France

The Oscar-winning director of The Artist returns with a fairytale rooted in horror

An enigmatic Berlin exhibition inspired by Les Fleurs du mal misses the heavy velvet curtains and perfume and the sense of intoxication

Provence conjures up images of lavender fields and honey-coloured villages… but the reality of the périphérique is somewhat different

The far right leader demanded French courts get tough on corrupt politicians. Now she is paying the price

Her political ban might boost the National Rally - but equally, it could now crumble. So let’s celebrate

The city’s referendum gives Parisians the chance to have their say. Should Britain do the same?

While a cinema legend faces sexual assault claims, his Kremlin-defending lawyer denigrates witnesses – and compares his client’s treatment to the French revolution terror

Though the city’s International Women’s Day demonstration was well-behaved and good-humoured, its politics were fierce

The Frenchman always stressed that he was a writer of science fact, not science fiction

The entente cordiale was never dead, but it did limp on gingerly for some years. What a delight to see it thrive again

Le Balcon de Villard was cheap and very cheerful. Climate change and underinvestment changed that – but now NBA star Tony Parker wants to revive it

It was while the 22-year-old Germaine Lefebvre was walking down a Parisian street that her life was forever changed

A French senator has given a powerful speech setting out how the continent must deal with the twin threats from America and Russia

Marjorie Watson-Williams changed her name to Paule Vézelay, her home city from Bristol to Paris... and then set about changing art

Francis Picabia was derided for wartime nudes with a worryingly Aryan aspect. But a new exhibition of later work suggests we may need to re-evaluate him

The debate over the future of the new technology was between the US and EU. The danger for Britain is that we begin to look irrelevant

If even just one place were to open in a big city, and start offering decently priced, unfussy French bistro classics, they would become gazillionaires in a matter of weeks

One of the highest places of worship in Europe, a cathedral in south-central France happens to be the perfect place to cure fine pork

In the Somport Tunnel beneath the Pyrenees, scientists try to solve the biggest mysteries of the cosmos

Quitting the EU has solved none of our problems - it’s only added restrictions, with nothing in return

One chance encounter transforming a life is rare enough. Guilbert enjoyed two a few days apart

Little blame can be attached to André Roussimoff for exaggerating the truth of his stories because everything about the wrestler and actor was already exaggerated

At the start of the 20th century, Paris and Barcelona were united by modernist art. Then came a shocking, public suicide

The outlook for Europe appears dangerous. Expanding the single market would change things. But can it be done?

Louis XIV built a Xanadu at Versailles – and sealed his family’s fate. But amid the extravagant luxury was thrilling innovation

Neither culture is flawless but, together, we could become more than the sum of our parts

With his conspiracy theories, pro-Russian propaganda and hatred of migrants, Le Pen inspired a generation of far right leaders across Europe

When the staff of the French satirical newspaper were murdered by extremists, France was united in defiance and grief – but the consensus soon began to fall apart

The daughter of a songwriter and from a long line of composers, the woman born Isabelle Gall was predestined for a career in music

A defunct commodities exchange in Paris, owned by a billionaire, is the setting for an exhibition of a radical art movement that used lowly materials to react against consumerism

Colourful stories abound of how local vintners deceived and humiliated German troops in occupied France. But the truth is rather more complex

The city’s working class banlieues have produced superstars like Kylian Mbappé and Thierry Henry. Could they now take Paris Saint Germain to the next level?