Marine Le Pen’s penal sentence
This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Marine Le Pen’s full embezzlement sentence. There’s “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, Ollia Horton’s “Happy Moment”,...
View ArticleFilmmaker Agnès Varda’s photographic legacy emerges from family archives
The Carnavalet Museum in Paris has delved into filmmaker Agnès Varda's family archives for an extensive exhibition highlighting her parallel career as a photographer, a practice she maintained...
View ArticleTrump tariffs worry world cinema industry on eve of Cannes Festival
As the international cinema industry descends on the southern French city of Cannes for the world's biggest film festival, one hot topic will no doubt be US President Donald Trump's threat to impose...
View ArticleBreathing easier in Paris
This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the drop in pollution rates in Paris. There’s “On This Day” and “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, and plenty of good...
View ArticleWho are the 2025 Cannes Film Festival jury members?
Gathered around their president Juliette Binoche, the jury of the 78th Cannes Film Festival – which begins on 13 May – are a truly international panel, hailing from the Americas, Asian and African...
View ArticleLouvre art school launches crowdfunding drive to help struggling students
Faced with the rising cost of living, many students at the prestigious Ecole du Louvre art history school in Paris are finding themselves struggling financially. Its director has launched a...
View ArticleGérard Depardieu: the rise and fall of France's global film star
A larger than life figure with a career – and a reputation – to match, Gérard Depardieu is among the few stars of French cinema to be equally well known outside the country.
View ArticleUkraine, Gaza and #MeToo in the spotlight as Cannes Film Festival opens
The Cannes Film Festival opens on Tuesday, with stars of world cinema from Juliette Binoche to Tom Cruise expected on the red carpet. Glitz and glamour aside, this year's event highlights the...
View ArticlePostcard from Cannes #1: Honouree De Niro unleashes attack on ‘philistine’ Trump
In keeping with tradition, the opening night of the Cannes Film Festival was full of surprises – and Tuesday night's celebration took a political twist when veteran actor Robert De Niro slammed United...
View ArticleTom Cruise returns to Cannes with Mission Impossible finale
The eighth – and perhaps last – iteration of the Mission: Impossible film franchise made its big premiere on the first day of the Cannes film festival Wednesday, with producer and star Tom Cruise...
View ArticleThe Peruvian Nobel Prize winner
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about Mario Vargo Llosa. There’s The Sound Kitchen mailbag, the “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, and Erwan Rome’s “Music...
View ArticlePostcard from Cannes #2: A tender tale of women surviving migration in Tunis
One of several films from the African continent shown at the Cannes Film Festival, Erige Sehiri’s Promised Sky (Promis le ciel) in the Un Certain Regard category, is a powerful and rare portrait of...
View ArticlePostcard from Cannes #3: Surfing a wave of French cinematic nostalgia
American director Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague and Sylvain Chomet’s Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol – both of which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival at the weekend – prove that the art of making...
View ArticleCannes surprises US actor Denzel Washington with honorary Palme d'Or
Denzel Washington received a surprise lifetime achievement award at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday. Despite his many career accolades, it was the 70-year-old American actor's first appearance on...
View ArticlePostcard from Cannes #4: Call for music prize as Desplat and del Toro talk...
French composer Alexander Desplat and Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro came together at the Cannes Film Festival to share anecdotes of their longstanding artistic collaboration, and underlined the...
View ArticlePostcard from Cannes #5: Zooming in on talented cinematographers
While the Cannes Film Festival is the place to discover new films and talent, it’s also an important moment in the industry calendar to recognise the hard work of the people behind the scenes. This is...
View ArticleA diverse cardinal elector college
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Vatican’s cardinal electors. There’s The Sound Kitchen mailbag and a salute to mothers, the “The Listener’s Corner”,...
View ArticlePostcard from Cannes #6: Thai ghost whisperer film wins Critics' Week prize
Thanks to its lively and quirky social commentary, A Useful Ghost by Thai director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke won the Critics’ Week Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival this week. It was the first...
View ArticlePostcard from Cannes #7 : Rolling up the red carpet after two weeks of movie...
From politics to power cuts, romance to road trips, ghosts, gods and dogs... this year's Cannes Film Festival offered something for everyone, on and off the screen.
View ArticleThere’s Music in the Kitchen, No 36
This week on The Sound Kitchen, a special treat: RFI English listener’s musical requests. Just click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!
View ArticleKeep calm and say cheese! French photo festival goes ‘so British’ this summer
For its 22nd edition, the La Gacilly Photo Festival in western France is honouring big names in British photography including Martin Parr, Terry O’Neill and Don McCullin.
View ArticleDior picks Northern Irish designer to head up men's and women's collections
French fashion house Dior named Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson on Monday as the first-ever creative director for both its women's and men's collections.
View ArticleOut of the kitchen and into the voting booths
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about women’s right to vote. There’s a salute to Eid Al-Adha, “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, Ollia Horton’s “Happy...
View ArticleAmerican funk pioneer Sly Stone dies aged 82
American funk legend Sly Stone, founder of the trailblazing group Sly and the Family Stone, whose songs drove a civil rights-inflected soul explosion in the 1960s, has died at the age of 82.
View ArticleThe US’ scientific brain drain
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the “Choose Europe for Science” summit. You’ll hear about the Pariwer Bandhu RFI SW Club’s quiz competition, and there’s...
View ArticleUkraine at Cannes
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Cannes Film Festival. There’s The Sound Kitchen mailbag, a surprise vocal guest for those of you feeling nostalgic, the...
View ArticleMarseille museum showcases rich history of Mediterranean tattooing
The exhibition "Tattoo. Histories of the Mediterranean", held at the Vieille Charité museum in Marseille’s historic Panier district, invites visitors on a journey through the art and tradition of...
View ArticleFrance and Britain and the olive branch
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Macron/Starmer talks in Britain. There’s “The Listener’s Corner” and comic music from Rossini, as well as the new quiz...
View ArticleCutting new cloth: African designers stitch fresh stories into Paris fashion
When Valérie Ka started modelling at 14 in Côte d’Ivoire, she thought she was on top of the world. But she wanted to go further, so she created Africa Fashion Up – a way to help African designers...
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