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BOOK OF THE WEEK: SUSPENDED SENTENCES
Continuing our Patrick Modiano celebration, with the first event starting at the French Institute tonight, this week's Book of the Week...
Word up Your French, Special Edition: understanding 'verlan'
Verlan is a particular type of French argot that offers many, many possibilities when it comes to playing with language. So even if the...
Mosaïques 2015
The 15th edition of the Mosaïques Festival in London features cutting-edge contemporary music produced in France and beyond, including...
Bigger, Better, BD!
We are absolutely chuffed to welcome our new blogger, Betty, who is going to take us on a Bande dessinée adventure. Betty works for...
OSCAR WILDE AND PARIS
My book "Oscar Wilde & Paris" is not only about Oscar in Paris but about the relationship between the French capital and the writer. It...
Word up Your French: claque
It's been established that the English language borrowed many words from French. However sometimes they don't quite mean the same thing...
ISABELLA ROSSELLINI AT THE INSTITUT FRANÇAIS
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mesdames et Messieurs! Roll up to see snap shots of the enticing Isabella Rossellini visiting the Institut...
THE VERY BEST OF THE BEATLES... IN FRENCH
Just because the Beatles were fantastic when they sang in French doesn't mean that French people should try singing the Beatles. And yet,...
Special events for schools, South Ken Kids Festival 2015
The South Ken Kids Festival returns to the French Institute for its 18th edition from the 16th to 22nd November! The festival is no...
OMOH
Their first EP was nothing short of solar electro-pop. With their new single, 'It's leading nowhere', French band Omoh sends you flying...
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