gamiest. By Wesley Morris This gimmicky thriller starring Bill Skarsgard and ...

In the 1930s, the French realist filmmakers found a way to speak to and fight against the rising authoritarianism in their ...