Newsletter n°180 / Everything you ever wanted to know...





Dear franceinlondoner

Cinema

Chéri

UK Premiere on 6th May

UK premiere of Stephen Frears' "Chéri" based on Colette's novel at Ciné Lumière. A little jewel.

Do you need a bluffer’s guide to the Nouvelle Vague?

The French New Wave or Nouvelle Vague is going to be a hot topic in the coming months. Indeed, we are currently celebrating its 50th birthday and films of that period are simply everywhere. It is impossible to ignore. The Seasons at the BFI and Ciné Lumière (films and conferences), a nationwide re-release of the film that started the movement, François Truffaut’s « Les 400 Coups » (“The 400 Blows"), a wide Nouvelle Vague programme on the new French TV Channel Cinemoi… But are you perfectly at ease with the subject? Would you be able to sparkle amongst friends over dinner if the subject were raised?

Theatre

Demaison s'envole!

On 31st May

François-Xavier Demaison is making a fortune as a tax specialist in New York, but following 9/11 he returns to his first love: the theatre. This is an hilarious story - for people who believe in dreams. For one night only in London. In French.

Conference

François Bayrou in London

Monday 27 April 2009 @ 4.30pm and 6.30pm

'Imagining a Humanist Europe' and 'Europe facing crisis': lectures given by former French presidential candidate François Bayrou at the LSE and at Goodenough College respectively. He will address the theme of humanism and will also outline how he believes that Europe needs a new set of values and specially humanism after the failures of capitalism. In French. Free.

Music

Beethoven Unwrapped at King's Place

22nd April to 30th May

Beethoven is a towering figure in Western Music; his music represents the ultimate realisation of one tradition and the explosive birth of another. Rediscover his work with Jean-Bernard Pommier & Maurice Bourgue at King's Place.

Zombie Zombie live set and interview

Wednesday 6th May @ 7.30pm

Etienne Jaumet and Cosmic Neman are Zombie Zombie. They utilise live drums and an array of vintage synthesisers to create a knee-trembling, bone-chilling fusion of krautrock and italo-disco, paying homage to the creepy soundscapes of John Carpenter’s 80's horror movies. Last year’s debut LP release, ‘A Land for Renegades’ was met with critical acclaim, named in Rough Trade’s top ten albums for 2008. At The Monarch (Camden. Not to be missed!!!

Culture

Accentuate your life : our way of speaking.

Only in French

Sometimes, it can be difficult to understand each other in the same country. Accents can represent a linguistic mosaic which enhances our language or divide citizens. So, what does your accent hide or says about you?

Education

Success without a degree, is it possible?

Both France and Great Britain are to a certain extent, elitist nations. Faced with this reality and this growing gap between classes the French government becomes more populist and makes a lot of noise about introducing a fairer system which would give everyone equal opportunity. In Britain, there is a tendency to think differently, a university degree is not the beginning and the end; success can also be obtained without it.

Recipes

April 2009 Recipes

It is time to get busy cooking! Natoora's April recipes have just arrived!

Competiton

Play with France in London!

DVDs, cinema, theatre and concert tickets... Discover all the competitions of France in London! Time has come to play and win!

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