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Devilish Dutch drama Borgman debuts at Cannes
Director Alex Van Warmerdam poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Borgman at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel ...
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Pedrosa back on top with French GP win
Honda MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa (C) of Spain celebrates on podium celebrates on the podium between Yamaha Tech 3's Cal Crutchlow of Britain and Honda's Marc Marquez (R) of Spain after winning the French Grand Prix in Le Mans circuit, central France May 19, 2013. REUTERS/Benoit ...
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Coens folk revival Llewyn serenades Cannes
CANNES, France -- The Coen brothers' resurrection of the pre-Dylan folk scene in Greenwich Village serenaded Cannes with its period music and melancholy tale of a self-destructive, feline-toting musician."Inside Llewyn Davis" was met rapturously at the Cannes Film Festival, where it was to premiere Sunday night. Joel and Ethan Coen said their primary interest was to recreate the ...
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Down-on-luck singer steals show in Coen brothers Cannes film
Candice Glover, a soul singer from rural South Carolina, was named "American Idol", becoming the first female singer to win the television singing competition since ...
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Cannes Wrekin Hill Picks Up Siberian Education
PHOTOS: Radiant 'X-Men' Star Fan Bingbing Honored at Glittery Cannes Fest Based on the novel by Nicolai Lilin , with a screenplay by Sandro Petraglia , Stefano Rulli and Salvatores, the film is set in the ghetto of Soviet Russia and follows two boys who are members of a gang of exiled Siberians. It was produced by Catteya’s Riccardo Tozzi , Giovanni Satabilini and Marco Chimenz ...
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During a trip to Nice France a tourist soaks up its charm and...
As I strolled along the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, beneath a merciless sun, there was no denying it was hot. Very hot. Still, it was impossible not to be dazzled by my first glimpse of the French Riviera and the Mediterranean Sea -- the famous sun-soaked setting where inspiration struck such writers as F. Scott Fitzgerald, who reportedly finished "The Great Gatsby" there ...
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Serena Williams wins Italian Open
Victoria Azarenka in the finals of the Italian Open Sunday. Williams, No. 1 in the world, piled up six breaks, including one in the next-to-last game. She put the match away by holding serve at love to improve to 12-2 lifetime versus Azarenka, who is third in the rankings. Williams will be the clear favorite going into ...
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After crushing Mali Islamists France pushes deal with Tuaregs
BAMAKO (Reuters) - After winning adulation across Mali for a five month military offensive that crushed al Qaeda fighters, France is now frustrating some of its allies by pushing for a political settlement with a separate group of Tuareg ...
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Marine Le Pen plays down spine injury after swimming pool accident
Marine Le Pen fractured her sacrum, the triangle shaped bone at the bottom of the spine, a statement by Front National said. Photograph: Guillaume ...
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Japan film makes splash at Cannes
The politics of immigration in Japan involve anxieties about national identity and worries about crime. Looking at other countries with large numbers of immigrants, the Japanese government has said ';no thanks.'; There are, however, strong economic reasons for Japan to let down the drawbridges. ...
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British skier killed in Mont Blanc fall
A UK citizen died after a skiiing accident in the mountains around Mont Blanc on Saturday evening.The man, who has not been named, was on a ridge near Aiguille du Midi when he fell.A second man who was with him managed to reach the nearest ski-lift.He told the emergency services that he and his friend had been trying to reach Aiguille du Midi, which rises to 12,460 ft (3,842 metres) in altitude ...
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Sport picture of the day David Beckham bows out in Paris
At the point where David Beckham sees his number is up during the second half of PSG's Ligue 1 match against Brest, the former England midfielder becomes emotional, applauding the crowd as he is ...
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Motorcycling-Motorcycling Grand Prix France moto2 results
Mike Di Meglio (France) Motobi 36:55.961 8. Julian Simon (Spain) Kalex 37:13.295 9. Anthony West (Australia) Speed up 37:14.062 10. Alex de Angelis (San Marino) Speed up 37:14.818 11. Randy Krummenacher (Switzerland) Suter 37:15.118 ...
