We look ahead to some of the French films making a splash on the Riviera at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, as Manon Kerjean takes us through some of the home-grown talent gracing the red carpet this year. She tells us why opening feature "The Electric Kiss" strikes the right tone with its bittersweet, supernatural elements and how Arthur Harari's "The Unknown" has revisited the body-swap genre with panache.
Film show: French stars set to sparkle at Cannes
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Thu 15:57 - Rzeczpospolita (PL)
Emmanuel Macron will come to Gdańsk. Behind the scenes of the French president's visit
Thu 17:30 - Euronews
‘Offline Day’: Emmanuel Macron promotes books and theatre as alternatives to screens
Fri 15:28 - Le Figaro
War in the Middle East: the Strait of Hormuz must not be subject to a toll, demand Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer
Sat 10:06 - Le Figaro
Disappearance of Nathalie Baye: shower of tributes, Emmanuel Macron salutes “an actress with whom we loved, dreamed, grew up”
Sat 11:27 - Gazeta Wyborcza (PL)
France and Poland will meet in Gdańsk. Defense will be a key topic
Mon 04:58 - Rzeczpospolita (PL)
Emmanuel Macron in Poland. French delegation to the EEC
Mon 09:56 - TVN24 (PL)
Macron visiting Gdańsk. Tusk: we both have no illusions that the world has changed
Mon 15:28 - Gazeta Wyborcza (PL)
Tusk talked to Macron about nuclear cooperation. "It's a discreet conversation"
Mon 16:35 - Le Figaro
Emmanuel Macron will award the Legion of Honor to 55 members of the police who intervened at the Bataclan
Mon 16:40 - Le Figaro
Soldier killed in Lebanon: “France was not specifically targeted”, according to Emmanuel Macron
Tue 03:45 - TVN24 (PL)
Response to the accusations of the head of the Polish Olympic Committee, Macron in Gdańsk, a request from the Slovaks
Tue 10:56 - Le Figaro
“A painful memory”: Emmanuel Macron awards the Legion of Honor to 55 members of the police who intervened at the Bataclan
Wed 10:22 - Politico EU
Emmanuel Macron wants a law on foreign interference before 2027
Thu 09:55 - Le Figaro
“Mr. President, what do you plan to do for Lebanon?”
Thu 13:32 - France 24
President Macron inaugurates lithium mine as France, EU seek energy sovereignty
Thu 16:59 - Le Figaro
Emmanuel Macron assures that he will “no longer do politics” after leaving the Élysée in 2027
Fri 08:04 - La Libre (BE)
What will Emmanuel Macron do after his mandate ends in 2027? The French president gives his response
Fri 09:24 - Le Monde
The SCAF, a Franco-German combat aircraft project, is “not at all” dead, assures Emmanuel Macron
Sat 12:01 - Le Figaro
War in the Middle East: “The situation does not make us envisage any shortage” of fuel, assures Emmanuel Macron
Sat 12:41 - Politico EU
France and Greece call for delaying Covid debt repayment and for more EU bonds
Sat 13:35 - Le Figaro
“Don’t even ask yourself the question”: from Athens, Emmanuel Macron assures that France will be alongside Greece “whatever happens”
Sat 19:10 - The Guardian
Macron says EU’s mutual defence clause ‘not just words’
Mon 11:53 - La Libre (BE)
Why is Emmanuel Macron's brother suddenly making a buzz on social networks?
Mon 12:53 - France 24
French makeup artist Audrey Lefèvre on working at the White House
Mon 13:49 - Le Figaro
Emmanuel Macron criticizes the “mabouls” who want to “get angry with Algeria”
Mon 14:47 - Le Monde
Emmanuel Macron deplores the “mabouls” who want to “get angry with Algeria” about doctors with foreign diplomas
Mon 15:07 - Le Figaro
Emmanuel Macron in Ariège then in Andorra to talk about health, reindustrialization and abortion
Mon 16:58 - France 24
French presidential hopefuls share details of love lives ahead of race
Tue 04:53 - Le Monde
Evaluating the French education system, time to take stock of one of the key policies of Emmanuel Macron’s first five-year term
Tue 13:28 - France 24
French far-right 'definitely can' win 2027 presidential vote: Journalist Victor Mallet
Tue 15:24 - France 24
French public media in the dock: Report led by far right ally raises concerns
Wed 12:31 - Euronews
Staycations on the rise for French travellers this summer amid geopolitical crisis and inflation
Wed 13:58 - France 24
Abuse at French after-school programmes: Parents sound the alarm
Wed 16:26 - Al Jazeera English
Madagascar detains French ex-serviceman over alleged destabilisation plot
Wed 17:03 - BBC Europe
Madagascar detains French national over alleged plot to stir unrest
Thu 05:01 - Financial Times
French lenders miss out on trading boom powering Wall Street banks
Thu 07:00 - France 24
French teen faces possible prison sentence for Singapore straw-licking video
Thu 16:01 - Euronews
French teen charged in Singapore over vending machine straw-licking viral video
Fri 14:11 - France 24
Let them eat baguette: French bakeries enjoy May Day exemption
Fri 16:38 - The Guardian
Video of attack on French nun in Jerusalem causes widespread condemnation
Fri 17:59 - BBC Europe
French PM fuels row with trip to buy baguettes
Sat 08:17 - France 24
Data theft: Teen arrested over hacking of French government website
Sat 10:43 - France 24
Up to 30,000 expected at French military site for illegal rave despite unexploded mortar risk
Sat 14:17 - ANSA Mondo
'The oil crisis risks being the tombstone of the Japanese tanto'
Sat 16:12 - Euronews
Thousands at illegal French rave on 'dangerous' military site
Sun 12:17 - France 24
Illegal party at French military site draws nearly 40.000
Sun 15:24 - France 24
French interior minister vows crackdown on illegal raves after thousands gather at military site
Sun 15:34 - Euronews
French interior minister vows tougher action against illegal raves
Sun 18:59 - France 24
LFI's Mélenchon to stand in 2027 French presidential election
Sun 23:04 - Al Jazeera English
Thousands in India’s Manipur mark three years since ethnic clashes began
Mon 00:40 - Al Jazeera English
Illegal ‘free party’ at French military site draws up to 40,000 ravers
Mon 09:12 - France 24
French teen prodigy Paul Seixas to make Tour de France debut this year
Mon 12:48 - TVN24 (PL)
Mikael S. left custody and Poland. Behind the scenes of the court's decision
Tue 05:07 - France 24
Former model accuses French scout of grooming her for Epstein
Tue 06:11 - France 24
Tour de France: french prodigy Paul Seixas announces first participation
Tue 09:12 - France 24
Controversial report calls for cuts, mergers for French public broadcasters
Tue 14:50 - BBC Europe
French political row over calls for overhaul and €1bn cuts at public broadcaster
Wed 13:21 - Euronews
'Far from united': Mélenchon's 2027 candidacy does not appeal to French left outside his party
Wed 14:37 - France 24
Film show: French stars set to sparkle at Cannes
Wed 16:24 - BBC Europe
French professor investigated for awarding himself fake prize