Kim Willsher

Xavier Giannoli says criticism that Les Rayons et les Ombres invites sympathy for characters is ‘profoundly dishonest’

Versatile French actor best known for her film roles in Catch Me If You Can, Every Man for Himself and Downton Abbey

Breton brewer forced to stop selling craft beer after Beatles singer’s widow registered lemon name to stop him being mocked

Authorities investigate Florent Montaclair over award given to himself and others including Noam Chomsky

Comedy debuts at Versailles featuring dialogue, music, costumes and scenery created with help of AI tool Le Chat

With elections looming and the right wing in the ascendant, the progressive coalition that defeated Marine Le Pen’s party in Villers-Cotterêts offers a blueprint for others

It’s a thumbs up from the country’s 3 million students, who can now buy cheap meals up to twice a day

The vote to repeal ‘Code Noir’, which saw slaves beaten, raped and killed in France’s colonies, comes almost 180 years after its abolition of slavery

Cancoillotte is low in fat, high in protein and – until recently – little known outside of a village in eastern France

Read this exciting story from The Guardian May 30, 2026 issue. At the cheesemakers in the village of Franois, eastern France, a stream of what looks like runny, beige gloop is being potted, packaged and dispatched for delivery as fast as it can be made.