Latest update: 02/02/2011

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'The King's Speech' - A stammering success

"The King's Speech" has been nominated for 12 Oscars. Our film critic, Lisa Nesselson, is here to tell us whether a costume picture about a stammering monarch could possibly deserve that level of recognition. Plus five years in the making, "Sea Rex", is the first entirely French film in IMAX 3-D.

CULTURE CRITICS

Also out today is "Nothing to Declare" the new film by the French stand-up comic Dany Boon.

Augustin Trapenard

Literature Critic
Jessica Michault

Fashion Critic
Amobe Mevegue

Music Critic
Sean Rose

Art Critic
Lisa Nesselson

Film Critic
Stephen Clarke

French Culture Critic

16/05/2012 - CULTURE

Cannes International Film Festival 2012 - 'You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet'

A glittering cast is assembled for the 65th Cannes Film Festival, which gets underway in the south of France today. Among those expected on the red carpet are Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Marion Cotillard, Nicole Kidman, Robert Pattinson, Brad Pitt, Reece Witherspoon and Kristen Stewart. A total of 22 films will compete for the coveted top prize, the Palme D’Or, including "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" by France's Alain Resnais.

15/05/2012 - CULTURE

Tune in for some Gossip and Garbage

In today's show, our music critic Valli brings us "A Joyful Noise," the third album from American power trio Gossip. We also get a sneak peek at the much-anticipated album "Not Your Kind of People" from bubblegum pop group Garbage.

14/05/2012 - CULTURE

Daniel Buren turns Paris' Grand Palais into a monumental kaleidoscope

In today's show we head to the biggest exhibition of the week, Daniel Buren's "Monumenta" which is taking over Paris' Grand Palais with a kaleidoscope of colours. We also get a preview of another major Parisian exhibit filling up the Palais de Tokyo. The unmissable "La Triennale" which takes place every three years, showcases the work of 113 contemporary artists from over 40 countries.

11/05/2012 - CULTURE

Why the Brits are disappointed in the French election results

Coming up in today's Carte Blanche, Stephen Clarke explains why British and American press were trying to influence the election, to get the French to vote for their favourite candidate, Monsieur Sarkozy, and why, as usual, the French ignored the advice of the "Anglo-Saxons" and elected François Hollande.

10/05/2012 - CULTURE

The beat goes on for "On the Road" author Jack Kerouac

Coming up in today's literary review, we pay our respects to "Where the Wild Things Are" creator Maurice Sendak, children's literature icon who's died at age 83. Also on the show, we look at the Kerouac revival going on here in France. With a film adaptaion of "On the Road", the original 120-foot scroll on display for the first time in Paris and two previously unpublished works by the Beat Generation icon just out, Augustin Trapenard will prove that the beat definitely does go on!

Comments (1)

The King's Speech

by Anonyme - 03/02/2011 - 12:40

Yes, The King's Speech certainly does deserve all the awards it has gotten and will get! It is a great film with a message not only for those who stutter/stammer but for anyone with any other speech impediment or physical ailment. There is always hope for improvement; there is always someone willing to help; we have to work hard to get what we want/need; everyone should support and understand us; people from all classes have things to overcome; but most of all this film shows the world that people who stutter are just as intelligent as everyone else. Years ago it was thought that parents or being made to be right handed and such caused stuttering like was portrayed in the movie, but these things have been disproven. The Stuttering Foundation is a great source of information on this film and on how to get professional help for stuttering. Their resources are helping me.

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