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Today in culture France 24 speaks to the political and musical phenomenon Joan Baez. Plus the city of light during the dark years. The former European cultural correspondent for the New York Times, Alan Riding tells Eve Jackson about his fascinating new book 'And the Show Went On: Cultural Life in Nazi-Occupied Paris.'

CULTURE
By Eve JACKSON
Slideshow: Behind the scenes
100 Years of Indian Film!
20/05/2013 - CULTURE

100 Years of Indian Film!

Today we wish happy birthday to Indian cinema! Eve Jackson speaks to the directors Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee, Karan Johar and Anurag Kashyap, who have come together to make the anthology film Bombay Talkies, plus a Cannes day in the life of an Indian superstar.
On the shrink's couch in Cannes
19/05/2013 - CULTURE

On the shrink's couch in Cannes

Benicio Del Toro gets on the couch in Arnaud Desplechin's psychotherapy drama, Jimmy P. Also on the programme, Israeli director Ari Folman talks about his trippy, part live action, part animation film 'The Congress.' Plus Cat Nicholson shows us Cannes by night.
The gritty side of Cannes
18/05/2013 - CULTURE

The gritty side of Cannes

Cannes cannot exist on glamour alone and in today's show we talk about two competition films that look at the darker side of life. Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi talks about 'The Past' while we also dissect the extreme and raw violence in the Mexican movie 'Heli.'
Young, Beautiful and Bling
16/05/2013 - CULTURE

Young, Beautiful and Bling

They said sex would be one of the big themes of this year's Cannes Film Festival and Francois Ozon's film "Young and Beautiful" is our first taster of raciness on screen. Also on today's show Emma Watson and Sofia Coppola talk extravagance, Paris Hilton's house and divas for "The Bling Ring". Plus meet the fans who are in a festival frenzy!
Curtain Up at Cannes
15/05/2013 - CULTURE

Curtain Up at Cannes

For our first special show brought to you from the Croisette in Cannes, our film critics give their verdict on the opening film "The Great Gatsby", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Plus, we take a closer look at the prestigious head of the jury, Steven Spielberg, and go behind the scenes to meet the chefs cooking up a storm for the VIPs.

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