Culture

The 2012 Cannes Film Festival begins today, with The Artist star Bérénice Bejo hosting the opening ceremony.

The French Embassy in Rome, housed in the splendid Palazzo Farnese, now offers English tours.

Bismut's furniture designs go from geometrical lines to whimsical shapes, combining cabinetmaker quality with surprising colors.

A high-quality reproduction of the photographer's legendary book of photographs, first published in 1933.

Jean Dujardin's Oscar for Best Actor was a first for France—here are five other French stars nominated for roles performed in French.

Avoir le béguin is to have a crush, but Je t'ai dans la peau (I've got you under my skin) has nothing to do with love. That's lust.

France’s anti-star architect is radically changing France’s museum landscape with his unique style.

The current scandale du jour will keep Gallic tongues wagging for a long, long time.