Film show: Claude Lelouch's 'Shoot or Die' philosophy
Also in the show, film critic Lisa Nesselson tells us why actor Caleb Landry Jones deserves all the accolades he received for the dark, true-life tale recounted in Justin Kurzel's "Nitram".
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'Love Songs': Curator Simon Baker assembles intimate photo collection in Paris
Baker also tells us more about his trajectory from London to Paris – with a detour through Japan – and discusses our evolving relationship with our own image due to the rise and rise of the selfie.
May the 4th be with you: how the date became a Star Wars phenomenon
Star Wars is one of the most successful and influential movie franchises of all time.
'Reclaim the Earth': Artists invite us to reconsider our links to the land
We also check in with Ukrainian artist Pavlo Makov at the Venice Biennale, as the contemporary art event puts women's work front and centre.
Film show: Nicolas Cage grapples with his own 'Massive Talent'
Meanwhile, director Panah Panahi takes us on a charming road trip across rural Iran, as "Hit the Road" hits French screens, and we get a glimpse of Cold War-era Latvia through the eyes of filmmaker Ilze Burkovska Jacobsen in "My Favourite War", an animated feature with a powerful message.
An ambassador of Indian literature: Vikas Swarup at the Festival du Livre de Paris
As the Festival du Livre de Paris returns after a two-year absence, FRANCE 24's Catherine Khédir-Clifford tells us about key changes at the book fair, the effects of the pandemic on the publishing sector and gives us her pick of the bookish events taking place over the weekend.
Me, myself and my iPhone: Selfie museum opens in Sweden
Staying in Paris, Antoni Gaudi's architectural achievements are in the spotlight at the Musée d’Orsay and "Machu Picchu and the treasures of Peru" tells the story of 3,000 years of Inca culture at the Palais de Chaillot.
Cult British women's football film 'Bend it Like Beckham' turns 20
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