viernes, 21 de agosto de 2009

International Faces of French Cinema






Marion Cotillard
Catherine Deneuve
Alain Delon
Simone Signoret
Louis de Funes



Internationally Famous French Singers





Charles Aznavour
Dalida
Mireille Mathieu
Sylvie Vartan



Piaf: the soul and throat of France








'Steel' a grand vision of modern France






Surprising many tourists and foreign visitors who envision France as a land of traditional well-preserved architecture, lavish palaces, manicured gardens, medieval castles and classical buildings and monuments, France shows the world its modern visage at La Défense District.

La Défense is the vibrant state-of-the-art concrete, steel and glass corporate, financial and business center just west of Paris. This elegantly planned urbanization of futuristic-looking and tall skyscrapers serves as proud, maverick France's domestic and international lettre de présentation showcasing its increasing economic, technological, entrepreneurial, geopolitical and military might in Europe and in the world.



The Undisputed Allure of France







Some make fun of it. Some despise it. Some just appreciate it for its incredibly palatable and fabulously presented haute cuisine. Some may be slaves to its fashions and dictates on personal and living trends and styles. Some accuse it of being often indecisive, out of step and out of touch with today's current events and realities. Others even see it as a nation in frank and irreversible decline, with acutely pressing social, ethno-cultural and economic challenges. Others yet unconditionally admired it.

Most simply envy it.

Whatever your concept, feeling or grudge on France may be, the fact of the matter is that its level of recognizability, marketability and ability to influence geopolitical and cultural world affairs remains unshaken and will continue to be so in the foreseeable future.

I will not embark on a long and tedious diatribe or apology about France and its numerous, indelible and ongoing contributions to western and universal culture, science and technology since its establishment as one of Europe's first post-Roman nation-states more than one thousand years ago. I leave that to you as a pleasurable and educational decision to consider, explore and fulfill.

À bientôt!






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La Habana, Cuba, Los Ángeles, Estados Unidos
Nacido en La Habana, Cuba, el 3 de diciembre de 1960. Emigra a Estados Unidos en 1980, a través del éxodo masivo de Mariel. Ganador de numerosos concursos de poesía, literatura y ensayo en Cuba y Estados Unidos. Publica su primer poemario, "Insomnia" en 1988, con gran acogida por parte de la crítica especializada y el público. Considerado por críticos y expertos como uno de los poetas fundamentales y representativos de la llamada Generación del Mariel junto a Reinaldo Arenas, Jesús J. Barquet, Rafael Bordao, Roberto Valero y otros.