Ready-to-wear, summer 2025: Paris, the ideal stage for Asian and African designers
At more than 80 years old, Yohji Yamamoto still enjoys reassembling fabric like a child. At Issey Miyake, Satoshi Kondo offers a collection inspired by traditional Japanese papermaking. The Franco-Japanese…
Series show: The true story behind rogue trader Jerôme Kerviel
His risky market trades at French bank Société Générale saw Jerôme Kerviel convicted of breach of trust and forgery in 2008. Now, the docu-series "Breaking the bank: One trader, 50…
A cultural stroll through Paris with chef Paul Pairet and singer Hélène in Paris
This week, FRANCE 24’s Valérie Fayolle takes us inside one of Paris's most famous luxury hotels, the Hôtel de Crillon, and introduces us to Michelin-starred chef Paul Pairet, who heads…
Damso, rapper: ‘I want to find myself in the phase of the student who is learning’
The Belgian artist is releasing a new album, 'J'ai Menti,' ahead of the one he swore would be his last on May 30, 2025. In an interview with Le Monde,…
‘Gladiator II’: An excess of virility and hemoglobin
Set 16 years after the first installment released in 2000, the plot of Ridley Scott's second opus is overwhelmed by its earnestness.
2024 Booker Prize winner Samantha Harvey on her unintentional climate novel ‘Orbital’
This year's Booker Prize winner Samantha Harvey speaks to FRANCE 24's Culture Editor Eve Jackson about her wonder-filled space novel "Orbital". They discuss climate change, fiction's role in politics and…
‘No Other Land’: A shared Palestinian and Israeli view of West Bank colonization
In this documentary, a young activist from Massafer Yatta chronicles the local farmers' stubborn resistance after having been declared illegal on their own land by Israel, since the 1980s.
Film show: ‘Gladiator II’ marks Roman epic’s return
It's been 24 years since Russell Crowe stepped into a dusty arena as the mighty Maximus. Now, Ridley Scott has returned to his blockbuster hit for a sequel starring Paul…
UK’s Samantha Harvey wins 2024 Booker Prize for ‘Orbital’
UK author Samantha Harvey, one of a record five women shortlisted for the Booker Prize, won the coveted award on Tuesday for her fifth novel, a "space pastoral" titled "Orbital",…
Comedian Tatty Macleod on dating French vs English men
She was on the show back in June to discuss her bilingual viral comedy sketches about the French and English that have millions of views. Tatty Macleod is the ultimate…
