Paris shows gratitude to the Afghan hero who tried to stop the Sept. 11 attacks—and whose warnings about Islamist fanaticism remain urgent today.
As the film opens, the melancholy french writer Alexandre (Alain Delon) is visited by a sensuous actress, Laure (Arielle Dombasle), and her producer, who intend to make a movie of one of Alexandre’s best-loved books. While all of these characters wrangle and tangle, the local residents prepare for a violent revolution.
How does America look to foreign eyes? This year marks the bicentennial of the birth of Alexis de Tocqueville, our keenest interpreter. We asked another Frenchman to travel deep into America and report on what he found.
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