Contemporary French culture


France is firmly anchored in its time and its artists recognized in all fields.

ATTRACTIVENESS, CULTURE

Marion Cotillard, Oscar 2008 of the best actress, Jean-Marie Le Clezio, Nobel Prize for Literature in 2008 or Michel Houellebecq, living author best known abroad and translated into 30 languages). To be continued !

Music

Who knows Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Gabriel Fauré or Olivier Messiaen ... But since the 80s, with Jean-Michel Jarre, the "French Touch" in terms of electronic music enjoys a worldwide reputation. Artists like Air, Daft Punk, Justice, Martin Solveig, David Guetta and Bob Sinclar are packed all over the world.

Festivals


Every year, especially in summer, numerous festivals are organized everywhere in France, whether for contemporary music (Old Charrues, Francofolies, Jazz in Marciac, Eurockéennes) or classics (Opera in Aix en Provence, Piano in La Roque d 'Anthéron), for the theater (Avignon) or photography (Arles).


Cinema and photography

La Cinémathéque - ParisLa France has an uninterrupted cinematographic tradition that goes back to the creation of this art in 1895 by the Lumières brothers.

The Cannes Film Festival, which takes place every year, is an unmissable event for all film professionals.

Each year, new French films (our country is one of the world's leading producers) are internationally successful: films by Godard, Truffaut, Jeunet and Luc Besson have been seen and noticed on five continents after First projected in 2000 cinemas of our country

Among the photographers, Raymond Depardon, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bettina Rheims and Yann Arthus-Bertand gained a worldwide reputation in the 20th century.

Source: campusfrance.


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