Newsletter n°151 / French Accents

Dear franceinlondoner

L'été est presque fini et déjà l'autumne est là prêt à percer. Une fois encore, septembre a été un mois de désastre dans le monde de la finance et pour nous tous Londoniens. Or mis ceux qui ont rempli leurs poches grâce à cette crise, nous avons tous besoin d'un remontant.

Theatre

Lettres de Délation

Lettres de Délations

On 9th November at the Shaw Theatre, a superb play starring François Bourcier about French collaboration and more generally, the stupidity of human beings. Performed in French.

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Dedicace

Juliette Binoche à la French Bookshop

Juliette Binoche

On 4th October, Juliette Binoche will be at the French Bookshop to sign her new book, a beautiful coffee table book written both in English and in French in which she talks about herself and the people she has come in contact with over the years. Poems and drawings.

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Sortie de Film

Il y a longtemps que je t'aime

A gripping and thrilling French drama starring Kristin Scott Thomas about a woman who turns up in the lives of her sister and her family after having disappeared for 15 years. Previews from 21st September On general release from 26th September.

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Parfums

Quel parfum devriez-vous choisir?

Parfums

New fragrances VS classical and mythical Fragrances. Which French fragrance should you choose? Let your nose or your head decide?

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"Parfums sans compromis"

Angelique Ligne

The French "perfume publisher" Frédéric Malle decided to give the world's greatest parfumiers a free rein to create their dream perfume. Their magical results will be available from October at Liberty's.

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Mode

La Fashion Week de Londres, Printemps / Eté 2009

Armani

What are the new trends for Spring/Summer 2009? Does LFW deserve its reputation for hosting the most creative designers contrary to Paris Fashion Week which turns out to be less imaginative? What is the new capital of fashion?

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