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Artists cast as saviours of British cinema...of mainstream cinema. The birth of the new trend was marked at the moment in May 2008 when Taylor-Wood and McQueen bumped into each other on the red carpet at the Cannes film festival in the south of France. McQueen was about to receive... In this article: Sam Taylor-Wood, Steve McQueen, Turner Prize, Hunger, Tim Bevan, YBAs, Gillian Wearing, and Cannes Film Festival |
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The Japan Times: All Stories | November 12, 2009
Tarantino returns to grind up Nazis
...actor Aldo Ray, whose heyday was the 1950s. The movie caused a sensation at the Cannes Film Festival in May, partly because it's set in France, partly because of Tarantino's penchant for violence and revisionism, and also because the...
In this article: Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds, Brad Pitt, Kill Bill, Jackie Brown, Universal Studios, Derivative, Filmmaker, and Melanie Laurent
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PR Newswire: Automotive Industry | November 11, 2009
Windstar Cruises Offers a Cannes Film Festival and Monaco Grand Prix Cruise Departing May 9, 2010 Aboard Wind Surf
...and spend three nights in Monaco during the prestigious Formula One Grand Prix race. Other ports visited include Bastia, France and San Remo, Italy. Cruise rates begin at $2,999 per person, double occupancy. Guests who wish to attend...
In this article: Windstar Cruises, Monaco Grand Prix, Cannes Film Festival, Formula One Grand Prix, Monaco, Canape, and Grand Prix de Monaco
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Backseat Cuddler | September 28, 2009
Roman Polanski Arrested and Fighting Extradition to United States
...case. Film and political heavyweights - from Harvey Weinstein and Cannes Festival head Thierry Fremaux to the foreign ministers of France and Poland - have expressed outrage at Polanski's arrest, which happened Saturday as he arrived in...
In this article: Roman Polanski, United States, Harvey Weinstein, Switzerland, The Pianist, Zurich Film Festival, Oscar, The Ghost, and Cannes Festival
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Independent.ie | August 24, 2009
Former minister stays silent on expenses
...2006. The jet was used to travel to the Cannes Film Festival in France, a constituency event in Kerry, the Heineken Rugby Cup final won by Munster in Cardiff, and a Ryder Cup launch near London, at a total cost of EUR32,450 to the taxpayer.
In this article: Heathrow Airport, London, Ryder Cup, Cannes Film Festival, and Cardiff
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Naples Daily News | October 28, 2009
Private trips, celebrity dinners are part of next year's auction lots for the Naples Winter Wine Festival
...on ABC TV's new hit Modern Family. Lot No. 54 - Catch Me If You Cannes The South of France for the 2010 Cannes Film Festival is the destination for two couples. The lot includes walking the red carpet, attending a movie premiere,...
In this article: Robert Redford, New York City, Daniel Boulud, Project Runway, and Judge Judy
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O'Donoghue jets off, but pays bill
...most expenses . The then Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism used the Government jet to travel to the Cannes Film Festival in France, a constituency event in Kerry, the Heineken Rugby Cup final won by Munster in Cardiff, and a Ryder Cup...
In this article: Ryder Cup, Fianna Fail, Cannes Film Festival, Cardiff, and London
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USATODAY.com | August 23, 2009
Melanie Laurent: All the hoopla hardly fazes French star
...De moins en moins, which was an official selection at the Cannes Film Festival, and in 2006, Laurent won the most promising actress Cesar, France's version of the Oscar, for her film Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas (Don't Worry, I'm Fine).
In this article: Melanie Laurent, Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds, Brad Pitt, Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas, Paris, God, Oscar, and Cannes Film Festival
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National Post | November 09, 2009
Robert Pattinson talks Vancouver, New Moon and imaginary things
...attends a photocall on May 18, 2009 during the 62nd Cannes Film Festival. CANNES, France • The girls are screaming, and they will continue to scream. It's a constant uproar in the background, but after a few minutes in the company of...
In this article: Robert Pattinson, New Moon, Edward Cullen, Vancouver, Twilight, Salvador Dali, Twilight, Self-consciousness, and The Twilight Saga
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The Australian | October 08, 2009
Ireland's Speaker quits over Cup trips
...stayed in five-star hotels at prices of more than E900 a night and attended glamorous events ranging from the Cannes film festival in France to the Ryder Cup golf tournament in the US and football tournaments across Europe, even when...
In this article: John O'Donoghue, Melbourne Cup, Ireland, Eamon Gilmore, London, Paris, Unicef, and Irish horse
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France (pronounced: /en-us-France.ogg/ or IPA: //ˈfrɑːns//; French pronunciation: ), officially the French Republic (République française, ), is a member state of the European Union located in its western region, with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents. France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its main ideals expressed in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is often referred to as L’Hexagone ("The Hexagon") because of the geometric shape of its territory. It is bordered (clockwise from the north) by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Spain and Andorra. France's overseas departments and collectivities also share land borders with Brazil and Suriname (bordering French Guiana), and the Netherlands Antilles (bordering Saint-Martin). France is linked to the United Kingdom by the Channel Tunnel, which passes underneath the English Channel.
- Name:
- France
- Conventional Long Name:
- French Republic
- Local Name:
- République française
- Capital:
- Paris
- Language:
- French
- French
- Motto:
- Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
- Largest City:
- Paris
- Government type:
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
- Legislature:
- Parliament
- Upper House:
- Senate
- Lower House:
- National Assembly
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1958
- Formations:
- French State
- Area:
- 260558
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $2.130 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 8th
- GDP (nominal):
- $2.867 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 16
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 5th
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $46,037
- Time Zone:
- CET
- Currency:
- Demonym:
- French
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- EUR,XPF
- Country Calling Code:
- 33
- ccTLD:
- .fr
- EU Accession:
- March 25, 1957
- Anthem:
- La Marseillaise
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