After “The Making of Joan of Arc,” the married couple Caroline and Thierry Dehayes continue their investigations into the Maid of France up to the castle of Jaulny (54) where one can still admire the portrait of Joan des Armoises.
As in the good old days of the Holy Inquisition, Jean-Marc Sabatier is the subject of a witch-hunt by the new media Torquemada, who are calling for his excommunication from the sacrosanct CNRS. But ChatGPT and Stanford University paint a different picture.
American domination of Europe is nothing new. As early as 1942, Washington had planned to directly administer French territory as an occupied country. With the Blum-Byrnes agreements of January 1946, Hollywood productions invaded cinemas.
A vibrant appeal from several hundred cinema personalities denounces the silence of the cultural world in the face of the violence in Gaza. It also pays tribute to Fatma Hassouna, the Palestinian photojournalist killed by an Israeli strike.
Since the 16ᵉ century. In the Middle Ages, the year began on Easter Day. But Easter fluctuated according to the moon. Pope Gregory XIII modified the Julian calendar and had the Gregorian calendar adopted, which removed 10 days in one fell swoop. Thus, Friday October 15, 1582 succeeded Thursday October 4, 1582. Explanatory notes.
It’s a little chilly in France at the end of 2024. But if the cold of yesteryear were to fall upon us, it would cause thousands of deaths. Here’s a reminder…
Would the dice be loaded? Would global information now be controlled by a few planetary industrial groups? The question is raised with each election, with each crisis, in the United States, in France, and elsewhere. Social networks and lobbies have taken control of our brains.
Hanna Slak’s film is a psychological family drama, where the tumultuous relationship between a mother and her teenage son is as tempestuous as Brittany.
Kate Winslet gives a powerful performance as the former model turned war photographer in Ellen Kuras’ film. A classic tale, but one that has the merit of introducing us to this daring and stubborn woman.
All roads lead to New Rome in the maestro’s film, a cinematic dinguerie. “A political and social fable, a chaotic fresco and a mad sci-fi epic.
“It’s a film about a forgotten page in French history,” says director Simon Moutaïrou, who has shot a historical and necessary French western to ‘raise awareness’.
In this film by James Watkins, a weekend with new friends turns into a bloody nightmare. It’s brutal!
