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Jane Birkin, British-French celebrity and style icon, dies at 76
AFP, Published on 16/07/2023
» PARIS - Jane Birkin, the British-born singer and actress who became a style icon in her adopted France, has died, a source close to her said on Sunday. She was 76.
French cinema giant Jean-Luc Godard dies aged 91
AFP, Published on 13/09/2022
» ROLLE (SWITZERLAND): Jean-Luc Godard, one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th century and the father of the French New Wave, died "peacefully at home" on Tuesday aged 91, his family said.
France stages rare national tribute to film icon Belmondo
AFP, Published on 10/09/2021
» PARIS: Thousands turned out Thursday in Paris to honour Jean-Paul Belmondo, the film icon who helped define French identity for six decades, with President Emmanuel Macron offering an emotional farewell to the star who died this week aged 88.
Belmondo, French film's handsome devil, dies at 88
AFP, Published on 06/09/2021
» PARIS - With his devil-may-care charm, Jean-Paul Belmondo, who has died aged 88, was the poster boy of the New Wave, France's James Dean and Humphrey Bogart rolled into one irresistible man.
Ukrainian filmmaker Sentsov enters day 100 of hunger strike
AFP, Published on 21/08/2018
» MOSCOW - Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov on Tuesday entered day 100 of his hunger strike, as he languishes in a Russian Arctic prison on terror charges with little hope of release.
Scandal, protesting stars and bans as Cannes festival opens
AFP, Published on 08/05/2018
» CANNES, France: The most political Cannes film festival in years opens Tuesday with female stars vowing to protest on the red carpet, two top directors barred from attending and bans hanging over other movies.
Kuczynski tops Peru vote but can't cry victory yet
AFP, Published on 10/06/2016
» LIMA - Ex-Wall Street banker Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has won the majority of votes with all ballots counted in Peru's photo-finish presidential election, officials said Thursday, but the final result will depend on a handful of challenged ballots.
'La China' vs 'El Gringo': Peru's exotic vote rivals
AFP, Published on 04/06/2016
» LIMA - One candidate is known as "La China," though she is really of Japanese descent. The other is "El Gringo" -- years in the United States left him with a "yanqui" accent.
Epic Turkish drama 'Winter Sleep' wins Cannes top prize
AFP, Published on 25/05/2014
» Turkey's Nuri Bilge Ceylan won the Palme d'Or top prize at the Cannes Film Festival Saturday for "Winter Sleep" and dedicated the honour to victims of his country's political strife.
Cannes Awards Ceremony: Live Report
AFP, Published on 24/05/2014
» 18:32 GMT - Cannes film festival officially closes on Sunday with screenings of the highlights. But it's goodnight from AFP's live report on the award ceremony which saw Turkey's Nuri Bilge Ceylan take the Palme d'Or for "Winter Sleep". LIVE REPORT CLOSES.