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The prodigious friend: season 3 is coming to France 3.

he Brilliant Friend" ("L'amica geniale" in Italian). This tetralogy, which has sold 12 million copies worldwide, is the work of an enigmatic Italian novelist, Elena Ferrante, whose true identity remains unknown. Fans of Elena Ferrante's saga can rejoice: after being translated into 42 languages, t ...

01
July
2020

Halloween: The Character of Dracula in 5 Questions

Dracula, is the eponymous hero of a novel written at the end of the 19th century by Irish writer Bram Stoker. To create this terrifying vampire, the novelist is said to have been inspired by a historical figure, the Romanian prince Vlad Tepes, known as "Vlad III the Impaler," who ruled over Wallach ...

05
Oct
2007

Sherlock Holmes: biography and history of the character

Presentation Sherlock Holmes is a character who was imagined by the Scottish novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930). Although he was also the author of science fiction books, historical novels, plays, and poetry, Conan Doyle owes his fame to this character, whom he first brought to life in ...

07
Jan
2010

Matrimoine Days: honoring women!

d'Eaubonne (feminist and possibly the first ecofeminist), Louise Labé and Louise Colet (poets), Marguerite Moinault (architect), Toni Morrison (American novelist), Séverine (journalist), and anonymous authors of maumariées and work songs. ...

18
Sep
2015

Lupin: 5 good reasons to watch the Netflix series.

o embody the legendary Arsène Lupin. Navigating between Etretat and contemporary Paris, the actor brings his modernity to the character created in 1905 by the novelist Maurice Leblanc. The gentleman thief first appeared over a century ago in the pages of the French monthly magazine "Je sais tout". ...

28
Jan
2021

Agatha Christie's Little Murders: 5 good reasons to watch the new episode of April 29

at a great atmosphere in the police station of Lille in 1972! 4- A clever adaptation In this episode, Agatha Christie's Little Murders departs from the novelist's work to offer an original investigation where Rose Bellecourt and Max Beretta will have to infiltrate a brothel, that of Madame Maude ...

28
Apr
2022

10 Chinese Dramas for Beginners

ou Dare, the scary thriller Copyright @Sohu Genre: Thriller Number of Episodes : 24 Year : 2016 Adapted from a bestselling novel written by novelist Ding Mo, scripted by star writer, Hai Yan and starring two of the most popular actors Sandra Ma and Wallace Huo... this series had all the ma ...

26
June
2022

Lacoste : a charming village in the Luberon

ste in the Vaucluse is without question the castle of the famous Marquis de Sade. This castle belonged to his grandfather and it is there that the novelist came to take refuge in 1771, to flee Paris and the scandal caused by his writings and his very libertine morals. This 11th century castle lat ...

06
July
2022

Why not Evans: 3 good reasons to watch this TV series.

ttable interpreter of Dr House signs the screenplay and directs this adaptation of an Agatha Christie novel, paying a beautiful tribute to the famous novelist. As a writer and director, Hugh Laurie manages to leave his mark on this detective story that is both classic in form and modern in tone. As ...

28
July
2023

Monk: The Return - The Event Movie That Delights Fans

the TV movie Monk's Return, long-time fans will find their favorite investigator as if they had never left him... or almost! Now retired and a failed novelist, Adrian Monk is true to himself, even more "Monk" than before! Already in the 2000s series, his OCD made life difficult for him. But they h ...

02
Sep
2024

Cloud seeding: what danger?

"stealing its rain." Due to the potential harmful effects on the environment and the geopolitical balance of the world, some people like jurist and novelist Mathieu Simonet advocate for clouds to be considered a common good of humanity. If they were ever listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, no ...

09
Sep
2024

All Saints' Day: The 5 Most Famous Cemeteries in France

ugh its area is more modest than that of Père-Lachaise, it is known as the final resting place of the iconic couple formed by philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre and novelist Simone de Beauvoir. The Montparnasse Cemetery also houses the graves of Charles Baudelaire, Samuel Beckett, and Serge Gainsbourg. ...

30
Oct
2024