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Behind the scenes with Sofia Coppola: memories from a life in film

The director shares the inspirations and experiences that shaped films from Lost in Translation to her forthcoming biopic, Priscilla

The Guardian - UK

Bastille Day: A brief history of France’s July 14 national holiday

France celebrates its fête nationale every year with fireworks, concerts and an extravagant military parade down the Champs-Élysées in the presence of the president, a bevy of politicians and often a foreign head of state as an honoured guest. The July 14 date of the fête commemorates two important events…

France 24

Jeanne du Barry review – Cannes kicks off with Johnny Depp’s purring and peculiar royal dandy

Louis XV’s infatuation with a sexy, smart courtesan played by Maïwenn – who also writes and directs – is an entertaining spectacle but preening Depp’s king overshadows her story

The Guardian - UK

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Hotel de Crillon: still the gold standard for luxury in Paris

It’s always been a bucket-list place to stay, but new restaurant Nonos & Comestibles by three-Michelin starred chef Paul Pairet makes Hotel de Crillon the ultimate in Parisian luxury

Evening Standard

Police vehicles set on fire as French riots continue after King’s visit cancelled

Thousands of protesters demonstrate against the construction of reservoirs in the south of France

The Independent UK

King Charles’s visit to France postponed as anti-Macron rioters scrawl ‘Death to the King’

‘Charles III do you know the guillotine’ daubed by Paris protesters

The Independent UK

Protesters’ threats toward King ‘convinced Macron to halt royal visit’

Macabre messages scrawled by rioters part of decision by Emmanuel Macron to postpone visit

Evening Standard

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Wrath and awe: a short history of balloons and their power to fire up mob fury

Perhaps a long symbolic resonance explains the otherwise baffling battle raging in 21st century skies

The Guardian - AU

BBC Marie Antoinette full cast, plot, air date and how many episodes

The drama follows one of the biggest names in history

Wales Online

BBC Marie Antoinette: plot, how many episodes, cast, filming locations, start date and time

Marie Antoinette tells the story of the avant-garde young queen

Liverpool Echo

Capital gains and losses during Olympics and World Cup

It's been two tales for the city of Paris over the past few days. First the bigwigs at the Hotel de Ville issued an edict that they would not be financing fan zones and giant screens during the football World Cup next month in Qatar. And then on a day…

Radio France Internationale

Paris 2024 Olympic bosses unveil revolutionary marathon route

Organisers of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris have unveiled a route for the men’s and women’s marathon loosely based on a march undertaken in 1789 by nearly 7,000 Parisian women opposed to King Louis XVI as revolutionary fervour rose in France.

Radio France Internationale

French kings, a Tammy teaser and no one-trick pony – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

Bastille Day 2023: When, celebrations and history

The annual French celebration falls on the same date each year

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His Starck Materials

As he updates Dior’s Medallion chair, Philippe Starck talks to Aimee Farrell about his obsession with seating and why he calls himself a creator rather than a designer

Salon

Marie Antoinette: Symbol of female glut

Antoinette's whole persona has also become a meme. "Excessive" men, however, have not received the same treatment

The Independent UK

Why is Marie Antoinette a symbol of female excess?

Comparisons to the French queen abound whenever a female figure is drawn into controversy, writes Madeleine Pelling

The Conversation

Marie Antoinette – extravagant French queen has long been a symbol of female excess

The hashtag #CarrieAntoinette, which compares prime minister Boris Johnson’s wife Carrie Johnson to the French queen Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), has been criticised as sexist. Commentators feel it relies on gender stereotypes and distracts from unfolding political events.

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