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🎨 Jacques-Louis David is renowned for his grandiose paintings of Napoleon, as well as for being a leader of the neoclassical movement. Interestingly, his first choice was to bring back classical themes, such as Greek mythology. However, because of his involvement in the French Revolution, he started painting contemporary situations, such as “The Coronation of Napoleon”, which ironically made him one of the most avant-garde painters of his generation. This year, the Louvre Museum is celebrating the bicentennial of his death with a major exhibition.
Join this week's conversation on https://www.frenchconversationgroup.comRelated episodes: Napoléon (https://youtu.be/8YQ2XI8vBnA), Louis XVI (https://youtu.be/ZOIRyeav88E), Eugène Delacroix (https://youtu.be/PbSkWfmfWJE)🔗 (fr) Ce que vous ne saviez (peut-être) pas sur Jacques-Louis David: https://www.beauxarts.com/grand-format/ce-que-vous-ne-saviez-peut-etre-pas-sur-jacques-louis-david/🎵 Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6i4JjGSsId4CCCVkJuwLHa?si=K0d8KhxkSqqAPq8_kw5XqQ☝️ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider:- supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup or https://anchor.fm/frenchconversationgroup- subscribe and share🇫🇷 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com

🎈 Flying had long been a dream of humankind. Yet it was only in the 18th century—the Age of Enlightenment, when science became a source of deep fascination—that this dream turned into reality. Thanks to the Montgolfier brothers who discovered that a balloon filled with hot air could rise above the colder air of the atmosphere. This simple but revolutionary insight made it possible for humans, for the first time in history, to leave the ground and take flight. Join this week's conversation on https://www.frenchconversationgroup.comRelated episodes: Avignon (https://youtu.be/TIsVAGa8ngI), le Siècle des Lumières (https://youtu.be/sZO-HPFPwaA), Jules Verne (https://youtu.be/FZS2JzcQocs)📕 (fr) Read Jules Verne's "Cinq Semaines en ballon": https://amzn.to/4oRGKmA🎵 Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6i4JjGSsId4CCCVkJuwLHa?si=K0d8KhxkSqqAPq8_kw5XqQ☝️ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider:- supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup or https://anchor.fm/frenchconversationgroup- subscribe and share🇫🇷 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com

🎀 After the numerous films, books, and series of recent decades, the image of Queen Marie-Antoinette has changed considerably. The ill-fated wife of Louis XVI, infamous for her execution by guillotine during the French Revolution, now appears as a more complex figure. We are discovering that there was more to her than the superficialities and frivolous behavior that made her reputation and contributed to her tragic end. Join this week's conversation on https://www.frenchconversationgroup.comRelated episodes: Louis XVI (https://youtu.be/ZOIRyeav88E), la Haute Coiffure (https://youtu.be/8tfhUZmbV-g), la Révolution française (https://youtu.be/Ctzqdmvt0Ls), Versailles (https://youtu.be/lMk8wOLSXwo)🎬 Watch the TV show about Marie-Antoinette (2022): https://amzn.to/3MnLIKs🎥 Watch the Sofia Coppola movie about Marie-Antoinette (2006): https://amzn.to/48qhFdS📕 Stefan Zweig's Marie-Antoinette: https://amzn.to/4iGWaZD🎵 Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6i4JjGSsId4CCCVkJuwLHa?si=K0d8KhxkSqqAPq8_kw5XqQ☝️ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider:- supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup or https://anchor.fm/frenchconversationgroup- subscribe and share🇫🇷 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com

⚔️ A few weeks ago, Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in prison carrying Alexandre Dumas's novel "The Count of Monte Cristo" under his arm—not exactly a random book. The novel deals with revenge. But what exactly is revenge? Is it a solution? A necessity? Today, with the omnipresence of political scandals, conflicts on social media, and impulsive reactions, this question remains more relevant than ever. Join this week's conversation on https://www.frenchconversationgroup.comRelated episode: Napoléon (https://youtu.be/8YQ2XI8vBnA)📕 Read the "Count of Monte-Cristo": https://amzn.to/44deWl8🎬 Watch the "Count of Monte-Cristo" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4oCNfdO🎵 Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6i4JjGSsId4CCCVkJuwLHa?si=K0d8KhxkSqqAPq8_kw5XqQ☝️ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider:- supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup or https://anchor.fm/frenchconversationgroup- subscribe and share🇫🇷 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com

🎥 Louis Malle, a French film director renowned for his inquisitive spirit and stylistic audacity, his versatility and diversity of themes, and the contentious debates his choices sparked. He received the prestigious Palme d’Or at the tender age of 23 for his work with the acclaimed Commandant Cousteau, and an Academy Award at 24. Malle’s work never neatly conformed to any particular movement, but it often aligned with the Nouvelle Vague. And today, his name once again makes headlines, as his daughter Chloé Malle has been appointed Head of Editorial Content at Vogue, taking over from the iconic Anna Wintour! Join this week's conversation on https://www.frenchconversationgroup.comRelated episodes: la Nouvelle Vague (https://youtu.be/_wNBkj46Tg4), Brigitte Bardot (https://youtu.be/HISlNTszfOM)🎬 Watch "Elevator to the Gallows" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/47eawvj🎵 Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6i4JjGSsId4CCCVkJuwLHa?si=K0d8KhxkSqqAPq8_kw5XqQ☝️ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider:- supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup or https://anchor.fm/frenchconversationgroup- subscribe and share🇫🇷 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com