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Le Nouvel Observateur
Left-wing weekly magazine on current affairs and culture. Only some parts of the magazine are available online for free. A fantastic way to familiarise yourselves with vocabulary suitable for advanced discussions of current affairs, politics as well as historical events and philosophy.
Left-wing weekly magazine on current affairs and culture. Only some parts of the magazine are available online for free. A fantastic way to familiarise yourselves with vocabulary suitable for advanced discussions of current affairs, politics as well as historical events and philosophy.
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Les Conversations Mises à Jour
A collection of authentic conversations in French that targets mostly intermediate and advanced learners. Each conversation highlights the experience of two French speakers and provides an oral history of that experience.
A collection of authentic conversations in French that targets mostly intermediate and advanced learners. Each conversation highlights the experience of two French speakers and provides an oral history of that experience.
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Muy Interesante
Spanish monthly popular science magazine. Science, health, technology, nature, history. A great way to build both formal and informal scientific vocabulary.
Spanish monthly popular science magazine. Science, health, technology, nature, history. A great way to build both formal and informal scientific vocabulary.
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Web Japan
Web Japan is sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and operated by a Japanese non government organization. The site provides highly reliable information on Japan across many different genres including culture, sightseeing, society, history and nature. The content is provided primarily in English, but a portion of the site is multilingual.
Web Japan is sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and operated by a Japanese non government organization. The site provides highly reliable information on Japan across many different genres including culture, sightseeing, society, history and nature. The content is provided primarily in English, but a portion of the site is multilingual.
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I Am Not Your Negro
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Raoul Peck , 2016
Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
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- English subtitles
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Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
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Silence
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Martin Scorsese , 2016
In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.
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- English subtitles
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In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.
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12 Years a Slave
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Steve McQueen , 2013
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
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- English subtitles
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In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
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A United Kingdom
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Amma Asante , 2016
The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil.
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- English subtitles
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The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil.
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All the President's Men
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Alan J. Pakula , 1976
"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.
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- English subtitles
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"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.
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Amadeus
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Milos Forman , 1984
The incredible story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback by his peer and secret rival Antonio Salieri - now confined to an insane asylum.
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- English subtitles
- 160
The incredible story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback by his peer and secret rival Antonio Salieri - now confined to an insane asylum.
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American History X
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Tony Kaye , 1998
Strong language and violence. A former neo-nazi skinhead tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same wrong path that he did.
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- English subtitles
- 120
Strong language and violence. A former neo-nazi skinhead tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same wrong path that he did.
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Amistad
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Steven Spielberg , 1997
About a 1839 mutiny aboard a slave ship that is traveling towards the northeastern coast of America. Much of the story involves a court-room drama about the free man who led the revolt.
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- English subtitles
- 152
About a 1839 mutiny aboard a slave ship that is traveling towards the northeastern coast of America. Much of the story involves a court-room drama about the free man who led the revolt.
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Another Country
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Marek Kanievska , 1984
Based on the life of the young Guy Burgess, who would become better known as one of the Cambridge Spies.
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- English subtitles
- 90
Based on the life of the young Guy Burgess, who would become better known as one of the Cambridge Spies.
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Apollo 13
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Ron Howard , 1995
Three astronauts must devise a strategy to return to Earth safely after their spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage.
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- English subtitles
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Three astronauts must devise a strategy to return to Earth safely after their spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage.
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Ballon
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Michael Herbig , 2018
East Germany, 1979. After initially failing to flee from the East to the West in a self-built hot-air balloon, two families struggle to make a second attempt, while the East German State Police are chasing them.
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- English subtitles
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East Germany, 1979. After initially failing to flee from the East to the West in a self-built hot-air balloon, two families struggle to make a second attempt, while the East German State Police are chasing them.
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Black Hawk Down
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Ridley Scott , 2001
123 elite U.S. soldiers drop into Somalia to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord and find themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis.
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- English subtitles
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123 elite U.S. soldiers drop into Somalia to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord and find themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis.
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Bloody Sunday
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Paul Greengrass , 2002
A dramatization of the Irish civil rights protest march and subsequent massacre by British troops on January 30, 1972.
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- English subtitles
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A dramatization of the Irish civil rights protest march and subsequent massacre by British troops on January 30, 1972.
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Braveheart
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Mel Gibson , 1995
Scottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England.
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- English subtitles
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Scottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England.
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Brexit: The Uncivil War
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Toby Haynes , 2019
Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day.
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- English subtitles
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Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day.
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Bridge of Spies
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Steven Spielberg , 2015
During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
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- English subtitles
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During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier
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Anthony Russo, Joe Russo , 2014
As Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world, he teams up with a fellow Avenger and S.H.I.E.L.D agent, Black Widow, to battle a new threat from history: an assassin known as the Winter Soldier.
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- English subtitles
- 136
As Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world, he teams up with a fellow Avenger and S.H.I.E.L.D agent, Black Widow, to battle a new threat from history: an assassin known as the Winter Soldier.
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Cave of Forgotten Dreams
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Werner Herzog , 2010
Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity.
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- English subtitles
- 90
Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity.
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Cold Mountain
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Anthony Minghella , 2003
In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart.
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- English subtitles
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In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart.
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Comrades
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Bill Douglas , 1986
The story of "The Tolpuddle Martyrs". A group of 19th century English farm labourers who formed one of the first trade unions and started a campaign to receive fair wages.
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- No subtitles
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The story of "The Tolpuddle Martyrs". A group of 19th century English farm labourers who formed one of the first trade unions and started a campaign to receive fair wages.
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Cry Freedom
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Richard Attenborough , 1987
South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend the black activist Steve Biko.
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- No subtitles
- 157
South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend the black activist Steve Biko.
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Danton
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Andrzej Wajda, Jean-Claude Carriere , 1983
Action opens in November of 1793, with Danton returning to Paris from his country retreat upon learning that the Committee for Public Safety...
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- English subtitles
- 136
Action opens in November of 1793, with Danton returning to Paris from his country retreat upon learning that the Committee for Public Safety...
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Des hommes et des dieux
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Xavier Beauvois , 2010
Under threat by fundamentalist terrorists, a group of Trappist monks stationed with an impoverished Algerian community must decide whether to leave or stay.
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- English subtitles
- 122
Under threat by fundamentalist terrorists, a group of Trappist monks stationed with an impoverished Algerian community must decide whether to leave or stay.
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Des hommes et des dieux
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Xavier Beauvois , 2010
Under threat by fundamentalist terrorists, a group of Trappist monks stationed with an impoverished Algerian community must decide whether to leave or stay.
- Films
- No subtitles
- 122
Under threat by fundamentalist terrorists, a group of Trappist monks stationed with an impoverished Algerian community must decide whether to leave or stay.
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Detroit
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Kathryn Bigelow , 2017
Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds.
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- English subtitles
- 143
Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds.