French culture

AI, artists, scholars revive 17th-century French playwright Moliere with new play

"What we thought was, let's try to recreate a bit of Moliere's creative process using the current state of AI," said Hugo Caselles-Dupre, a researcher in using AI for artistic creation.

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NOÉ DEBRÉ, one of the guests of honor at the 27th Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival.

Noé Debré on making his own style of French-Jewish cinema

 GRAVESTONE OF Albert Camus, a philosopher of the absurd

'After Camus: A Novel': The ghost of Camus haunts an American couple

 LINE RENAUD and Dany Boon in "Driving Madeline."

'Driving Madeline'- An emotional Parisian road trip


New French film is fleeting fun - review

While the two leads don’t have much chemistry together, perhaps this is part of the director’s design. They do, however, have a warm rapport.

'Diary of a Fleeting Affair.'

Michel Fugain brings back his Big Bazaar to Israel

The indomitable French chansonnier returns for another lovefest with his Israeli fans.

 MICHEL FUGAIN and his Bandapart: We are human beings who are there to entertain, to distract.

New play explores unease of French Jews in the face of antisemitism

Directed by Tony Award winner and two-time nominee David Cromer, the off-Broadway play began performances at Manhattan Theatre Club Jan. 11 and has extended to March 13th.

 Molly Ranson and Francis Benhamou star in “Prayer for the French Republic,” a new off-Broadway play at Manhattan Theatre Club.

Ooh La La! French comedy festival coming to Israeli theaters this month

The festival begins on January 18 at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque and on January 24 at the Jerusalem Cinematheque. It will also be held at the cinematheques in Haifa, Herzliya and Ashdod.

Films including ‘Alors on Danse’ and ‘Knock, Knock, It’s Mom’ (Un Tour Chez Ma Fille) will be screened at ‘Ooh La La.’

Grapevine November 5, 2021: French connection

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Optic Center founder and CEO Laurent Levy inaugurates his first store in the capital

French Jewish artist Chaim Soutine rediscovered in suitcase trove of letters

The forgotten legacy of Henri Serouya, historian, intellectual, philosopher, author of many acclaimed books and learned articles, all in French was found by the author in a suitcase in a basement.

 An old suitcase yields a treasure trove on French Jewish artist Chaim Soutine.

French actor Depardieu placed under sexual violence investigation

The judicial source said Depardieu had been placed under formal investigation on December 16 last year and that he had not been held in custody or asked to post bail.

Actor Gerard Depardieu poses during a photocall to promote the movie 'Saint Amour' at the 66th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany February 19, 2016.

Mystery behind inscription on rock in French cove solved after 230 years

The 20-line message, found on a meter-high rock, appears to have been written by a semi-literate man who wrote in 18th century Breton, and possibly Welsh, just before the French Revolution.

A seal sits on a rock in front of the "Ile aux moutons" island in front of Loctudy, Brittany

Quebec to put immigrants seeking residency through 'values' test

It is that law the test is intended to make sure that potential immigrants understand, Legault told reporters on Wednesday.

Montreal Jews protesting proposed Charter of Quebec Values 3

How a rooster's crow silenced France

A court case is rising through the French judicial system, and it is all because of a rooster named Maurice.

The French island of Oléron.

French-language ideologies create conflict in Morocco

North African country’s parliament approves draft law to teach topics in French despite controversy within ruling party.

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