Heidi Ellison
La Vallée aux Loups
A Day Out in Chateaubriand's Gardens
If you are in Paris during the Olympics or Paralympics, you may be looking for a way to escape the madness for a day. I’ve got just the place for you: the Vallée aux Loups (Valley of the Wolves). This … Read More
Hors du Temps
Reliving an Idyllic Lockdown
As a Parisian who was cooped up in a small apartment during the various lockdown periods for COVID-19, I was extremely envious of French people who were able to hunker down in lovely country houses with big gardens, while we … Read More
Présences
Certificates of Presence
We have already sung the praises of the Maison Caillebotte, the family home of Impressionist painter Gustav Caillebotte, on Paris Update, and now we have a new reason to return to one of our favorite bucolic escapes from the jungle … Read More
Paris Update Events 17.06.2024
June 23 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Il Etait une Fois Michel Legrand, by David Hertzog. Publicis Cinéma, Paris June 21 Dancing in the street The Summer Solstice festival, the Fête de la Musique, brings free music, good and … Read More
Paris Update Events 10.06.2024
June 14 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Marcello Mio, directed by Christophe Honoré. L’Entrepôt, Paris June 15 Food for body & mind In addition to food stands run by Paris’s top Vietnamese chefs, the festival Ici Viêtnam … Read More
Paris Update Events 03.06.2024
Through June 5 Local literature festival The libraries, bookshops, museums and universities of Paris’s literary fifth arrondissement open their doors for Quartier du Livre, a week-long celebration of the written word. Various locations, Paris June 6 French movies with English … Read More
Paris Update Events 27.05.2024
May 30 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Et Plus si Affinités, directed by Olivier Ducray and Wilfried Meance. L’Arlequin, Paris June 1 Midnight culture Art of all types will be on display in the streets of Paris … Read More
Paris Update Events 20.05.2024
May 23 French movies with English subtitles Lost in Frenchlation presents Madame Hoffman, directed by Sébastien Lifshitz. Luminor, Paris May 25 Champagne à gogo Meet producers, taste their bubbles and attend master classes at the Champagne Tasting fair. Palais Brongniart, Paris … Read More
Ellsworth Kelly: Shapes and Colors & Matisse: The Red Studio
Connected by Color
I felt great gratitude to the Fondation Louis Vuitton on my way out to the Bois de Boulogne to see its two new exhibitions: “Ellsworth Kelly. Shapes and Colors” and “Matisse: The Red Studio.” Why? Because the subject was not … Read More
Eunoé Restaurant
All Sins Forgiven
Eunoe is the name of a river invented by Dante for his Divine Comedy. After passing through Purgatory, the dead take a dip in the River Lethe, where they forget their earthly sins, then in the River Eunoe, where they … Read More