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French film show: Sweet nostalgia in 1980s coming-of-age story 'Just an Illusion'
Film critic Manon Kerjean tells us why "Just an Illusion" is more than just a tender study of young teenagers' first love, and how its retro décor and...
MansA: A Parisian home for African arts and culture
An exhibition venue, event space and meeting point for Afro-descendant cultures in all their diversity: its founders call MansA an open house, where a...
Music show: Papooz set sail on a journey of friendship with new album
On today’s Arts24 Music Show, Jennifer Ben Brahim speaks with Ulysse Cottin, one half of French indie duo Papooz. The band is celebrating ten years of...
'The Last Cedar of Lebanon': A play exploring war’s lasting scars
Aïda Asgharzadeh was widely praised for her powerful exploration of dissidence and exile in Persian Dolls, weaving her own family’s story into a drama...
Almodóvar, Travolta and Bardem lead 2026 Cannes lineup
Film critic Ben Croll joins Eve Jackson to break down this year’s Cannes lineup – from the biggest names to the early buzz, and what it reveals about...
Film show: Gus Van Sant returns with absurdist thriller
Critic Emma Jones tells us why “Dead Man’s Wire” plays to the director’s strengths, with Bill Skarsgard and Colman Domingo mixed up in a chaotic kidna...
Oh Great in Paris: Unveiling a new chapter with new graphic novel ‘Smoke’
Japanese manga star Ito Ogure aka Oh! Great takes centre stage in Paris this season, as the celebrated creator of Air Gear unveils his first graphic n...
Music Show: U2, Snoop Dogg and Camp Claude
This week on Arts24, we explore new releases from major music stars like rapper Snoop Dogg and U2, who continue to tease their upcoming album after dr...
Filmmaker Ilker Catak’s ‘Yellow Letters’ pits artists against the powerful
Filmmaker Ilker Catak explains how his political thriller – exploring authoritarianism and the artistic process – grew out of a desire to examine the...
2026 Contemporary Art Biennale: Lebanon’s art, old and new
Nabil Nahas has been painting for seven decades. From his childhood in Lebanon to his career in New York, he is now presenting his latest monumental w...
French Film Show: ‘Mrs’ lays bare bourgeois family tensions
The weight of tradition bears heavily on Marianne, the protagonist of the new film "Mrs", played by Mélanie Thierry as a seemingly perfect wife and mo...
Céline Dion's triumphant return to the city of lights: Ten Paris concerts confirmed
The rumours turned out to be true: Céline Dion will return to the stage in the French capital in September and October at the La Défense Arena. As fan...
Africa Fashion: A continent of style comes to Paris
After dazzling crowds at the V&A in London, the "Africa Fashion" exhibition has landed at the Quai Branly museum in Paris. Our reporters get an insigh...
Music show: Arlo Parks going dancefloor, Italian electro pop and Breton psych rock
This week on arts24 we welcome on set Italian electro pop artist Gaia Banfi, whose new album "La Maccaia" takes us to the Gulf of Genoa. We also have...
Jools Holland: The pianist who played with The Beatles and made presidents dance
From teenage pub gigs in London to a number one album at age 66 with Rod Stewart, Jools Holland has spent more than five decades at the heart of music...
A post-#MeToo reckoning in the French jazz scene
Musicians from the world of jazz have been speaking out about the sexism and sexual violence that has long cast a shadow over their corner of the musi...
Film show: 'Anemone', a Day-Lewis family production
The only person who managed to coax Daniel Day-Lewis out of his eight-year retirement was a certain Ronan Day-Lewis, whose début feature "Anemone" sta...
TV series show: 'One Piece' rides again
The manga megahit "One Piece" was a global hit when the first season of its small screen adaptation was released on Netflix in 2023; TV critic Dheepth...
Mariana Da Cruz and Morenike on blending genres, identity and artificial intelligence
In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with Mariana Da Cruz from the band Da Cruz and rising star Morenike. Da Cruz make...
