CINEMA

A Window to the World

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Andrew Thompson executive chair of the Arts and Humanity Research Council states “film has an ability to make distant people, places and ideas immediate, visually accessible.

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COMEDY / THEATRE

Finding Love During the Time of Covid

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Acclaimed playwright Bettina Gracias’ lovely award winning short film, ‘Jakinta’, highlights the issue of finding love during the time of covid.

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BIOGRAPHY / HISTORY

From a Swiss farm to a palace in Constantinople: the extraordinary life of Elisabeth Tschumi.

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Months passed, walks and outings followed one after another and then came the day when Ahmet Tevfik asked Elisabeth Tschumi for her hand. She happily accepted the marriage proposal, however, aware of Muslim traditions, made him promise that she would remain his one and only wife. Ahmet Tevfik agreed, but he too had a request.

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HISTOIRE

LE GOÛT DES ÎLES À TABLE

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Interview avec l’historien Erick Noël qui nous présente son dernier libre intitulé “Le goût des Îles sur les tables des Lumières”.

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KOREA / SERIES

Crash Landing On You: A Wonderful Korean Soap Opera

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CRASH LANDING ON YOU: A WONDERFUL KOREAN SOAP OPERA By P. Scordia & A.-S. Vandamme A WhatsApp message pops up on both our mobile screens. Mutual friends from London recommend we watch […]

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THEATRE / VIDEO

‘Jakinta’ short zoom comedy

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Join Jakinta as she prepares for her virtual date in ‘Jakinta’, a comedic look at Internet dating on zoom during lockdown.

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FRANCE / HISTOIRE

Joséphine, une responsabilité dans le rétablissement de l’esclavage?

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La question des responsabilités est récurrente à la Martinique sur ce thème sensible du rétablissement, qu’il serait plus juste d’appeler « continuation » de l’esclavage, puisque la loi du 20 mai 1802 indique sans ambages, dès son premier article : « l’esclavage sera maintenu, conformément aux lois et règlements antérieurs à 1789 », à l’échelle des colonies récupérées par la France.

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