SERIES / TELEVISION

Emily in Paris – French Cultural Exception as seen through American eyes

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Emily in Paris is the new series trending on Netflix, written and directed by none other than Darren Star, author of Sex and the City. It’s a light and entertaining TV series to watch before bedtime; I guarantee it won’t give you nightmares!

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SERIES / TELEVISION

Emily in Paris | L’exception culturelle française vue des États-Unis

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Emily in Paris est la nouvelle série tendance sur Netflix et elle a été écrite et réalisée par nul autre que Darren Star, l’auteur de Sex and the City. C’est une série légère et divertissante à visionner avant d’aller se coucher. Personne n’en fera de cauchemar; garanti!

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Corée / SERIES

Coup de cœur pour la série coréenne: Crash Landing on You

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L’aspect original de cette telenovela asiatique est sans aucun doute la critique burlesque de la société nord-coréenne. Cependant, à l’instar du film allemand « Goodbye Lenin », l’analyse reste subtile et mesurée avec une touche d’humour qui transcende les barrières culturelles.

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MEXICO / SERIES

House of Flowers: a Mexican soap opera satire

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Through this series, we follow the misadventures of a well-off family living in a posh colonia (district) of the federal capital, Mexico City. The de la Mora family yearns for perfection and conservatism, but step by step we see their family structure crumbling from fraud, corruption, racketeering, snobbery, elitism, prison, rumours, extramarital affairs, blackmail, homosexuality, bisexuality, gender identity, sexism, racism, drugs, trafficking, suicide, illegitimate children and so on.

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