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April 6, 2019. The turnout for the Gilets jaunes was estimated by the ministry of the interior to be about 22,300 throughout the nation, with 3,100 in Paris itself. Barred from the Champs Elysées, the protestors instead went to La Défense, the financial center to …
Marie Antoinette, 1938. Directed by W. S. Van Dyke (Julien Duvivier, uncredited). Starring Norma Shearer. Marie Antoinette, 2006. Directed by Sofia Coppola. Starring Kirsten Dunst. Farewell, My Queen (Les Adieux à la Reine), 2012. Directed by Benoît Jacquot. Starring Diane Kruger and Léa Seydoux. Marie …
Act XIX: Saturday, March 23, 2019. Geneviève Legay, age 73, was part of a small group that attempted to enter an area of Nice that had been closed to Gilets jaunes demonstrators. What happened next is unclear, at least from the video below, but the …
The RIC (pronounced rick) is one of the most persistent demands of the Gilets jaunes. While their other stipulations require changes (and, I would argue, necessary changes) in fiscal policy involving taxes, unemployment insurance, retirement and other issues, the RIC (Référendum d’initiative citoyenne), or citizen-initiated …
An elderly man is standing in his small notions shop when someone comes in with a full film equipage of camera and sound and starts asking questions. The old man is sharply dressed in a suit, his World War I medals displayed in narrow bars …
