Films

«The Count of Monte Cristo: France reclaims its heritage

By Jocelyn Daloz · July 02, 2024

Alexandre Dumas' novel is brought to life in this spectacular period film, which combines the best of two worlds: the beauty of the French language and the visual mastery of Hollywood.

Switzerland

Tribune des 50 Romands: «No to spelling reform».»

By Le Regard Libre · 23 October 2021

Jean Romain, Marc Bonnant, Monique Rey...

Society

The world as seen by Laure Mi Hyun Croset: Neologisms

By Le Regard Libre · December 17, 2020

LONG FORMAT ARTICLE, Laure Mi Hyun Croset | As if it were the last bastion against barbarism, the French language is often at the heart of fierce debate. It's accused of being impoverished or, on the contrary, degraded by the addition of less euphonious terms to its lexicon, or of English terms that already exist in the language of Molière.

France

Voices of yesteryear

By Jonas Follonier · 05 June 2020

Watch old presidential debates

Philosophy

Inclusive writing and our disease of the century

By Danilo Heyer · October 27, 2019

As inclusive writing exerts its grip ever more violently on people's minds, including those of pedagogues who are no longer shy about imposing it on schools, it's time to determine what ailment it's a symptom of, so that we can get rid of it.

Music

Billie Bird: «I want to take up the challenge of not hiding behind words».»

By Jonas Follonier · July 24, 2019

«We're not messing around with the French language. This approach is demanding, and I like that.»

Music

Yves Duteil: «I'm a transmitter of emotions».»

By Jonas Follonier · November 26, 2018

«Prendre un enfant par la main...» (Take a child by the hand). When you read these words or hear the melody behind them, you immediately recognize the singer Yves Duteil. A singer-songwriter, he is also a writer. We met him when he was in Geneva to sign his book Et si la clé était ailleurs, which takes the title of one of his songs.

Literature

Philippe Forest: «You can never say anything about certain extreme experiences».»

By Loris S. Musumeci · April 21, 2018

Le Regard Libre N° 37 – Loris S. Musumeci Philippe Forest est un homme de lettres reconnu pour ses amples connaissances...

Theater

Theater in cinema

By Jonas Follonier · February 22, 2017

Les mercredis du cinéma - Jonas Follonier Lorsqu'une venue du théâtre au cinéma est annoncée, l'heure est à la perplexité : on reste...