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Emotional Swansong for Beckham in Paris
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Cannes diary stars from the world of music add to the glamour quotient
It's the first big party weekend of the Cannes Film Festival, and the thump-thump-thump of dance music fills the air as armies of smartly dressed revellers clamour to squeeze into the marquee clubs that line the French port's mile-long, crescent-shaped ...
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France Killings Briton Held Over Kids Deaths
A divorced British man is being questioned by police in France on suspicion of slitting the throats of his two children. The bodies of the youngsters aged five and 10 were discovered in his apartment on Saturday in Saint-Priest, a suburb of Lyon. The children were said to have arrived at the property on Friday and it was apparently the first time he had welcomed them to his apartment for ...
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France in talks with U.S. Israel to buy drones minister
PARIS (Reuters) - France is in talks with the United States and Israel to buy intelligence-gathering drones to build up a modern fleet, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on ...
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France OKs gay marriage
By Leigh Thomas and Mark John, Reuters PARIS -- French President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalize gay weddings.France's official journal announced on Saturday the bill had become law after the Constitutional Council gave it the go-ahead on Friday.The bill, a campaign pledge by the Socialist president, has ...
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Radiant X-Men Star Fan Bingbing Honored at Glittery Cannes Fest
Naomie Harris, Paz Vega, IM Global's Stuart Ford, McG and James Toback braved the pouring rain to toast The Hollywood Reporter's International Star of the Year, at a party also hosted by Jimmy Choo CEO Pierre ...
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Sonam Kapoor on red carpet high in Cannes
Sonam Kapoor likens red carpets to a wedding. "It is strange but every time I am on the red carpet, I feel like I'm getting married," she said at the Cannes Film Festival. Kapoor says she treats the red carpet like a stage: "It depends on what character I want to be, so it is a bit like choosing your roles." Kapoor is in Cannes as an ambassador for L'Oral. She has ...
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Indian cinema on a mission at Cannes to dispel Bollywood image
Sun May 19, 2013 5:35am EDT * Bollywood films have struggled at global box office * Four Indian films screened at Cannes film festival * Industry keen to lure investment to India By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES, May 19 (Reuters) - Indian movie actors and a new wave of directors are on a mission at the Cannes film festival - to show that their industry, which turns 100 this year, is more than just ...
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Cannes QED China’s Huayi Brothers Form Co-Production Partnership
CANNES, France – Chinese film studio Huayi Brothers has signed a strategic co-production and distribution agreement with QED International. The new partners will first work together on the release ...
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Cannes World War Z With Brad Pitt to Open Moscow Film Festival
Brad Pitt Introduces Marc Foster's Zombie Thriller 'World War Z' They also unveiled the first 10 competition titles, with the rest set to be announced later this month. The first members of the competition jury are writer and ...
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France enacts gay marriage into law - Sun 19 May 2013 PST
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Cannes 2013 fashion report Sonam Kapoor leads Vidya Balan trails
Midway into this year's Cannes film festival, we're taking fashion stock of our desi lovelies Vidya Balan and Sonam Kapoor. Vidya predictably played it safe and ethnic with a wardrobe exclusively designed by favourite couturier Sabyasachi. Did we say safe? After a classy pre-festival outfit of a maroon and black lehenga, Vidya took us by surprise in a regal black and white lehenga, ...
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Mutual importance of Sino-Franco relations
China and France, two major regional powers in Asia and Europe respectively, have long had steady economic relations. Cultural ties have seen a disparity, however, which is perhaps due to the recently unsteady diplomatic relations between the two countries. In the last few months though, there has been a significant improve in this area.
France was one of the first western powers to recognize the People’s Republic of China as a legitimate country and established an embassy in the country before Great Britain, Germany or the United States. Since 2008, however, France has found itself often at odds with the emerging superpower, especially over its One China policy. Read more
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