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Cinema Icon Gérard Depardieu Sentenced to 18-Month Suspended Term for Sexual Assault

This is Beirut, 13/05 12:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A Paris court on Tuesday handed French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu an 18-month suspended sentence after convicting him of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021. The Paris court also ordered that Depardieu, 76, who was not present in court for the verdict, be inscribed on the sex offenders' register. Depardieu, who has acted in ...

Robert De Niro, Mylène Farmer and Glamour to Take Center Stage in Cannes

This is Beirut, 13/05 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Cannes Film Festival chose to dedicate the day before its grand opening to that conflict, screening three powerful documentaries. Another outside event may cause waves on opening day: by coincidence, the festival’s first official evening will unfold just hours after a Paris court delivers its verdict in Gérard Depardieu’s trial. That ...

Kim Kardashian Returns Tuesday to Paris to Testify in $10M Robbery Case

This is Beirut, 12/05 16:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A list celebrity Kim Kardashian is to testify in a Paris court on Tuesday, an eagerly awaited appearance nearly a decade after being robbed of millions of dollars of jewelry during the French capital's fashion week. Ten suspects have been on trial since late April over the armed robbery in 2016, which saw jewellery worth some $10 million stolen ...

Fashion Labels Now Fund Films, Not Just Red Carpets

This is Beirut, 11/05 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Luxury fashion labels are increasingly reaching beyond the red carpets and exclusive parties of the cinema world, becoming partners with filmmakers and production companies. At the Cannes Film Festival this year, which starts Tuesday, labels will be looking to showcase not only their outfits, but also their credibility as investors. Alongside ...

The Daring Thefts of Munch’s 'The Scream'

Bélinda Ibrahim, 10/05 17:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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It is without a doubt one of the most recognizable paintings in the world: a pale face frozen in a silent scream, hands pressed against its cheeks, a burning red sky above a Norwegian fjord. Since its creation in 1893, The Scream by Edvard Munch has been the subject of endless interpretations, reproductions, and obsessions. A symbol of modern ...

At Long Last, Cannes Welcomes Klapisch, Filmmaker of a Generation

This is Beirut, 10/05 10:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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From Le Péril jeune to L’Auberge espagnole, every generation has its Klapisch. Yet despite drawing over 17 million viewers to theaters, the French director had never been invited to Cannes—until now. At 63, that’s finally changing at the 78th edition of the Festival. His new film, La Venue de l’avenir, will be screened out of competition ...

"Bkerzay en Musique" Returns: A Cultural Summer in the Chouf

This is Beirut, 09/05 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The “Bkerzay en Musique” festival is back this summer for its second season of live performances in the lush eco-village of Bkerzay, nestled in the heart of the Chouf mountains. The launch of the second edition was announced Friday morning at a press conference held at the Ministry of Tourism, in the presence of Minister of Tourism Laura ...

Eurovision Sparks Creativity in Swiss Classrooms Through Song

This is Beirut, 09/05 17:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Swiss schoolchildren are drawing inspiration from Eurovision and creating their own songs, to be performed before an audience of thousands in the build-up to this year's extravaganza in Basel. "It's exciting to see that we're all going to sing together" on stage on the sidelines of the Eurovision Song Contest, said Tessa Cajani, a pupil at a ...

Juliette Binoche: The Free-Flowing Intensity of a Life in Cinema

Marie-Christine Tayah, 09/05 15:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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There’s a unique energy that Juliette Binoche brings to her performances, a quiet force infused with enigma. On May 13, 2025, she’ll step into the spotlight once again, this time to lead the Cannes jury. Born in Paris in 1964 into a family of artists—her father a mime and sculptor, her mother an actress—Binoche’s path was almost ...

'Remembering the Light' at Sursock Museum: The Poetics of Light and Memory

This is Beirut, 09/05 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Sursock Museum presents Remembering the Light, a major solo exhibition by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige. Spanning works produced mainly between 2016 and the present, the exhibition brings together installations, photographs, films, video and sculptures. It explores the vertigo of archaeology, constructed imaginaries, fragility and ...

Eurovision 2025 Kicks Off in Basel With Parade and High Hopes

This is Beirut, 09/05 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Eurovision Song Contest comes shimmering into Basel on Sunday with a glitzy parade kicking off a week of high-octane revelry building up to the May 17 grand final. The Swiss city is pulling out the stops as it hosts the 69th edition of the light-hearted TV spectacular that celebrates kitsch and pushes the boundaries of taste. While Europop ...

Basel: a City at the Heart of European Culture

This is Beirut, 08/05 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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With a population of 180,000, Switzerland's third-biggest city after Zurich and Geneva straddles the River Rhine and sits right on the northern border with both France and Germany. Basel's location played a major role in its growth and continental importance through the ages. From May 11 to 17, it will be a center-stage in Europe again as it ...

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