Online French book club

Come and discover (or rediscover) "Les Misérables" (excerpt), this classic of French literature written by Victor Hugo and which inspired the famous musical! A sweeping and masterful critique of the social, philosophical and historical conditions of 19th century French society, from the Parisian suburbs to provincial France.

Online - £12

From intermediate(B1)

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Saturday 6th November
10:30am-12pm

Soirée cinéma

Come and watch comedies, romances and historical dramas, selected especially for you, from the best of contemporary and classic French-speaking cinema. Moteur! Action!

St Margaret's Institute - £6, incl. glass of wine

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Every 2nd Friday of the month
8pm-10pm
From October 2021

Gallic Grumpiness from Astérix to the Gilets Jaunes !

Explore this famous French trait through historical examples, while practicing your language skills and refine your ability to develop arguments.

6 weeks sessions of 1h30 from 4th November 2021

Online with Zoom - Intermediate and advanced levels - £126

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From Thursday 4th November
11am-12:30pm

How the British popularised the "French Riviera"

Take a historical stroll down the Promenade des Anglais with Lord Brougham & Queen Victoria, as they fall in love with the climate of the Côte d’Azur and make it the popular destination it is today. Yvan Gastaut is an historian and lecturer at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis.

Online conference with Zoom - Intermediate and advanced levels - FREE

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Monday 22nd November
6pm-7pm

Les Misérables screening

Special screening organised in collaboration with the Maison Française d'Oxford.

The movie will be introduced by Prof. Yves Sintomer

Maison Française d'Oxford
2-10 Norham Road
Oxford OX2 6SE

Free

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Tuesday 2 November 2021 8pm-10pm

Christmas Workshop for kids (5-10 years old)

Back by popular demand, this French Christmas-themed workshop has truffle-making, games to improve vocabulary and traditional songs.

Saturday 4th December

10am-11:30am

Alliance française d'Oxford
30 Polstead Road
OX2 6TN

9£

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Saturday 4th December

In conversation with Kamel Daoud

Algerian author & journalist Kamel Daoud will be in conversation with Professor Catriona Seth FBA MAE on October 22nd at 5pm at the Maison Française d’Oxford.  They will be discussing his novel “Meursault, contre-enquête”, winner of the Goncourt Prize for First Novel 2015, an attempt to do justice to ‘the Arab’ killed by the infamous Meursault, the antihero of Albert Camus’s classic novel, “L’Étranger”. 

Maison Française d'Oxford
2-10 Norham Road
Oxford OX2 6SE

FREE

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Friday 22 October 2021
5pm-6:30pm

Soirée bicentenaire Flaubert

On the bicentenary of Gustave Flaubert's birth, Prof. Jennifer Yee (Christ Church, Modern languages) will provide live commentary of the soirée organised by the French Institute jointly with the Figaro Hors-Série. Screenings, broadcasts, interviews and readings 

Both online and onsite at the
Alliance française d'Oxford
30 Polstead road
OX2 6TN

FREE

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Saturday 11 December
5pm-6pm