French Movies
Mary Magdalene - 2018
Director: Garth Davis
She is one of the most transformative yet misunderstood women in history, alternately vilified as a sinner and canonized as a saint. For the first time, the incredible story of Mary Magdalene is told through her own eyes. In the first century…
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Secrets of Mary Magdalene - 2006
Director: Rob Fruchtman
Secrets of Mary Magdalene strips away the veils of history to reveal the flesh and blood woman who served as Jesus’ foremost apostle and possibly the love of his life. Based on the nonfiction book “Secrets of Mary Magdalene” by bestselling authors Dan Burstein and Arne De Keijzer, this documentary special uncovers..
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The Conspiracy Of Mary Magdalene (Secrets of the Cross Documentary) by Timeline
Without Mary Magdalene’s vision of a risen Jesus there may never have been a Christianity. But why do the gospels say almost nothing about her?
Controversial and compelling, Secrets Of The Cross pushes aside centuries of tradition to expose fascinating secrets at the heart of the Christian story.
The Real Mary Magdalene a National Geographic Documentary
The true life of Mary Magdalene is revisited in this Nat Geo documentary.
For 1,500 years, Christians regarded the woman so close to Jesus as a reformed prostitute. Now, evidence suggests this may have been part of a devious smear campaign by the early church to remove women from the clergy.
Who was the real Mary Magdalene?
Mysteries of Mary Magdalene from the BBC
Mary Magdalene is a key witness to the most important event in Christianity – the Resurrection of Jesus. But we know almost nothing about her. The early church brands her as a whore. Movie says she’s the wife of Jesus and a mother of his child.
But beyond the gospels lays another secret text. So controversial, it’s been banned for centuries. A lost gospel that may reveal the real Mary Magdalene…
Watch full BBC documentary HERE
The Hundred-Foot Journey - 2014
Director: Lasse Hallström
In “The Hundred-Foot Journey,” Hassan Kadam (Manish Dayal) is a culinary ingénue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch. Displaced from their native India, the Kadam family, led by Papa (Om Puri), settles in the quaint village of…
Julie & Julia - 2009
Director: Nora Ephron
Meryl Streep is Julia Child and Amy Adams is Julie Powell in writer-director Nora Ephron’s adaptation of two bestselling memoirs: Powell’s Julie & Julia and My Life in France, by Julia Child with Alex Prud’homme. Based on two true stories, Julie &…
Chocolat - 2001
Director: Robert Nelson Jacobs & Lasse Hallström
Nobody could have imagined the impact that the striking Vianne (Binoche) would make when she arrived in a tranquil, old fashioned French town. In her very unusual chocolate shop, Vianne begins to create mouthwatering confections that almost…
Le Chef (Comme un chef) - 2012
Director: Daniel Cohen
Jacky Bonnot, 32 ans, amateur de grande cuisine, au talent certain, rêve de succès et de grand restaurant. La situation financière de son couple le contraint cependant d’accepter des petits boulots de cuistot qu’il n’arrive pas à conserver….
La Vie en Rose
Director: Olivier Dahan
She was known as “the Little Sparrow.” But behind Edith Piaf’s tiny stature was a larger-than-life voice that captivated a generation. Featuring a powerhouse, Oscar(R)-winning lead performance by Marion Cotillard, this sensational film unveils the…
Available to buy on Amazon.ca
Amélie (Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain) - 2001
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Amélie is an innocent and naive girl in Paris with her own sense of justice. She decides to help those around her and, along the way, discovers love.
Available to buy on Amazon.ca
French Music
France has a rich cultural tradition. It is the birthplace of several artistic and social movements and is home to a diverse musical tradition. If you’ve listened to the opera Carmen, a song by Édith Piaf, or a bagpiper’s band from Brittany, you’ve heard a bit of France’s rich musical repertoire…
Mary, The Cathars and The Knights Templar
After the death of Jesus, the disciples were spread to the four winds. Across the sea in Southern France, a myth arose. Legend says that a boat with no sails and no oars landed on the shores of Provence, though no one is sure where exactly. Some say that three women named Mary, along with Martha, Lazarus, and…
French Cuisine
There is perhaps no national cuisine more venerated than that of France, and no French region more famous for its culinary prowess than the southeast. Here, the warm sun of the Mediterranean meets French savoir faire…
French Reading
6 works related to Mary, The Cathars and the Knights Templar, and 6 books that we recommend to guide and feed you while we explore France together…
French Phrases
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