With Open Arms (2017)

With Open Arms Poster

Jean-Etienne Fougerole is a humanist intellectual married to a wealthy heiress disconnected from realities. While Fougerole promotes in a televised debate his new novel "À bras ouverts", inviting the wealthiest to welcome the people in need at home, his opponent challenges him to apply what he advocates in his work. Stuck and snapped, Fougerole takes his opponent to the word and accepts the challenge so as not to lose face. But that very evening, one rings at the door of his sumptuous house of Marnes-la-coquette ... The convictions of the Fougerole will be put to test severe!

Title: À bras ouverts

Country: France

Date of release: 2017

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4 Awesome Youtube Channels to Learn French

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You will find on Youtube many channels for French learners and which worth really subscribing to them.

Here are 4 of the best channels to use to improve your French and we hope you will enjoy this wonderful language.

1. Fançais Authentique

Johan, the creator of Français Authentique, offers authentic podcasts for French learners who understand French but they struggle to speak it. He also shares tips on how to improve French naturally and with fun.

2. Français avec Pierre

Pierre is a French language teacher. In his channel Français avec Pierre, he teaches grammar, pronunciation, communication, expressions. There are videos about French culture as well.

3. FrenchPod101

FrenchPod101 lessons are culturally relevant, fun and easy to listen to. They are made particularity for English speakers desiring to learn French faster.

4. Learn French with Alexa

Alexa's lessons are the result of twenty years experience in teaching. Learn French with Alexa courses are fun and easy. They are designed to fit all French language learners. 

The Bélier Family (2015)

The Bélier Family Poster

In the Bélier family, everyone is deaf except Paula, 16 years old. She is an indispensable interpreter to her parents on a daily basis, especially for the family farm. One day, pushed by her music teacher who discovered a gift for the song, she decides to prepare the contest of Radio France. A choice of life that would mean for her the distance from her family and an inevitable passage to adulthood.

Title: La famille Bélier

Country: France

Date of rlease: 2015

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One Man and His Cow (2016)

One Man and His Cow Poster

Fatah, a small Algerian peasant, has eyes only for his cow Jaqueline, whom he dreams taking to Paris at the Salon de l'Agriculture. When he receives the precious invitation in front of all his astonished village, he who never left his campaign, takes the boat towards Marseille to cross all France on foot, direction Porte de Versailles. The opportunity for Fatah and Jacqueline to go from encounters to surprises and to experience a human adventure made of great moments of mutual help and laughter. An unexpected journey full of tenderness in France of today.

Title: La vache

Country: France

Date of release: 2016

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6 Best Apps for French Language Learners

There are many good apps that will certainly help you improve your French language skills faster.
We picked for you the best apps and we hope you enjoy learning French using them.

1. Mosalingua

Mosalingua is made for people who want to learn French and other languages in no time.This method is based on cognitive sciences and psychology concepts. The founders of the app said they helped 500,000 people learn languages so far.

Download: Android / iOS

2. Duolingo

Duolingo is created to make language learning accessible for everyone. The main goal of Duolingo is making learning fun and keep learners motivated and addicted to languages.

Download: Android / iOS 

3. Memrise

Memrise offers over 200 courses created by experts in linguistics. it's based on 3 principles: science, fun, and community. Memrise uses mems to help language learners learn with fun. The Memrise method aims to help people love learning.

Download: Android / iOS

4. Busuu

Busuu courses cover the four main language skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening. Also, the 70-million-strong community allows you to practice French and other languages with native speakers. Busuu sends feedback on exercises to its members.

Download: Android / iOS

5. Babbel

Babbel uses advanced technology to enhance language learning. You will be able to have a short, simple conversation in French within five hours of using Babbel app.

Download: Android / iOS

6. Frantastique

Frantastique provides daily personalized French lessons to its users. You will discover the diversity and richness of French culture around the world with the help of Victor Hugo and friends.

Download: Android / iOS

À quoi sert l'amour? - Edith Piaf (Lyrics)

À quoi ça sert d'aimer ?

On raconte toujours

Des histoires insensées

À quoi ça sert d'aimer ?

L'amour ne s'explique pas

C'est une chose comme ça

Qui vient on ne sait d'où

Et vous prend tout à coup.

Moi, j'ai entendu dire

Que l'amour fait souffrir

Que l'amour fait pleurer

À quoi ça sert d'aimer ?

L'amour ça sert à quoi ?

À nous donner de la joie

Avec des larm's aux yeux

C'est triste et merveilleux.

Pourtant on dit souvent:

L'amour c'est décevant

Qu'il y'en a un sur deux

Qui n'est jamais heureux

Mêm' quand on l'a perdu

L'amour qu'on a connu

Vous laisse un goût de miel

L'amour c'est éternel !

Tout ça c'est très joli

Mais quand tout est fini

Qu'il ne vous reste rien

Qu'un immense chagrin...

Tout ce qui maintenant

Te semble déchirant

Demain sera pour toi

Un souvenir de joie.

En sommes si j'ai compris

Sans amour dans la vie,

Sans ses joies ses chagrins

On a vécu pour rien

Mais oui, regarde moi

À chaque fois j'y crois

Et j'y croirai toujours

Ça sert à ça l'amour.

Mais toi, t'es le dernier

Mais toi t'es le premier

Avant toi y'avait rien

Avec toi je suis bien

C'est toi que je voulais

C'est toi qu'il me fallait

Toi que j'aim'rai toujours

Ça sert à ça, l'amour.

5 Most Beautiful French Idioms

French language is rich in idioms. They are expressions that have figurative meanings. In other words, an idiom cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words.

Idioms allow to you to sound like a native speaker. Also, if you are planning to pass a French language test such as TCF mastering those expressions will allow you to impress your examiners. As a result, you will certainly increase your score.

Here are 5 of the most beautiful idioms in the language of Molière:

1) Donner sa langue au chat
(to give up)
- Quelle est la différence entre un chwing-gum et un avion ?

+ Je donne ma langua au chat.

2) Chercher midi à quatorze heure
(to complicate something quite simple)
- Ne cherche pas midi à quatorze heures; achète un billet d'avion moins cher.

3) Couper les cheveux en quatre
(to split hairs)
- Mon copain adore couper les cheveux en quatre

4) Tomber dans les pommes 
(to pass out)
- Elle est tombée dans les pommes et on l'a emmené à l'hôpital.

5) Raconter des salades 
(to lie)
- Arrête de raconter des salades.