Line(s) of the Day #CocoChanel

A girl should be two things: Who and what she wants.

The ever inspirational French fashion designer and businesswoman Coco Chanel (1883 – 1971). Happy International Women’s Day!

Gr8at: Paul Cézanne

Along with JMW Turner, George Bellows, Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cézanne has long been an artist whose work I admire greatly. So I was never not going to see the Cézanne Portraits at the National Gallery. As you’d expect, it really was a joy to the visual senses and I hope those anywhere near London are able to see it before it closes on the 11 February. It got me thinking which of the French Post-Impressionist paintings I liked most. You can find them below. Do you have a favourite? Where does Cézanne rate for you compared to other artists?

Film Quizzes: French Part 2

With the Besançon-born Lumière brothers so prominent in the early days of filmmaking, it is no surprise just one quiz wasn’t going to be enough for our Gallic counterparts. Over the decades, and especially recently, there have been some great ones. How will you do in Part 2 of the French films quiz? If you missed it, here is Part 1.

 (1960s)

 (1990s)

 (2000+)

 (2000+)

 (2000+)

 (2000+)

Answers below