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3) Coco Chanel
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Charts the rise of one of the most influential designers of the 20th century. From her humble childhood and early days as a young dressmaker's assistant, to her passionate love affair with a dashing Englishman and ultimate success as a pioneering fashion icon.
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Mixing aesthetics, architecture and elegance in a very Parisian way, this richly illustrated new volume on the world's most bewitching city shows Paris in all its light, shade, glamour and grandeur. From magnificent squares to exquisite side streets, tucked-away gardens to quiet neighbourhood bistros, Paris secrets: architecture, interiors, quartiers, corners shows the sophistication and grace that underline the City of Light. Wind your way through...
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"When Myriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer, decides to return to work after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect nanny for their two young children. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite, devoted woman who sings to the children, cleans the family's chic apartment in Paris's upscale tenth arrondissement, stays late without complaint, and hosts enviable kiddie parties. But as the couple and the nanny become more...
7) The Louvre
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Before this film no one else was ever permitted to film inside the Louvre. Set against the panoramic history of France, the priceless treasures and incomparable art are shared through the eyes of award-winning filmmaker Lucy Jarvis.
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From 1650 to 1900 Paris was the undisputed center of fashion and taste in Europe. Home to a unique concentration of artists, designers, patrons, critics, and a keen buying public, Paris was the city where trends were made and where novel types of objects, devised for new ways of life, were invented. This book traces the wonderful story of Parisian decorative arts from the reign of Louis XIV to the triumph of art nouveau, through a selection of 150...
11) Montmartre
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Montmartre has always been famous for its artists, poets, music halls, brothels and every form of high and low life. This book includes photographs, paintings, drawings and posters that best convey the unique atmosphere of Montmartre past and present.
12) Madame Curie
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Young Marie Sklodowska of Poland dreamed of being something more than being just a wife and mother. She defied convention to study physics and mathematics at the Sorbonne and with Pierre Curie, the professor who became her husband, goes on to make one of the greatest breakthroughs in 20th-century science.
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On being released from the hospital, Apollinaire discovers what life is like in Paris during the war. In Montparnasse, foreign artists-most of whom are Jewish, having fled the anti-Semitism of Eastern Europe-are dying of hunger. They form the School of Paris. Soutine, the poorest of the Russian artists, strikes up a friendship with Modigliani, the handsomest of the Italians. In 1917, Apollinaire stages a performance of his play Les Mamelles de Tirésias...
14) Julie & Julia
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Julie Powell is a frustrated insurance worker who wants to be a writer. Trying to find a challenge in her life, she decides to cook her way through Julia Child's 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' in one year, and to blog about it. As Julie begins to find her groove as a cook, and her voice as a writer, the project takes on a life of its own. The project provides the struggling young woman with her life's purpose, to her very pleasant surprise....
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Traces the development of Paris from the twelfth century to the mid-twentieth century, identifying seven key periods in the city's history.
In this luminous portrait of Paris, celebrated historian Alistair Horne gives us the history, culture, disasters, and triumphs of one of the world's truly great cities. Horne makes plain that while Paris may be many things, it is never boring. From the rise of Philippe Auguste through the reigns of Henry IV and...
16) Gigi
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A musical set in Paris in which a girl trained as a high society courtesan falls in love with a rich and handsome boulevardier.
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In this program viewers join Sophie and Pierre as they spend a day in Paris visiting some world-famous attractions-the Louvre Museum, the Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower, and Notre Dame Cathedral. The teens travel by boat on the Seine, board the Paris Metro, and then proceed on foot down the Champs-Elysees, where they stop for lunch at an outdoor cafe. An engaging and informative cultural experience at entry level, Sophie and Pierre's rapid and...
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By the beginning of the 1990s, facing the indifference for the AIDS epidemic, Act Up activists invented a spectacular and provocative style of action, widely imitated since then. This documentary shows how 120 BPM, multi-primed movie from 2017, intertwines historical reality, romance, and personal memories of director Robin Campillo. This program looks at the social context behind the production, with insights from the director and actors.
19) Top 10 Paris
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"DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Paris will lead you straight to the very best this city has to offer. Whether you're looking for the things not to miss at the Top 10 sights or want to find the best nightspots, this fully updated guide is the perfect pocket-sized companion. The guide is divided by area with restaurant reviews for each, as well as recommendations for hotels, bars, and places to shop. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists, from the Top...
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