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A Matter of Resistance (French: La Vie de château) is a 1966 French romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau, and starring Catherine Deneuve, Pierre Brasseur, Philippe Noiret and Henri Garcin. [1] Set on the coast of Normandy in the summer of 1944, it received the Louis Delluc Prize in 1965.
My Life in Versailles (French: La Vie de château) is an animated short film directed by Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat and Nathaniel H'Limi. Released in 2019, it won the jury prize [1] at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival the same year.
Chateau La Coste is a 600-acre sculpture park, art destination and organic winery in Provence. The property includes Villa La Coste a luxury hotel [1] [2] ...
In 1948, Olivier Scrive sold the Palais Rose to the Société Nouvelle du Palais Rose, of which he was the majority shareholder. He kept the Ermitage for his own use. At the beginning of the Battle of France, Général de Gaulle, en route to take command of the Fourth Armored Division, accepted Mr. Scrive's hospitality. The general stayed at ...
Anne "Annette" Boutiaut Poulard (15 April 1851 – 7 May 1931), one of the Mères of France, was known as Mère Poulard (Mother Poulard), and was a cook and innkeeper in Mont-Saint-Michel, France. She was noted for her omelette creation, the Omelette de la mère Poulard , which became a specialty of the region, and for her hospitality.
The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (French pronunciation: [ʃato d(ə) vo l(ə) vikɔ̃t]) or simply Vaux-le-Vicomte is a Baroque French château located in Maincy, near Melun, 55 km (34 mi) southeast of Paris in the Seine-et-Marne department of Île-de-France.
The Musée de la Vie romantique in Paris. The Musée de la Vie romantique (French pronunciation: [myze də la vi ʁɔmɑ̃tik], Museum of Romantic Life) is one of three literary museums in Paris (along with the Maison de Balzac and the Maison de Victor Hugo). It is located at the foot of Montmartre hill in the 9th arrondissement of Paris.
The first château on the site was built between 1650 and 1675. In 1696, probably due to its proximity to Versailles, the château was bought by the Marquis de Cavoye, Grand Marshall of the household of Louis XIV. During the late 18th century, the château became the property of Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon-Condé, Princess de Conti (1693–1775).