Un Point c'est tout
Episodes
Literature: Little Prince, big adventure
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
⭐️ If you'd like to start reading French literature, this is a great beginning. Eighty years ago, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote a short novel fo...
Food: Chocolate, a Native American nectar
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
🍫 Are words necessary to describe how good chocolate tastes? Certainly not. This week’s episode shows where it comes from, how to taste it and ho...
Politics: Where does the term "coup d'État" come from?
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
⚡️ Mixing music, politics, news and linguistics, this week we are focusing on the term "coup d'État". A "coup d'État" is a putsch, and also a so...
Linguistics: Esperanto, one world, one language
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
🌍 This translation of a Polish article (https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/vu-de-varsovie-exercices-militaires-en-bielorussie-la-pologne...
Fashion: Coco Chanel, with COCO AVANT CHANEL (2009)
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
🥼 Clothes, hats, jewelry, perfumes,… Coco Chanel created an empire, starting with nothing but her desire to revolutionize women's fashion. Doing ...
Culture: How to stay healthy on cheese and wine, the French paradox
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
🍎 Ever wondered why French people don't suffer much of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes while their diet is made of charcuterie, bread, cheese ...
Art: Paul Gauguin, the rebel at the end of the world
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
🖼 Well known for his lifestyle and his rebel behavior (both in life and in art), Paul Gauguin sailed away from Europe, leaving five children behind...
History: Bougainville, the explorer
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
🧭 What best to start the year than a topic covering so many themes? Bougainville was an explorer from the 18th century. Aboard his ship, he became ...
Linguistics: Le pronom « iel »
27 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
✍️ Should a language increase in complexity or be simplified? In this case, certainly both ways can be supported with strong arguments. On one han...
Politics: Overseas France, aka DROM-COM, ex-DOM-TOM
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
🗺 On top of Metropolitan France, in 2021, there are still a dozen French territories around the world. Martinique, Guadeloupe, La Réunion,… are ...
Culture: All about the fork
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
🍴 This isn’t an attempt to sell Ikea’s latest model of forks, it’s only an attempt to bring back eating food with hands. Indeed, forks haven’...
Cinema: L'AUBERGE ESPAGNOLE (2002)
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
📺 An “auberge espagnole” means a potluck, where everyone brings something to the table. This French movie from 2002 talks about a group of inte...
Literature: The adventures of Tintin
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
👶 Born in Brussels in 1929, Tintin has conquered the heart of young people around the world, from 7 to 77 years old. Almost a century later, there ...
Music: Colette Maze, the 107-year-old pianist
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
🎹 French pianist Colette Maze released an album this year at age 107, making her the oldest French pianist to release an album this year. Probably....
Travel: La Côte d'Azur, French Riviera
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
☀️ Probably amongst the top 3 tourist destinations in France, la Côte d’Azur has always attracted the rich and famous jet setters from aro...
Politics: What do flags mean?
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
🏳 Beyond being a good way to learn about colors and shapes in French, flags provide a great insight into a region/country/…'s history and p...
Culture: Peugeot, much more than cars
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
🚙 The same way Ford or GM cars are icons of American culture, or Ferrari is a landmark of Italian design, there are some French brands that have so...
Cinema: Denis Villeneuve, the alien of mainstream movies
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
👽 With the release of "Dune" in the US and the UK, let's get back in time to review Denis Villeneuve's filmography. His feature film career started...
Music: Who is Georges Brassens?
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
🎙 Last week we talked about the Académie française, so what’s best this week than talking about one of the recipients of their poetry award: Ge...
Linguistics: Is the Académie française still relevant?
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
🏛 The “Académie française”, the French language headquarters, the linguistic mother ship… Or is it really? Since the 17th century, the fort...
Sport: Le chessboxing, what is that??
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
🥊 When the body and the mind merge into one ultimate sport, we get chessboxing. Six rounds of chess, five rounds of boxing. But who came up with su...
Science: All you need to know about the TGV
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
🚄 Today marks the fortieth anniversary of the TGV, Train à Grande Vitesse (high-speed) (subtitles are available in French and English by clicking ...
Fashion: La haute coiffure, a brief history of hairstyles in France
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
💇♀️ Above every “haute couture” chef d’œuvre, there is a “haute coiffure” tour de force. With the Paris Fashion Week approaching ...
Music: "Mademoiselle" Boulanger, godmother of modern music
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
🎹 What do Quincy Jones, George Gershwin and Astor Piazzolla have in common? You guessed right, their music professor: Nadia Boulanger. But what mad...
Linguistics: Le vrai franglais, the real frenglish
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
👅 How many French words do you use on a daily basis? Well, rest assured, francophones use A TON of English words all the time, it sounds cool. And ...
Cinema: LES QUATRE CENTS COUPS (1959), in 400 words
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
🎥 Let’s kick off the new school year with a cult film about kids in school. And what a film! This 1959 semi-biographical master piece from the Fr...
Art: L'Art déco; order, color and geometry
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
🏛 Art deco, like modernism, was much more than an architectural movement, it was almost a lifestyle. It shaped the outside and the inside of many b...
Linguistics: Jeux de la francophonie, around the French-speaking world
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
🌍 Do you like games? Do you like the French language? Then this might interest you: les Jeux de la francophonie. Every four years — with flexibil...
Art: Edgar Degas, an impression of reality
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Cinema: OSS 117, from James Bond to Austin Powers
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Culture: Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle, el Camino de Santiago
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Sport: Pierre de Coubertin, and the modern Olympics
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Music: La Marseillaise, national anthem of France
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Culture: Calais LA Plage, the new Venice Beach
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Politics: La sécurité sociale, where does it comes from?
