Culture

Half-a-millennium after the death of Leonardo da Vinci in Amboise, The Connexion reveals how the Loire Valley is celebrating French links to a stunning period in European history

The extraordinary, liberated, freewheeling, cross-dressing, and affair-ridden life and times of noted novelist George Sand would have made a book in its own right. The Connexion finds out more...

A critical eye on the latest ciné releases. This month, Varda by Agnès, and Victor et Célia

Researcher Malika Rahal tells The Connexion how a President’s visit to a victim’s wife finally opened doors to a dark period in modern French history

Personal origins to some of the more unusual words in the French language

A critical eye on the latest ciné releases. This month: The red collar, and The Mystery of Henri Pick

Niki de Saint Phalle (1930-2002) was a French-American artist best remembered for her sculptures and conceptual art, although she also produced paintings, films, writings and other designs.

The Connexion takes an historic tour of some of the houses and towns in all corners of France that famous artists from all over the world called home

A round up of the arts and culture stories creating a buzz in France: Eurovision, Magoo and Dalí too

Captain Alfred Dreyfus remained loyal to his country and the Army, despite being hounded by anti-Semites and the right-wing press in France for years after he was cleared of spying charges