In October 1992, the demise of the Alliance culturelle romande marked a turning point in the literary history of French-speaking Switzerland. Founded in 1962 by Myrian Weber-Perret, the Alliance culturelle romande was in decline following the death of its founder in 1985.
A tireless traveler, the Austrian writer marveled at the plurality of cultures. Even at the dawn of the 20th century, he was prophetically fearful of their standardization.
Let's end 2023 with a bang, let's end it with a book! Instead of the traditional confetti and cotillions of New Year's Eve, the editors of Regard Libre have prepared a firework display of five books, with their best reads of the year.
Horrified by the follies of the 20th century and a prisoner of his melancholic nature, Stefan Zweig was subject to intense inner struggles, which haunted his life and sublimated his work.
At the dawn of the 20th century, faced with the spectre of the return of war, Stefan Zweig threw all his energies into a losing battle: trying to restore Europe's sense of unity.
Consputed in his native country, praised in the French-speaking world, Bret Easton Ellis returns at the start of this year with a new novel, his seventh. No surprises here: it's still about disillusioned youth, violence, drugs and bourgeois boredom. A revival, really?
Consputed in his native country, praised in the French-speaking world, Bret Easton Ellis returns at the start of this year with a new novel, his seventh. No surprises here: it's still about disillusioned youth, violence, drugs and bourgeois boredom. A revival, really?
The Cinématographe in Lausanne screened a restored version of the famous «Stalker» on Tuesday. Let's take a look back at Andrei Tarkovski's film, a feature-length film full of mysticism and masterful imagery.
Once again this year, our critics have covered some of the cinema news in cinemas and on platforms. Here are the creations discovered in 2022 that, in one way or another, didn't leave us unmoved.
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