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INTERVIEW WITH Sven Hansen-Løve
So you’ve seen the filtered EDEN posters splashed all over the London Underground (I think they used either ‘Amaro’ or ‘Toaster’), and...
Word up Your French: chouette
Is there any animal left out there whose name hasn't been used in an expression? Today we explore the fabulous paradox of the word...
GUEST POST BY PHILIP MANSEL: NAPOLÉON’S MYTH UNCOVERED
As we celebrated the great battle of Waterloo – disregarding who won or who lost it –, a special figure came to mind: Napoléon Bonaparte....
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Throw away your boring A-Level Shakespeare notes and snuggle up with Benjamin Britten. Tonight, the Institut français will be streaming...
KID NORTH TEASES US WITH NEW SONG
Before the time has come for Kid North to amaze us with their second album (which should be released by the end of the year), the French...
REVIEWS AND DRAWINGS FROM Old Palace School
Wowee! Look at these excellent drawings from Old Palace School created after their visit to the Institut français. #filmreviews...
HAUTE COUTURE OLD AND NEW
This week is Paris Haute Couture Week, the bi-annual celebration of the highest expression of the art of clothing. Only a very small...
Word up Your French: bémol
"Good news Houston, we can see the Moon! There's a slight bémol though: our oxygen tank just exploded" is what could have been said by...
CELEBRATE BASTILLE DAY IN THE UK!
Dress up in bleu, blanc, rouge, Bastille Day is coming ! 14th of July represents many things for French people: it's National Day (la...
IN YORK, FRENCH FILM SEASON IS PAINTED BLUE, WHITE AND RED
Wakey wakey! We know it's hot and all you want to do is lie somewhere on the floor but it's French Film season, and you don't want to...
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