France

In small town in northern France, the art of producing beautiful objects from shells is being kept alive

A former Belgian TV star who became the toast of France, Virginie Efira is little-known here. Is it time for a breakthrough?

Migrants from north Africa are trying to walk across the Alps. And many are dying in the attempt

Brexit has made touring a logistical nightmare for artists. Just ask Kate Stables, aka This Is The Kit

The award-winning author, Faïza Guène, wants to make sure the descendants of people from France’s colonies are no longer overlooked and calls for the generational trauma to end here

Music isn’t something the French have ever truly excelled at. But, I’m slowly being won over

The impact of climate change is felt unevenly across the globe. Any proposal tackling the issue must consider this

The joys of the great British post-Brexit getaway will start again this weekend. Are you ready for a long wait?

French people in London have always put on a good party for Le Quatorze Juillet. But for how much longer?

The singer and actress was the Frenchest of us all, and somehow also the most British

When the head of France’s collaborating Vichy government appeared in court, he remained a mystery for many who were there

In his rush to participate in geopolitics, has the president forgotten about strife-torn France itself?

Felix Portello’s protest rap has earned him a different sort of following from the one he’s used to

Joaquin Phoenix dons the bicorn hat in Ridley Scott’s new biopic, but will he fare better than his predecessors?

Riots in the capital stem from France's inability to deal with the long aftermath of the Algerian War

New photos by Paul McCartney reveal a band on the cusp of global stardom, trapped for a mad three weeks in the city of light

The optimism of last week has gone. In its place are polarised politics and deep frustration with the country’s powerful police force

Europe’s first celebrity is celebrated in a treasure trove of objects at Paris’ Petit Palais

Europe is once more witness to invasion, destruction and war. Can, or even should, we ever put such horrors behind us?

The phrase “once in a lifetime” is thrown around a lot. But this artistic experience lives up to the hype

The overriding atmosphere of Loti’s output is one of a lost innocence, a yearning nostalgia for a world before the corrupting influence of Europe

Last month, the city of Marseille lit up to celebrate 30 years since its club’s European Cup win – a victory overshadowed by disgrace

There was much to enjoy at Cannes – but the same old players doing the same old things hints that cinema may be due a shake-up

Russia’s supersonic airliner was a child of the cold war – but a fatal crash 50 years ago ripped through the veneer of Soviet tech superiority

Martin Scorsese, Steve McQueen and the late Martin Amis deliver the goods at an unexpectedly soggy Cannes Film Festival

The British Embassy Cricket Club has a star-studded past which, despite its name, has nothing to do with the British embassy

The rivalry and respect between Manet and Degas

Activism is a normal part of the French experience. In Britain? Not so much

Today, the first world war is far from forgotten in Flanders, and the English are always welcome

One of the greatest Impressionists, Berthe Morisot’s work offered perceptive, unusual glimpses of domestic life

The Dutch cyclist should have fallen to his death after tumbling into a 1,000-foot ravine during the 1951 Tour de France, but emerged in miraculously good shape

In Algeria and Polynesia, the shadow of French atomic and nuclear experiments in the 1950s and 60s still causes suffering and anger