This current period of global economic crisis has caused the luxury industry big turmoil. Simply shifting focus from classic markets to new, emerging markets is not enough to make up the consumer-spending shortfall. I have spent the past few months meeti… more »

“Never is the French style more apparent than within its luxury brands. Among the true representatives of French culture, many of these brands were created centuries ago and are living expressions of the memory and heritage of France. More than objects…… more »

On Thursday, March 26th, we enjoyed a convivial reception at the World Affairs Council of Northern California. We listened to Pierre-François Mourier, Consul General of France in San Francisco, who explained to the young French-speaking audience why Fran… more »

Jean-Luc Godard’s reference riddled farewell to his muse/ex-wife Anna Karina -- never filmed more glamorously in dazzling Eastmancolor and Techniscope -- was shot simultaneously with Two or Three Things I Know About Her and has been virtually unseen in t… more »

The Class was the closing night film of French Cinema Now, 2008 San Francisco's French film festival. Palme d'Or at the Cannes film festival, and Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, it is now playing at Clay Theatre, 2261 Fillmore St, San Francisco. more »