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Petite Maman movie review: Céline Sciamma masterfully explores themes of grief and loss

One could argue that the elements in Céline Sciamma's new film — pain, grief and loss — are very much present in her previous four feature films.

Bogdanoff twins, popular French TV hosts from 1980s, die of COVID-19

Neither of the Bogdanoff brothers had vaccinated against Covid-19, believing their good health would save them because they were "very sporty, without a gram of fat"

Emily in Paris Season 2 costume designer Marylin Fitoussi on scaling up the fashion despite French criticism

To Emily in Paris costume designer Marylin Fitoussi, the point is for the Lily Collins character to retain her bold sensibility, even as she begins to learn the language and customs of her new city.

Europe rights body pulls pro-hijab campaign after outcry in France

The online campaign, which was launched last week, touched a nerve among the right in France where campaigning is ramping up ahead of next spring's presidential election

Paris’ Arc de Triomphe is being wrapped in fabric for art installation envisioned half a century ago

The installation by late artist couple Christo and Jeanne-Claude, who conceived of the project in 1961, will open on Saturday. France’s Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot called it 'a formidable gift' to Parisians, the French and all art lovers

Jamia Millia University Admissions 2021: Application forms for UG, PG courses out; check jmi.ac.in, jmicoe.in

The entrance tests for 134 courses will begin on 26 July and end on 28 August

Charlie Hebdo's cartoons on Prophet Mohammad have France jostling between freedom of speech and Islamophobia

The French Constitution defines the state only as secular, but it doesn't delineate the boundaries of this secularism

Top French military officer arrested for sharing intelligence with foreign power; Russia link suspected

A treason investigation was opened in late July after the defence ministry alerted the Paris prosecutor's office to suspect activity n

The late Michel Piccoli in the role of his lifetime, as an artist in Jacques Rivette's 1991 masterpiece La Belle Noiseuse

French actor Michel Piccoli died on 12 May. When I looked at his filmography, one film stood out, Jacques Rivette’s 1991 masterpiece La Belle Noiseuse.

Jean Cocteau’s 1950 French film Orpheus transcends biological death to ponder on artistic death

Orpheus is a reworking of the Greek myth about a musician but has been remodeled around the life of a poet.