October 15 French film with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Le Tigre et Le Président, directed by Jean-Marc Peyrefitte. Club de l’Étoile, Paris October 11-15 Italiano in Paris Italian culture is on show around the city for the Festival Italien … Read More
VAN GOGH IN PARIS The great Vincent van Gogh, who arrived in Paris in 1886 and befriended Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, claimed the city did him “a world of good.” (Literary Hub) CUTTING-EDGE BOOKS For the first time, a Frenchwoman, Annie … Read More
Through October 8 Chanson française L’Estival features French-language singers. Various locations outside Paris October 8-9 Artisans on show Nearly 70 artisans – including jewelers, ceramists, dressmakers, designers, gilders, cabinetmakers, framers, engravers and bookbinders – open their doors to the public to demonstrate … Read More
I fell in love with the work of Alice Neel (1900-84) when I came across a show of her quirky portraits while gallery-hopping in London several years ago. After that, I never heard a peep about her until the Centre … Read More
The aptly named Café Les Deux Gares is located smack between the Gare du Nord and the Gare de l’Est (within walking distance of each other) at the top of a handsome double staircase. This used to be an ordinary … Read More
The French actor Sophie Marceau, who is approaching the age of 57, has been an absolute star in France and elsewhere for some 42 years, ever since her first adolescent role in Claude Pinoteau’s La Boum (The Party) in 1980. … Read More
