‘Benedetta’ Trailer: Paul Verhoeven’s Lesbian Nun Film Will Make You Blush

Benedetta is just the latest in a series of lesbian period dramas over the past couple years. Francis Lee’s Ammonite (Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan), Célina Scamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant), Vita & Virginia (Elizabeth Debicki and Gemma Arterton), and Saint Maud (Jenninfer Ehle and Morfydd Clark). Like Elle, Benedetta will premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, as well as hit French theaters on July 9. (A U.S. release date hasn’t been announced just yet.)

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Source: ‘Benedetta’ Trailer: Paul Verhoeven’s Lesbian Nun Film Will Make You Blush

Comme une Française: French Prefixes for English Speakers

Recommencer, reprendre, regarder… What do all of these French verbs have in common? They start with the prefix “re-”! In English, the prefix “re-” often means to do something again. But is the same true in French? Sometimes! But not always. Find out more about the confusing “re-” French prefix in today’s video lesson.
Take care and stay safe. 😘 from Grenoble, France

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Film Preview: “Spring Blossom” de Suzanne Lindon

Directed by Suzanne Lindon. with Suzanne Lindon, Arnaud Valois, Florence Viala, Frédéric Pierrot, Arturo Giusi-Périer…

Suzanne is 16. She is bored with people of her age. Every day on her way to high school, she passes a theater. There, she meets an older man, and becomes obsessed with him. Despite their age difference, they find in each other an answer to their ennui and fall in love. But Suzanne is afraid she’s missing out on life – that life of a 16-year-old, which she had struggled so much to enjoy in the same way as her peers.

Source: Spring Blossom de Suzanne Lindon (2020) – UniFrance

Comme une Française: Breaking Down Netflix’s Call My Agent for English Speakers

One of the best ways to learn how to understand spoken French is through pop culture and TV shows. That’s why today, we’re going to look at a scene from the popular Netflix series “Call my Agent” and analyze the dialogue, so you can learn how to better understand real, everyday French conversation. From casual French slang to knowing what to say in an awkward situation, this short clip gives us lots of great insight into modern spoken French. What was your biggest takeaway from the lesson? Be sure to let me know in the comments.Take care and stay safe. 😘 from Grenoble, France.

Géraldine