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UPCT - Literature: Who is Léopold Sédar Senghor?
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UPCT - Literature: Who is Léopold Sédar Senghor?

🖋 The Musée du Quai Branly in Paris has just unveiled its new exhibition: "Léopold Sédar Senghor and the arts" (until Nov 19, 2023). This major figure in literature and politics lived both in Senegal and in France throughout the entire 20th century. He spent time with other giants such as Aimé Césaire, Georges Pompidou, Pablo Picasso and many others, constantly advocating for the coming together of all cultures. (Subtitles are available in French and English by clicking on the CC button on the YouTube control bar). Let's explore his work and legacy in this week's conversations: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com Related episode: Les Jeux de la Francophonie (https://youtu.be/oA_d0CXkl3Y) 🔗 Expo au Quai Branly - Paris: https://quaibranly.fr/fr/expositions-evenements/au-musee/expositions/details-de-levenement/e/senghor-et-les-arts 🎬 INA.fr "Poète et président : Léopold Sédar Senghor": https://youtu.be/V7NVTIVOERA 🎙 "Léopold Sédar Senghor, humaniste et universel" sur France Culture: https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/le-cours-de-l-histoire/leopold-sedar-senghor-humaniste-et-universel-2322072 🎵 Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6i4JjGSsId4CCCVkJuwLHa?si=K0d8KhxkSqqAPq8_kw5XqQ ☝️ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider: - supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup or https://anchor.fm/frenchconversationgroup - subscribe and share 🇫🇷 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com
UPCT - Art: Mime, When Silence Speaks
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UPCT - Art: Mime, When Silence Speaks

🤡 The art of mime is as old and international as the theater itself. But one artist has created a specific character now inseparable from the city of Paris: the one with white makeup, lipstick and beret that you may (probably not) see performing in front of the Eiffel Tower. This visionary mime, Marcel Marceau was born exactly a century ago, on March 22, 1923, and died in 2007. Let's have a minute of silence in his honor. (Subtitles are available in French and English by clicking on the CC button on the YouTube control bar). Join the conversation about "L'art du mime" this week: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com Related episode: le béret basque (https://youtu.be/yAV8_Nlj5nI) 🎥 Watch Jonathan Jakubowicz's RESISTANCE (2020) in the US: https://amzn.to/3FEj0Pd or in the UK: https://amzn.to/3Tzy32A 🎙 "Toute une Vie: Marcel Marceau" sur France Culture: https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/une-vie-une-oeuvre/marcel-marceau-1923-2007-parler-apres-bip-6574121 🎵 Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6i4JjGSsId4CCCVkJuwLHa?si=K0d8KhxkSqqAPq8_kw5XqQ ☝️ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider: - supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup or https://anchor.fm/frenchconversationgroup - subscribe and share 🇫🇷 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com
UPCT - Cinema: Who is Brigitte Bardot?
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UPCT - Cinema: Who is Brigitte Bardot?

☀️ This name, Brigitte Bardot, is much more than a person. Like Marylin Monroe or Marlon Brando, it's become a myth, the BB myth. Icon of a generation of young people in search of freedom: in cinema, along the French New Wave (i.e.: Godard's "Le Mépris"), in music, with artists/partners such as Serge Gainsbourg, in fashion, etc… Using her brand, she later became the leading figure in animal welfare to this day. A biopic is in preparation. (Subtitles are available in French and English by clicking on the CC button on the YouTube control bar). Join the conversations: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com Related episodes: French New Wave (https://youtu.be/_wNBkj46Tg4), Serge Gainsbourg (https://youtu.be/_7w7t9JCjWw), French Riviera (https://youtu.be/_mVjSvlGfRE), Champagne (https://youtu.be/lLygEyBCF9U), Colette (https://youtu.be/9wtMhXpw04E) 🎬 Watch Jean-Luc Godard's "Le Mépris" (The Contempt) in the US: https://amzn.to/3EWYclO , in the UK: https://player.bfi.org.uk/rentals/film/watch-le-mepris-1963-online 🎙 Listen to the podcast "Grande Traversée : Brigitte Bardot, à nu" on France Culture: https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/grande-traversee-brigitte-bardot-a-nu 🎵 Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6i4JjGSsId4CCCVkJuwLHa?si=K0d8KhxkSqqAPq8_kw5XqQ ☝️ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider: - supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup or https://anchor.fm/frenchconversationgroup - subscribe and share 🇫🇷 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com
UPCT - Literature: Uncovering the Secrets of Astérix the Gaul
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UPCT - Food: A Stick Named "Baguette"
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UPCT - Food: A Stick Named "Baguette"

🥖 Why is the French baguette so good? Excellent question. The secret lies in the simplicity of the recipe and the intricacy of a craft that has taken forever to perfect. The artisanal know-how and culture of baguette bread was recently listed as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. Put on your beret, get some camembert and let's talk about this unbeatable addition to the perfect breakfast, lunch and dinner. (Subtitles are available in French and English by clicking on the CC button on the YouTube control bar). 🙉 Everything you need to know (and a game) about the baguette, with Google Arts & Culture: https://artsandculture.google.com/project/baguette 🔗 La baguette de pain française inscrite au patrimoine immatériel de l’humanité par l’Unesco: https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2022/11/30/la-baguette-de-pain-francaise-inscrite-au-patrimoine-immateriel-de-l-humanite-par-l-unesco_6152331_3246.html 🎵 Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6i4JjGSsId4CCCVkJuwLHa?si=K0d8KhxkSqqAPq8_kw5XqQ ☝️ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider: - supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup or https://anchor.fm/frenchconversationgroup - subscribe and share 🇫🇷 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com

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French Conversation Group meets weekly on Zoom. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join!

French Conversation Group

I have been organizing weekly conversations successfully since 2010 locally in New York, Los Angeles and London. Now is the time to open it to the rest of the world online. This group is perfect for the people who want to practice their French with interesting conversations about culture, arts, science, politics, etc.

I'm a French-native speaker with fifteen years of experience in teaching French to kids and adults.

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