Hamlet: #La Fin d’une Enfance
Post-Shakespearean Tour de Force
I decided to go see Hamlet: #La Fin d’une Enfance, an updated version of Shakespeare’s play, with some trepidation, as so many modern rewritings of Shakespeare tend to be pretentious at best and toe-curlingly awful at worst. After climbing several … Read More
Les Arlots Restaurant
Still the Best Bistro
It’s been quite a long time since I first ate at Les Arlots and loved it. I have tried to go back there many times, but it was always booked up on the date I wanted. In the meantime, backed … Read More
Eugene Onegin
Musical Triumph, Conventional Staging
The headline name for this new production of Tchaikovsky’s adaptation of Pushkin’s verse novel Eugene Onegin at the Palais Garnier is evidently Ralph Fiennes in his directorial debut for the Paris Opera. Not only has the much-lauded British actor spoken … Read More
Atelier Mala & Xi’an
Stay Off the Streets!
On the strong recommendation of a friend, I ate recently at the Sichuan “street food” restaurant Atelier Mala. I put “street food” in quotes because it seems to me that street food is food sold in the street, not in … Read More
La Petite Périgourdine Restaurant
Keeping It Classic
You may have noticed that we’ve been reviewing a number of traditional restaurants here lately (Au Moulin à Vent, À La Renaissance, etc.). That’s mostly a coincidence, but in fact these types of restaurants are currently à la mode, not … Read More
Playing with Fire
Now You See Her ...
The room is empty, with only a Steinway Spirio grand piano in the center. Don your virtual reality headset, however, and suddenly the famed pianist Yuja Wang, dressed in a chic black-and-white-striped gown, is seated at the keyboard playing Maurice … Read More
Photo of the Month
Saint Sulpice Church at the golden hour. Photo: N. Hammond
What's Happening in Paris This Month
For full details about an event, click on the title to visit the official Web site (in English when available).
February 24
French movies with English subtitles
Lost in Frenchlation presents La Reine Margot.
Lucernaire, Paris
February 26
French movies with English subtitles
Lost in Frenchlation presents Furcy, Né Libre.
Arlequin, Paris
February 13-March 1
Emerging artists
Forty contemporary artists from 15countries exhibit their art at the 68th Salon de Montrouge.
Beffroi de Montrouge, Montrouge
February 21-March 1
A barnyard in Paris
The Salon International de l’Agriculture brings the best of the country’s livestock and crops – and the products made from them – to Paris. Sadly, there will be no cattle at the fair this year because of the danger of spreading lumpy skin disease.
Porte de Versailles, Paris
February 21-March 1
Cinéma pour les enfants
The Tout-Petits Cinéma festival offers films for children aged 18 months to four years, including screenings and interactive workshops.
Forum des Images, Paris
February 24-March 1
Two cities, two styles
This year’s Art of Making exhibition spotlights design and crafts from Paris and Berlin.
Petit Palais & other locations, Paris
March 2
French movies with English subtitles
Lost in Frenchlation presents Rois et Reine.
Cinéma du Panthéon, Paris
Through March 8
Light in the darkness
Light Cycles immerses visitors in magical light shows amid the shadows of the park.
Parc de la Villette. Paris
March 13
Parisian cabaret
Scandaleuse: The Story of Cabaret looks at the history of a typically Parisian art form in song and dance, naturally, mostly in English.
L’Olympe, Paris
March 11-15
Fêting film
This edition of the Festival de la Cinémathèque Française pays homage to Debra Winger and John Badham. A number of restored films will be screened.
Cinémathèque Française and other cienmas, Paris
March 13-22
Antique fair in a bucolic setting
A visit to the Foire de Chatou antique market and regional products fair just outside Paris on the “Impressionists’ Island” makes a great weekend outing.
Chatou, Île-de-France
Through March 28
Celestial lights
The Celestial Odyssey is a spectacular “video mapping” light show inside the Saint Eustache Church, further enhanced by a live choir but somewhat impaired by an occasional narration. Photo: Mikhail Syntenkov
Saint Eustache. Paris
Through March 29
Kiddie films
CinéKids : Éclats de Rire will keep the little ones laughing with funny films and activities for children aged 2 to 9.