http://www.sandrinesparis.com by Sandrine Voillet, Art Historian and Presenter of the "Paris" BBC series Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:22:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last night, «La nuit des Césars» took place, the annual French Film Awards Ceremony was opened by Marion Cotillard (Oscar for Best Actress for « La Môme », 2009). Unsurprisingly, the excellent « A Prophet » won almost all categories ( 9 Césars in total) Best Film, Best director ... http://www.sandrinesparis.com/2010/03/01/cesars-awards-ceremony/ It’s time for Chocolate ! Between Valentines day and Easter, I will introduce you to a bit of Chocolate History and some of the best places for chocolate in Paris. Chocolate and France have been having a love story for a long time. The aristocracy particularly prised it because it was ... http://www.sandrinesparis.com/2010/03/01/chocolate-love-story/ Have you ever heard of Serge Gainsbourg ? The man with the cabbage head, as he would call himself ? The greatest dandy and songwriter from the second half of the XXth century is brought back to life in this biopic film.The legend of Serge, real name Lucien Ginsburg, is ... http://www.sandrinesparis.com/2010/02/22/serge-gainsbourg-heroic-life/ The title is well deserved: this Arts event is Monumental. For three years now, one artist every year is invited to create an Arts installation at the scale of the glass dome of The Grand Palais.I was happy with this year's choice, a "tour de force", your whole being is ... http://www.sandrinesparis.com/2010/02/18/monumenta-2010-christian-boltanski/ Click on the link to view the cover feature “Rediscover Paris” Download Lonely Planet Magazine December 09 article(3.5Mb .pdf) http://www.sandrinesparis.com/2010/02/14/lonely-planet-magazine-issue-1-december-2008/ Click on the link to view the article "Paris in Private" Download The Independent article, 23 June 2007(576Kb .pdf) http://www.sandrinesparis.com/2010/02/14/the-independent-23-june-2007/ Click on the link to view the article Download The French Paper article, November 2009(220kb .pdf) http://www.sandrinesparis.com/2010/02/14/the-french-paper-article-november-2009/  For those who haven't come across it before,  Delpire is one of France's most celebrated book publishers. They are particularly well known for their lavish Photography books and beautifully crafted children's illustrated books.Their publications have covered all major photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson,  Marc Riboud, William Klein, Josef Koudelka, Sebastiao ... http://www.sandrinesparis.com/2009/10/28/delpire-et-cie-exhibition/ If you hate dance music, please look away now. Techtonik is the latest craze on the French Capital's streets and nightclubs, an energetic dance style born out of South-eastern Paris clubland Metropolis. The music is a mix of techno/electro/hiphop, and the clothing is probably familiar to both old and nu-ravers, ... http://www.sandrinesparis.com/2007/12/27/techtonik-paris-street-culture-is-live-and-kicking/ In 2007, the Paris Town Hall put in place a public system for bike hire across the capital. I was waiting for a while to see how much it would catch on before I report on it, the truth is it's works pretty well and is proving very popular but ... http://www.sandrinesparis.com/2007/11/18/velib/