Dana Lixenberg's personal, political and pared-down portraits
Her photographs of celebrated personalities, from Toni Morrison to Tupac Shakur, have become iconic images. Dana Lixenberg tells us about three decade...
Celebrating the diversity of 'la langue française'
You’ll hear its unmistakable sound in tiny islands of the South Pacific, bustling capitals in West Africa and chilly ports in the northeast of the Ame...
Director Xavier Giannoli explores the darkness and shadows of Nazi occupation
French director Xavier Giannoli's latest film sees Jean Dujardin embody the moral slide from pacifism to collaboration, as the Academy Award-winning a...
From Haitian roots to viral fame: The rise of performer Ralph Beaubrun
Dancer, choreographer and singer Ralph Beaubrun has built a global following with his joyful dance classes and infectious energy online. Now the Franc...
Six wins for 'One Battle After Another': Inside this year's Oscars
From vampires and car chases to K-pop and Shakespeare, this year’s Oscars showcased the range and creativity of contemporary cinema. The clear winner...
Amanda Seyfried takes on religious radicalism and celibacy in new role
She’s played the blushing bride in "Mamma Mia!" and the sidekick to the high-school bully in "Mean Girls". Now Amanda Seyfried takes on the role of An...
Music show: Tuareg music pioneers Tinariwen return with new album
Winners of a Grammy Award in 2011, Tinariwen are back with their 10th album, "Hoggar", marking a career that spans 45 years. The album is a return to...
Novelist Dinaw Mengestu on the battle for freedom of expression
As he takes on the presidency of PEN America, Dinaw Mengestu explains why defending a plurality of voices is crucial at a time of censorship and revis...
Film show: 'The Bride!' puts Frankenstein in the shade
Jessie Buckley takes the title role in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s 21st-century retelling of a 1930s silent movie, and film critic Emma Jones explains why her...
Alison Bechdel on 'The True Story of the Bechdel Test'
“The Bechdel Test” started as a joke in one of her comic strips before becoming one of the most famous measures of gender representation in film. Now,...
War and creativity: Lebanese artists reflect on crisis
As the conflict in the Middle East engulfs Lebanon, with air strikes and evacuation orders once again shaking the foundations of society, we hear from...
Iranian artists in exile speak out as war shakes their homeland
As war shakes their home country, Iranians of the diaspora in Paris have raised their voices, calling for peace, solidarity and a sustainable transiti...
Richard Linklater's 'Nouvelle Vague' wins big at French cinema's night of nights
Ben Croll and Dheepthika Laurent look at the all the winners – and losers – from the César awards ceremony in Paris, including Richard Linklater's "No...
Dance Theatre of Harlem: The ballet revolution hits Paris
After four decades away from French stages, the Dance Theatre of Harlem is back in Paris – and making history once again. On arts24, Eve Jackson sits...
From forbidden gay love to kinky queer romance: The latest film releases
In this edition of our film show, critic Emma Jones talks to Eve Jackson about the latest film releases, including "The History of Sound" from directo...
Marking four years of war in Ukraine with powerful music and films
In this episode of arts24, we mark four years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine with powerful films from the frontlines. The BAFTA-winning...
Jamie Woon and Blackpink: Musical comebacks of 2026
In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with British artist Jamie Woon, who is back with new music for the first time in a...
Raoul Peck documents the dystopian warnings from '1984'
Where many filmmakers might have made a conventional biopic about George Orwell, Raoul Peck chose instead to use the British author’s own words to cra...
Moroccan director Maryam Touzani returns with 'Calle Málaga', an ode to life in old age
In this episode of arts24, Eve Jackson speaks to Moroccan filmmaker Maryam Touzani, whose intimate and quietly powerful cinema continues to explore lo...
Political debate casts a shadow over 76th Berlin Film Festival
Of the three major European film festivals, Berlin's annual event has often featured political films and commentary. Yet this year's jury president Wi...
Exiled Iranian-French actress Mina Kavani opens Paris play as Iran crackdown sparks global protests
As Iran faces growing international outrage over its violent crackdown on protesters, Iranian-French actress Mina Kavani is bringing a story of exile...