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-8 posts tagged "French"
Angela Mathew | Monday, September 19, 2022
They say that great things come in small packages. In just 73 minutes, French film “Petite Maman” (translated “Little Mom”), directed by Céline Sciamma, tells a touching story of motherhood and memory. The film follows eight-year-old Nelly, right after her maternal grandmother passes away. Nelly and her parents go to the grandmother’s old house in
Alysa Guffey | Wednesday, March 16, 2022
A box of letters written in the 19th century by Fr. Edward Sorin remained in the possession of the Congregation of Holy Cross until 2019 when they were handed over to University Archives. During the relocation, it was discovered that many of Sorin’s letters were written in French and had not been translated. As a
Kate Casper | Friday, October 8, 2021
“The Life Ahead,” screened at Debartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC) this Thursday, presented by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies as part of their film series, follows 12-year-old orphan Momo (Ibrahima Gueye) and his relationship with his dying caregiver Madame Rosa (Sophia Loren), a Holocaust survivor and former prostitute who takes care of unhoused children.
Krista Lourdes Akiki | Thursday, March 4, 2021
I was grabbing coffee with a friend the other day when my mom called me, so I stopped to take the call. “Wow, you sounded way different,” commented my friend. She was referring to the fact that I was speaking to my mother in French. “What does that mean?” “Well, I don’t know, you just
Marc Drake | Thursday, October 30, 2014
According to the 2013 Open Doors Report released by the Institute of International Education, Notre Dame ranks fifth in percentage of undergraduates studying abroad. For many students, studying abroad is a chance to not only explore areas of the world for prolonged periods of time but also to familiarize themselves with styles of cuisine that
Maddie Daly | Monday, September 15, 2014
When we hear the word “immigrant,” we perhaps think of our ancestors coming to Ellis Island from Ireland, people crossing the U.S.-Mexican border daily or even just foreigners in general. In the U.S., we have a fairly narrow view of what immigration is like, especially in terms of the entire world. In my French class titled
Erin Thomassen | Sunday, January 19, 2014
This weekend, Notre Dame students and faculty explored both their funny and French sides in the student production of Georges Feydeau’s 1896 farce, “Le Dindon.” The comedy sold out on Friday, partially because the show took place in the Debartolo Performing Arts Center’s black-box theatre with limited seating, but also because a university with a
Kevin Noonan | Thursday, January 16, 2014
French farce “Le Dindon,” (“the turkey,” in English, also translated as “sauce for the goose”) comes to the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center this weekend, in a production starring a cast of Notre Dame students. The play, written in 1896 by the French playwright Georges Feydeau and performed in French, follows the virtuous and faithful Lucienne,