Newsletter n°271 / This week: Cannes Glamour and Political Intrigue!





Hello franceinlondoner

"J'ai toujours vu que pour réussir dans le monde, il fallait avoir l'air fou et être sage."

"I have noticed that to succeed in life, it is necessary to appear to be mad and to act wisely.
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(Montesquieu, philosopher.)

Film

Cannes 2011 : a promising festival

Though now in its 64th year, the Cannes festival is expected to be full of surprises and novelties this year.

And you can win a fabulous weekend VIP trip for two to Cannes with Air France and Hotel Martinez

Love like poison

Small-town life, love and religion: a familiar formula given a tender, distinctive treatment in this award-winning debut from young French director Katell Quillévéré.

Politics

Top 5 Questions of the 2012 Presidential Election

It is now official : the 2012 Presidential election will be held on 22 April and 6 May, 2012. As there are only 11 months to go before voting, Franceinlondon has summed up the 5 big questions of the elections.

Life and Style

Weird and Wonderful Idioms

It's easy enough to wheel out a few standard GCSE French Phrases, but "Une bière et un poulet frites" will only get you so far. They say the real spirit of a language is in its idioms, so Franceinlondon collected a few to help you roll with the natives...

The French making themselves at home in London… does it show?

When strolling through Chiswick, in west London, on a week-end, one can come across a bilingual restaurant board enticing the many French families now settled in the area to come in and enjoy the food. However, ten years ago, French home seekers were reluctantly being driven away from Frog’s valley(Kensington and Chelsea)...

London & Paris Residential Real Estate still a magnet for investments?

How have property prices evolved in both cities ? UK property prices have risen by 410% between 1986 and 2006 and the trend could not be more similar in Paris.

Music

20 May : Pony Pony Run Run at the Koko

Get yourselves to Koko on 20th May for a night of fantastic music with 3-piece band Pony Pony Run Run. Their mix of indie-pop/electro will be sure to get you moving!

5 pairs of tickets with Director's Box passes to be won!

Night Life

13 May : Atlantis Club in London - Launch Party

With the nice weather coming back the Atlantis Club thought of something that would keep you outside your house for a bit longer...a new party starting Friday 13th of May...

17 May : Vive la France at the Notting Hill Arts Club

Vive La France has been showcasing many of the more interesting and leftfield artists from across La Manche for the past year at Favela Chic in Shoreditch and now Vive La France comes west to do the same at the Notting Hill Arts Club.

Book Club

17th May : Christine Angot discusses her latest novel Les Petits

French author Christine Angot – well known for her 1999 novel L'Inceste (Incest) – is one of the most famous voices of French autofiction. She will read from and discuss her latest novel Les Petits which reveals the dark side of feminine power

Cannes 2010- Last year's glitz and glamour
Cannes 2010- Last year's glitz and glamour

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