France
Call My Agent!’s Laure Calamy: ‘I have too much energy’
The ebullient French star on her hyperactive new film, taking on more serious roles and her love of British cinema
Jonathan Romney
28, May, 2023 @10:00 AM
France struggles to stub out ‘explosion’ in contraband cigarettes
Criminal turf wars are a sign of deeper problems in country that has EU’s highest cigarette taxes
Angelique Chrisafis in Pantin
28, May, 2023 @9:22 AM
The Guardian view on water politics in Europe: a new fault line | Editorial
Editorial: As drought becomes the norm, creative solutions must be found to deal with a new, parched reality
Editorial
26, May, 2023 @5:30 PM
‘Bolder than ever’: Cannes fuses film and glamour in unofficial fashion week
In risk-taking red carpet gowns, actors and supermodels attend parties and fashion shows hosted by likes of Versace and Naomi Campbell
Morwenna Ferrier
26, May, 2023 @3:34 PM
Europe’s Turkish diaspora split as large numbers vote in election runoff
Support for Erdoğan in older communities among Europe’s 3.4 million Turkish voters is strong, while younger people want change in Kılıçdaroğlu
Kate Connolly in Berlin and Jon Henley in Paris
26, May, 2023 @6:00 AM
Last Summer review – Catherine Breillat’s all too safe version of a dangerous romance
Breillat’s remake of Queen of Hearts rather pointlessly draws the sting from a mother’s affair with her teenage stepson
Peter Bradshaw
25, May, 2023 @7:15 PM
Anger over plan to persuade homeless people to leave Paris before Olympics
Moving people including asylum seekers to temporary regional centres would free up accommodation
Angelique Chrisafis and Kim Willsher in Paris
24, May, 2023 @4:21 PM
Tariq Ramadan acquitted of charges of rape and sexual coercion by Swiss court
Judges clear academic and Islam scholar of all charges in case brought by Swiss woman
Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
24, May, 2023 @10:07 AM
Full Time review – school-run thriller turns into high-stakes motherhood drama
Laure Calamy plays a woman forever racing between maternal and work duties in an acutely relatable story that grips
Cath Clarke
24, May, 2023 @8:00 AM
Rod Kedward obituary
Historian who brought to light the important role of rural communities in the French resistance during the second world war
Hanna Diamond
22, May, 2023 @3:46 PM
Blood, sweat and poo: Jude Law wore bespoke perfume to play Henry VIII
The actor, whose performance in Firebrand has drawn plaudits at Cannes, said he wore a deliberately rank smell to conjure the ailing king’s presence
Catherine Shoard
22, May, 2023 @10:55 AM
‘If it’s not a risk… it’s nothing’: Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux on her unapologetic career
The French writer transforms her own life into uncompromising autofiction. With new translations, a film, and unwavering activism, the 82-year-old is living life to the full
Alice Blackhurst
21, May, 2023 @6:00 AM
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