KAJ, representing Sweden with an ode to the sauna, is the bookmakers’ favorite, but singers from France, Austria, the Netherlands and Finland are also causing a stir.
Category: France
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The Literary ‘It’ Girl Who Continues to Fascinate
Françoise Sagan’s first novel “Bonjour Tristesse” was published in 1954. With a new film adaptation, the book and its author still holds sway.
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The Literary ‘It’ Girl Who Continues to Fascinate
Françoise Sagan’s first novel “Bonjour Tristesse” was published in 1954. With a new film adaptation, the book and its author still holds sway.
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Coco Chanel’s French Riviera Home Comes Back to Life
The newly restored house still conjures the designer’s unfussy elegance.
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The Best Artist Residencies to Escape and Focus on Creating
Yaddo may not be in the cards, but from a chateau near Paris to a California desert cabin, here are programs that foster writing, music and artistic talent and can be booked for days or weeks.
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‘The President’s Wife’ Review: Would Madame Get Your Vote?
Catherine Deneuve plays the former French first lady Bernadette Chirac in this puckish, highly fictionalized biopic with a pop-feminist edge.
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EU Countries Go on Tariff Defense
The uncertainty of higher tariffs has spurred Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain to announce financial lifelines for businesses and workers. More countries are expected to follow.
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John Nelson, Conductor Who Got France to Cherish Berlioz, Dies at 83
He revived interest in a “problem child” in the pantheon of high romantic composers, bringing Berlioz overdue recognition as one of France’s greatest composers.
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‘When Fall is Coming’ Review: Cooking Up a Mystery
With her kind eyes and guileless smile, Hélène Vincent plays a sweet old French lady. But looks can be deceiving in this François Ozon film.
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U.S. Presses French Companies to Comply With Trump’s Anti-Diversity Policies
A letter from the American Embassy in France gave firms that do business with the U.S. government five days to indicate their agreement.
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Fear of Trump’s Tariffs Ripples Through France’s Champagne Region
Merchants worried that a trade war could wreak financial havoc in a region that has a robust business exporting the world’s finest bubbly to the United States.