vincent cassel

French actor Vincent Cassel plays an artistic director who pushes a fragile Natalie Portman in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan.

The character is a hard guy -- though not quite the ruthless gangster Cassel played in the thriller Mesrine.

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The 2009 César ceremony, held on February 27th at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, offered a few surprises.

One of the evening's favorites, Laurent Cantet's Palme d'Or winner The Class, taken from François Begaudeau's book about a teacher trying to cope with unruly students in one of Paris' toughest neighborhoods, won a single awa

The Cultural Services of the French Embassy are proud to present I Kiffe NY - French Urban Cultures Festival , from Oct. 7 to Oct. 28.

The hippest and hottest of France's inner city art will sweep over the city with events ranging from hip hop dance and music, to gritty movies, to thought-provoking talks.

France's banlieues are on the move… to New York!

The Cultural Services of the French Embassy are proud to present I Kiffe NY, French Urban Cultures Festival, from October 7 to October 28.

The hippest and hottest of France's inner city art will sweep over the city with events ranging from hip hop dance and music, to gritty movies, to thought-provoking talks.