France – Page 53

Tunisia’s World Cup exit was a wild ride. Denmark’s was a frustrating one.

Two games, played simultaneously in stadiums only six miles apart, settled the Group D standings: France (6 points) edged Australia (6) on goal difference, and left Tunisia (4) and Denmark (1) packing their bags.

By Andrew Das

Deaths (Obituaries) Documentary Films and Programs France Huillet, Daniele (1936-2006) Movies Straub, Jean-Marie Switzerland

Jean-Marie Straub, Uncompromising Filmmaker, Is Dead at 89

Emerging from the French New Wave, driven by artistic purity, he and his wife and directing partner, Danièle Huillet, didn’t care if audiences walked out on their films.

By Alex Williams

France French Alps Geneva (Switzerland) Real Estate and Housing (Residential)

For Sale in the French Alps: Ski Chalet With a Backyard Mountain Range

Peak properties in France’s Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region remain as popular as ever, with clients seeking a ‘safe refuge for their cash,’ agents say.

By Marcelle Sussman Fischler

Bayonne (France) Biarritz (France) France Shopping and Retail

The ‘Sleeping Beauty’ of Basque Country

For a mellower vibe, travel and shop in Bayonne, on the French side of the Pyrenees mountains.

By Elaine Sciolino