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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History: Les Années folles, Paris 1920
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Science: Le Concorde, vintage supersonic airliner
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Music: Youssoupha's (un)official hymn of Euro 2020
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Cinema: LA CLASSE AMÉRICAINE, French comedy
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Culture: La dégustation de vin, how to taste wine
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Sport: Euro 2020, the 2021 European football championship
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Music: Mozart, the story of the 'Paris' Symphony
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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History: Napoléon, yes or no?
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Science: Minitel, the prehistory of internet
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Culture: Veuve Clicquot, the Grande Dame of Champagne
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to some experts tasting the 1839 champagne (in French): https://www.larvf.com/,vins-veuve-clicquot-champagne-baltique-aaland-degustation-except...
Art: Claude Monet, what's your impression?
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Watch this Claude Monet short film by Sacha Guitry: https://youtu.be/w8JpFbprjHE Virtually visit Claude Monet's house in Giverny: https://fondation-mo...
Histoire: La Commune de Paris, 150 years ago
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Main source: https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/la-lettre-de-leduc-lheritage-controverse-de-la-commune-de-paris French Conversation Group m...
Cinema: Agnès Varda, film poetess
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Subtitles in French and English are available by pressing the CC button in the control bar. Watch "Cléo de 5 à 7" in the US: https://www.kanopy.com/...
Music: La French Touch, the "touche française"
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Subtitles in French and English are available by pressing the CC button in the control bar. Listen to some French Touch songs: https://www.youtube.com...
Linguistics: Le verlan, French slang
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Subtitles in French and English are available by pressing the CC button in the control bar. French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New...
Cinema: La Nouvelle Vague, cinema from the 1960s
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Subtitles in French and English are available by pressing the CC button in the control bar. A little more about La Nouvelle Vague: https://youtu.be/eZ...
Science: Le cannabis thérapeutique, weed in progress
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to p...
Music: Who is Serge Gainsbourg?
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to p...
Culture: Champagne for everyone
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It is meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to ...
Science: l'Accord de Paris, the green speech
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Official Paris Agreement (in French): http://unfccc.int/files/essential_background/convention/application/pdf/french_paris_agreement.pdf Interested in...
Linguistics: Why are French and English so similar?
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It is meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to ...
History: Jeanne d'Arc, of war and passion
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It is meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to ...
Science: The metric system, another French revolution
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It is meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to ...
Politics: Lingua franca, French as a diplomatic language
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Read the article about French in the European Union (in Italian): https://www.ilfoglio.it/societa/2021/01/01/news/bye-bye-londra-ora-e-tempo-dell-euro...
Culture: What is the Eurovision?
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: The Story Of Fire Saga" is available in the US on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80244088 French Conversation Group...
Fashion: Pierre Cardin, the futurist
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Watch Pierre Cardin's life and carreer in this great 12-minute animated video: https://youtu.be/R0-e1wLSCh0 French Conversation Group meets weekly in...
Linguistics: Quatre-vingts (80), explained in eleven-twenty seconds
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It is meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to ...
Cinema: LUPIN, Dans l'Ombre d'Arsène
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Watch Lupin on Netflix US: https://www.netflix.com/title/80994082 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It is me...
Art: Henri Matisse, painting in confinement
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Quick summary of Henri Matisse's life on France TV Arts: https://youtu.be/SpvQO652PEU French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York...
Music: Jean-Michel Jarre, WELCOME TO THE OTHER SIDE (Bienvenue ailleurs)
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Watch the full concert on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VKjFjFtKBRI French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It is mean...
History: Notre-Dame de Paris
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Discover Notre-Dame de Paris in 360° virtual reality: https://youtu.be/q4CygZOqEmY Watch the documentary "Notre-Dame de Paris, à l'épreuve des siè...
Food: La ratatouille, not the movie
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It is meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to ...
Culture: The French art of complaining
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Source: http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200831-why-the-french-love-to-complain French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or o...
Politics: BREXIT, merry Brexmas
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
- Virtually visit Raphael's Rooms in the Musei Vaticani: http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/fr/collezioni/musei/stanze-di-raffaello/sta...
Cinema: LA RÉVOLUTION FRANÇAISE, the French non-revolution
26 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"LA RÉVOLUTION FRANÇAISE" (1989) is available to rent or buy on Amazon US: - Part 1: https://amzn.to/3hfykmO - Part 2: https://amzn.to/303MyAh...
Music: Who is Charles Aznavour?
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Je m'voyais déjà: https://youtu.be/1wo3xR7Qxbg La Bohême: https://youtu.be/hWLc0J52b2I French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New ...
Art: Raphaël, the 500 years old gossips
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
- Virtually visit Raphael's Rooms in the Musei Vaticani: http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/fr/collezioni/musei/stanze-di-raffaello/sta...
History: Au Bon Marché, the ladies' paradise
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Watch the documentary "Au bonheur des dames, l'invention du Grand Magasin": https://boutique.arte.tv/detail/invention_du_grand_magasin Watch a 15' pro...
Linguistics: Neologisms 2020, Covid Edition
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Glossary on the COVID-19 pandemic + French translation: https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/publications/covid19-eng.html French Conversation Group mee...
Music: Beethoven, the European composer
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Beethoven's "Wellington's Victory" with Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Herbert von Karajan: https://youtu.be/R_ibES7i-HU Frenc...
History: The Eiffel tower
12 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It is meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to ...
Culture: Saint-Nicolas, the original Santa Claus
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Text written in collaboration with Rainier Leloup French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It is meant for non nati...
Cinema: EMILY IN PARIS, from America
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Watch "Emily In Paris" on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81037371 Le Parisien: https://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/series/emily-in-paris...