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For a real taste of French Culture
Take 1 poem of Baudelaire and 1 painting of Monet, mix it with 1 Depardieu movie and 1 Piaf song, then add 1 spoon of Chanel perfume and 1 Château. Shake your brain well...Et voilà !
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FRENCH LITERATURE
If you are a Francophile or a francophone, we have selected great French literature and text websites. |
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adbd.net |
A great portal for lovers of French comic strips. This website features a search by author, character, editors, festivals, etc..You will also find a list of other French comic strip sites. |
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Le guide de la bonne lecture
www.guidelecture.com |
This website features an extensive list of book reviews posted by visitors, and a reading club with an e-mail list on the internet. Searches can be conducted by author or theme. |
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European Bookstore |
Books in French, German and Spanish.
Language learning courses
Imported magazines |
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Au fil de mes lectures
www.gilles-jobin.org |
This website is entirely dedicated to quotes. You will find more than 11,000 of them from more than 350 different authors. You can search a quote by keyword or by author.
The only drawback: English authors are not quoted in their native language! |
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ART AND MUSEUMS
Monet, Renoir, Rodin, Buffet...painting, sculpture or photography: art is a significant part of the "French way of life". |
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Reunion des musées nationaux
www.rmn.fr |
La Réunion des musées nationaux is an association of 33 French museums that have decided to work together to provide better service to the public. Their website features information about these 33 musuems, e.g., who they are, their scheduled events and exhibitions, etc... |
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museesdefrance.com |
Looking for great gifts? This site offers a wide selection of reproductions and merchandise on sale in French museums boutiques. |
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Agence photographique de la RMN
www.photo.rmn.fr |
If you can't go to France to admire your favorite art pieces, log on to this website: it features more than 100,000 images of artwork displayed by French museums. |
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L'officiel des arts
www.officieldesarts.com |
This webzine provides a lot of information about art in France and abroad. Reviews about gallery exhibits, temporary exhibits in museums, art festivals, etc... |
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frenchculture.org |
Created by the French Embassy in the US, this website covers a lot of topics. The art and culture section is particularly extensive: you will find information about art, books, cinema, etc... |
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FRENCH CINEMA
Everyone knows our famous Gérard Depardieu, but French cinema is dynamic and is constantly show-casing talented new actors or directors, who are worth discovering! |
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allmovie.com |
This website is not exclusively dedicated to French cinema, but it is a priceless resource for anyone who wants to find out about a specific movie. More than 215,000 movies from every country and genre are listed in this site's database. Searches can be made using multiple criteria, and each film profile includes numerous information about the cast, the synopsis, the production credits, etc....
An outstanding website! |
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Festival de Cannes |
The Official Website of the Festival de Cannes features not only recent news about the coming festival but also a database listing every movies show-cased to the festival during the past 53 years: film profiles, awards, photos and more... |
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From Script to Screen: |
Conversations on Contemporary French Cinema, a series that brings to Stanford debates and currents in contemporary French cinema through screenings and dialogue with guests drawn from the most distinguished film makers, screen writers, critics and actors in the French cinema scene. |
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Ecran Noir
www.ecrannoir.fr |
For expatriate French people who want to have news about movies released in France. This website features reviews, news, French box office, and more.. |
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MUSIC
Put in music, French words take on a new dimension …Here are our favorite sites to learn more about French music, latest artists and albums. Let the music begin… |
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fusic.com |
A great portal to find websites about French artists. The format is a little confusing, but this website features a database of more than 50,000 artists fromall over the world. |
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classical.net |
Messy format but a great resource! If you are looking for information about classical music, log on to this website. You will find reviews on 1,900 classical CD's. |
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operabase.com |
Opera lovers, this is your website! It features a powerful search engine to find shows, an artist or a festival. Useful links to other websites about opera. |
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paroles.net |
If you are looking for lyrics of a french song, you may find it on this website. more than 100 songs and artists are listed from very old songs to current ones. |
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allmusic.com |
allmovie.com' s brother, this website functions the exact same way, with as many as resources. Searches can be using multiple criteria with a database of more than 3 million tracks, and 500,000 albums. |
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Putuyamo World Music |
Legends of French chanson join exquisite new voices for an enchanting musical sojourn to the cafes of Paris. |
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FASHION
Put in music, French words take on a new dimension …Here are our favorite sites to learn more about French music, latest artists and albums. Let the music begin… |
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modeaparis.com |
The French Federation of Haute Couture is an organization and school highly regarded.
On this website you'll find a lot of useful information like collections scheduled as well as direct links to companies' websites such as Chanel, Yves St Laurent, and so on. |
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panoplie.org |
Fasten your seat belt! If you are seeking a conventional website about design, don't log on to this one. Panoplie.org defines itself as "the organic review of contemporary art": don't try to search for anything, just click where it pleases you and you will certainly land on some "interesting" pages. This website is worth visiting just for its remarkable design and creativity... |
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osmoz.com |
Perfume lovers, this is your webzine. Osmoz covers everything about perfumes and fragrances. A lot of information can be found here: you will learn about the history of fragrances in the site's encyclopedia, the olfactory groups, the materials and the techniques used, plus a lot of different press articles, reports, games, polls and more… |
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HISTORY & TRADITIONS
France is often defined by its unique history, culture and tradition. Discover why 7 is a lucky number, when the first bakery appeared, who decided to create a calendar…
and become unbeatable at the Trivial Pursuit. |
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Cliohist.net |
With Cliohist, you have the opportunity to take online French history courses covering the Middle Ages to the20th century. The courses are extremely rich, even if the format is simple. |
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France pittoresque |
More than a website dedicated to tourism in France, here you'll find funny topics about old traditions, legends and even styles of outfits. Did you ever wonder what Christmas Eve was like during the Roman empire? |
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