Culture

The Connexion recounts the astonishing story of privateer Jean Bart, a hero in his hometown of Dunkirk, and a commoner who rose through the ranks of French nobility thanks to an impressive seafaring ability

As a new book sings the praises of funnyman Jacques Tati, The Connexion examines his influence and how it lives on

A round up of the arts and culture stories creating a buzz in France

French films and essential viewing for cinéphiles. This month ‘Amanda’ and ‘Les Vétos’

Various artists Souvenirs d’été, Volumes 1 and 2

Five years after the attack on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, which killed 12 people and injured 11, France plans a new national centre to celebrate the satirical cartoon. Connexion spoke to cartoonist Kak, president of the Cartooning for Peace association, which will be helping to advise the government.

A round up of the arts and culture stories creating a buzz in France in February 2020

Clara Luciani: Sainte Victoire

French films and essential viewing for cinéphiles. This month: Portrait of a Lady on Fire and La Vérité

Phyllida Shaw is a researcher and a writer who has published an extraordinarily beautiful and sensitive book about life in the trenches during World War One based on the sketches of artist Morris Meredith Williams – who served as an officer in France from June 1916 to the end of the war – and letters home to his wife, Alice, who was also an artist.