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EN DIRECT 1
  • EN DIRECT - Notre-Dame-des-Landes : fermeture des premiers bureaux de vote
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LES DERNIERS ARTICLES 4
  • Le rappeur Orelsan va prêter sa voix au héros de manga One Punch Man 
  • Fréréric Bazille, l'oublié de l'impressionnisme
  • Une mèche de cheveux de Bowie et une guitare de Prince vendues aux enchères
  • Kate Winslet, prochaine muse de Woody Allen
  • Livresque des sens
LES PLUS POPULAIRES
  1. 1Céline Dion à Bercy : un concert dominé par l'émotion3,5k
  2. 2«Michael Jackson, reviens !», supplient ses fans, 7 ans après sa mort2,1k
  3. 3Bercy: plongée au cœur de la «Fan zone» de Céline Dion989
  4. 4Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez inaugure son musée638
  5. 5Taylor Swift, Rihanna ou Donald Trump... Un surprenant casting dans le lit de Kanye West556
          AT THE MOMENT
          • Star Wars: Rogue One 
          • James Bond 
          • suicide Squad 

          The Orelsan rapper will lend his voice to the heroes of manga One Punch Man

          Orelan will Saitama for the French dubbing of feature film animation One Punch Man.
          The singer never stops adding new strings (vocal) to his bow. Here become voice actor for what promises to be the animated series of the year, which will be distributed on DVD from October.
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          A bit of Bowie and Prince guitar sold

          A bit of David Bowie was adujgée $ 18,000. The "Yellow Cloud" Prince is itself part for 137,500 dollars.
          AUCTION - A loop used to carry out the Bowie wax statue at Madame Tussauds and the mythical Yellow Cloud Prince parts are respectively 18,750 and 137,500 dollars at an auction, Saturday, June 25 in the US.
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          Kate Winslet, next Woody Allen

          Kate Winslet is finalizing negotiations to appear in the cast of next Woody Allen film. The two have never worked together.
          The American director is currently finalizing the cast of his next feature film, Café Society successor. According to Variety, the actress of Titanic and Revolutionary Roadintegrate the circle of his favorite actresses.
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          Death of Nicole Courcel, star of Carne, Cocteau and Lelouch

          Nicole Courcel earned his first major film role in Rendezvous in July, Jacques Becker then turned in nearly forty films. It was also distinguished in television and theater.
          DISAPPEARANCE / VIDEOS - The actress, who was distinguished as much for the camera on the boards, was a real star of the 1940s to 1970. She died in the night from Saturday to Sunday at the age of 84.
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          Whitney Houston's heirs asked not to sell his Emmy Awards

          AUCTION - As successors of the American singer preparing to get rid early July of the award she received in 1986, a US judge issued an order to suspend the sale. Organizers say the trophy still belong to them.
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          Shchukin: his little son managed to gather his collection 

          Paul Gauguin, you jealous, How ?, summer of 1892, a work of the Shchukin collection now in the Pushkin Museum in Moscow.
          PREMIERES MAINTENANCE - André-Marc Delocque-Fourcaud, grand-son of Sergei Shchukin has a mission to collect the prestigious collection now dispersed between the two major Russian museums.
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          BECOME A PATRON OF THE MUSÉE RODIN

          The call Friends of the Museum for the "darling" of Rodin

          Inauguration of the monument to Balzac Auguste Rodin: Lecomte George and Jean Zay, Minister of Education and Fine Arts, before the statue of Balzac, bd Raspail in Paris, July 1, 1939. © Rue des Archives / AGIP
          BECOME A PATRON OF RODIN MUSEUM - It was a scandal there are a hundred years including in the columns of our newspaper. Today the "Balzac" back on the front of the stage with the subscription of the Society of Friends of the Musée Rodin, which Le Figaro echoed.
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          When Rodin Zola played against all ...

          The Gates of Hell, inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy, and the Monument to Balzac, Rodin. © Superstock / Rue des Archives
          BECOME A SPONSOR OF RODIN MUSEUM - It's hard to Zola that Rodin is the order of Balzac by the Society of men of letters. They had initially preferred it a more academic artist.
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          Bull neck, beak raptor, eagle eye: Balzac by Rodin

          Right: This coat, nicknamed the "genius of the cloak" is the symbol of the freedom of the writer. Left: Rodin Meudon in his workshop about 1902. © RODIN MUSEUM (PHOTO CHRISTIAN Baraja).
          BECOME A SPONSOR OF THE MUSEUM Rodin -Rodin breaks the aesthetic rules of its time and raise an outcry by translating his sculpture of Balzac expression rather than its exact appearance.
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          Solidays, day 2: peace and live

          WE WERE - After a first day in the sun, holding the thousands of festival awake until 4 am, the Solidays were again greeted Saturday thirty artists. Blues rhythms Keziah Jones to the flow of Oxmo Puccino through electro to Odesza, there was something for everyone.
          Solidays, Day 1: an air of Woodstock
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          Fréréric Bazille, the forgotten of Impressionism 

          The exhibition is organized with the Musée d'Orsay in Paris and the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
          PREMIERES THE CHRONICLE OF ADRIEN GOETZ -In Montpellier, the Musée Fabre meets almost all the works of the painter who died at age 28. And confronts him with his contemporaries.
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          Death of Bill Cunningham, fashion photography legend

          DISAPPEARANCE / VIDEO - American photographer has died at the age of 87 after a heart attack. Nester trends, he was the author of an article in the New York Times for nearly forty years.
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          Film festival: the selection of films not to be missed

          VIDEOS - From Sunday 26 to Wednesday 29 June, the cinema will be celebrated in theaters. In all cinemas partners, the sessions will be 4 euros. Le Figaro helps you cook your favorite program with feature films showing.
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          new Media
          News television

          TF1, TMC, NT1 and HD1: towards a more clear positioning and a richer programming

          TELEVISION - The group wants to boost its channels on DTT with a clear positioning for viewers and more and more new and exclusive.
          • "If Donald Trump killed someone, would you vote for him?" The answers of his supporters

          • The movie to see tonight: Renoir on France 2

          • Leah Salame style: the art of chic and shock in 4 lessons

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          "Michael Jackson, come back!" Begged her fans, seven years after his death

          Return or not return? Died June 25, 2009, some lend themselves to believe that Michael Jackson could come back on this anniversary, seven years after his death.
          REVIEW TWEETS - The King of Pop died on 25 June 2009. Seven years later, on this anniversary, there are thousands hoped he could come back or how wrong they lack.
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          Taylor Swift, Rihanna or Donald Trump ... A surprising cast in the bed of Kanye West

          Chris Brown, Taylor Swiftn, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian ... All find themselves represented, lying next to each other in the Famous clip unveiled Friday, June 24 by Kanye West.
          VIDEO - American rapper wanted to make an impression by revealing the video of his Famous piece, in which he portrays bare alongside other personalities.A bold reinterpretation of the table Sleep, the American painter Vincent Desiderio.
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          Solidays, Day 1: an air of Woodstock

          WE WERE / PICTURES - Placed this year under the theme of "Summer of Love", the Parisian festival officially began Friday. Flume to Bloc Party, through The Avener and Rover, the Longchamp racecourse vibrated between electro, rock and pop.
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          Ralph Stanley, died of a legend of bluegrass

          Ralph Stanley had gained international status through his song O Death, appeared on the soundtrack of the Coen brothers O'Brother.
          DISAPPEARANCE - A pioneer of this subgenre of country music, the American musician died in the night of Wednesday to Thursday at the age of 89. He was known to the general public in particular thanks to the appearance of one of his songs on the soundtrack to the movie O Brother.
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          Bookish sense 

          PREMIERES THAT'S TOULOUSE! - 12th edition of the marathon of words
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          Celine Dion at Bercy concert dominated by emotion

          Celine Dion began her comeback in Paris a cappella, interpreting Twenty past three, the song played on January 22 at the funeral of her husband Rene Angelil.
          WE WERE - The Quebec diva went back on stage in Paris, Friday, June 24, for two hours of intense live. A show on which hung the shadow of her husband and manager Rene Angelil, who died on 14 January.
          Bercy diving in the heart of the "fan zone" Celine Dion
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          XIII The report Brodeck ... The box office BD

