FILM fans are sure to have an eye on Deauville, in northern France, when the town hosts its annual festival showcasing the best of American cinema. The Deauville American Film Festival has been showcasing the American cinematographic diversity since 1975, taking in both the established Hollywood circuit as well as... Read more →
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The peace of the river Dordogne from a canoe
GLIDING through the water in your canoe as you pass the turrets and towers of Castlenaud on the river Dordogne, all you can hear is the splash of your oar as you head downstream. With the holiday season coming to an end, and the sun still warm on your back,... Read more →
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Coping with Parkinson's disease in France
BEING ill in France can really test your language skills, trying to describe where pain is and how you feel can be both exhausting and have potentially disastrous consequences. The Telegraph covers the problems faced by Britons living overseas who have Parkinson’s considering there is no test for the illness... Read more →
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Photographs from a Dordogne summer
HERE are some photographs from around the southern corner of the Dordogne, taking in the still morning air, mushrooms under the chestnut trees and a musical concert in the historic church of Besse. Read more →
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Near 6% fall in numbers taking GCSE French
LAST week saw A level results published, and a three per cent fall in the number of sixth formers studying French, this week it's the turn of CGSE students to turn their backs on modern languages. This year's results show that 11,000 fewer students took French GCSE this year, a... Read more →
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UK school children turn backs on French language
JUST how important do the British believe studying the French language really is? Not much if a recent survey and a study of A level results is to be believed. In a survey by YouGov parents in the UK were asked how important different subjects were, with as you'd expect... Read more →
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Add your photos to the Flickr group
Morning raindrops on flower stem in the DordogneIF you have been taking a stroll around the streets and countryside of France with your camera, don't forget you can add them to the This French Life Flickr group. There are more than 1,300 photographs in the group and even if you... Read more →
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France reduces its 2011 growth outlook
PRESIDENT Sarkozy has outlined the economic path France is set to take after a meeting of ministers at his official retreat, Fort de Brégançon. In a communiqué issued by Nicolas Sarkozy, the government has cut the 2011 growth forecast to two per cent and said that reducing France's large fiscal... Read more →
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Opening the doors at Domaine de La Gachère
Gilles Lemoine welcomed people in to Domaine de La GachèreFRANCE is a place of clichéd landmarks: Say Provence and infinite fields of lavender will appear along with its attendant charms and sun drenched monuments, writes Helen Aurelius-Haddock. Say Ile de Ré and golden sandy beaches and white sails draped around... Read more →
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So how does Google Translate work?
I HAVE often featured online tools that make use of Google Translate to help with French language problems, but now I know how it works. Google has created a snappy little video that explains the technology behind the service and how it learns from texts that have already been translated... Read more →
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