Lycée Janson-de-Sailly stands as a monumental institution in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France, with a history as dramatic as the destinies of its many illustrious alumni. Birthed from the betrayal of a wealthy Parisian lawyer, Alexandre-Emmanuel-François Janson de Sailly, who, upon discovering his wife's affair, disinherited her and willed his fortune to the creation…
Filmmakers are holding up a mirror to France over its colonial past at the Cannes festival, helped by star power and a growing French readiness to face up to injustices committed notably in Africa. The colonization of Algeria and the horrors of the Algerian war of independence (1954-1962) deeply scarred…
CANNES: Film-makers are holding up a mirror to France over its colonial past at the Cannes festival, helped by star power and a growing French readiness to face up to injustices committed notably in Africa. The colonization of Algeria and the horrors of the Algerian war of independence (1954-1962) deeply scarred both nations and continues to mar relations, but was hardly