          XIII, Volume 24: The legacy of Jason Mac Lane, Yuri Jigounov and Yves Sente and Brodeck The Report, Volume 2: The unspeakable Manu Larcenet are leading the weekly ranking of comics sales.
          The 24th volume of the spy adventures signed Yuri Jigounov and Yves Sente, the second volume of the adaptation of the novel by Philippe Claudel Emmanuel Larcenet ... The weekly rankings of best-selling comics.
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          Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropezinaugurates his museum

          INTERVIEW / IMAGES - The Curator of the Force and the Cinema of Saint-Tropez, which opens Saturday, June 25, reveals part of the film treasures awaiting visitors.
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          REFERENDUM ON THE BREXIT

          Stephen Clarke: "Ignorance and xenophobia won with Brexit"

          Not only vote in favor of Brexit stands, he said, a serious step backwards for Britain but also symbolizes especially the rise of xenophobic and anti-European in Europe.
          INTERVIEW - For the journalist and author of bestsellers, born in north London, this output of the United Kingdom of the European Union is responsible for "political anarchy." A broken Britain which brings the country more than a hundred years ago.
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          Elie Semoun, Nikos Aliagas ... The Brexit shaken French

          Elie Goulding was one of the first French artists to react. "The fear is gaining ground. Sad for Europe, for the English. Elie London, "wrote the actor on his Twitter account.
          REVIEW TWEETS - The pronouncement vote for an exit from the UK to the EU unleashed since Friday morning June 24, a reaction of wind in the French cultural landscape. If misunderstanding is palpable, it is deception prevails.
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          Brexit: a disaster for JK Rowling, Lily Allen ...

          REVIEW TWEETS - Consternation, fear and hope ... The results of the referendum favorable to an output of the UK outside Europe have sparked a wave of reactions on the canvas. In English-speaking land, the emotion is palpable.
          Brexit: quotes on English
          Brexit: quotations on Europe
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          Over 96% of UK artists opposed to Brexit

          According to the Federation of British artistic industries, almost all cultural professionals vote for the maintenance of the United Kingdom in the European Union during the scheduled June 23 referendum.
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          The Brexit, a "suicide" for Emma Thompson and Alex Taylor

          The artists and writers who have a foothold in France, have expressed their concerns in the media.
          While 54% of Britons are in favor of leaving the United Kingdom of the European Union, English-speaking actors and journalists residing in France, decided to speak.
          The author Stephen Clarke, Brexit wake up "the English patriotism"
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          Calypso Rose, Queen of summer

          THE LIVE - At 76, the "queen of calypso" is about to make you dance all summer to the sound of his latest album, Far From Home, co-produced by Manu Chao.
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          Jeff Mills, Devendra Banhart ... The playlist weekend

          Jeff Mills came out this week Free Fall Galaxy, ninth phase of its project Sleeper Wakes, and Devendra Benhart announced a new album for September with a first title, Middle Names.
          VIDEOS - The techno pioneer continues its cosmic wanderings, the Venezuelan-American neo-hippie introduced whispering his ninth record ... The music news this week five titles.
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          8 questions: relive the dances famous characters in literature

          A prom scene at the Tuileries, around 1863.
          QUIZ - Versailles hosts the grand masked ball Kamel Ouali on Saturday 25 June. The ball is the perfect place for the romantic encounter. Recurring theme in literature, Le Figaro offers you to test your knowledge on the subject.
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          Exceptional donation of 350 works at the Centre Pompidou

          Spouses Wagner decided to distribute their rich collection of art from the Whitney Museum in New York and the Centre Georges Pompidou. In honor of this generous donation promise, it presents 150 of these parts until February 6, 2017.
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          Françoise Hardy: "I had a year where I no longer existed"

          Françoise Hardy: "I was so hundredth below that I could not read. I had no strength. "
          MAINTENANCE - Diagnosed with lymphatic cancer thirteen years, the singer has experienced a dark period.Today, although her ​​feel better, she confirmed to Le Figaro have finalized music.
          Françoise Hardy, an English education
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