LibGuides: History of France: Media

French Films

Collection Description
The French Film collection includes over 2,700 DVDs and 220 VHS tapes. The information desk at the Friedman Center on Level A of the SciLi serves as the service point. Viewing stations are located on the 14th floor of the SciLi. For specific location of each title, consult BruKnow https://bruknow.library.brown.edu, the online catalog.

Preview of the Providence French Film Festival

New French DVDs @ Brown
A list of French language DVDs recently acquired by the Library.
French Films by genre
Fiction and Film for French Historian
Edited by Liana Vardi, University of Buffalo, Fiction and Film for French Historians comments and reviews both recent and classic works related to France's past.
Institut français - Cinéma
Actualités du cinéma et films à la demande.
African cinema bibliography
This bibliography was prepared by Meadow Dibble-Dieng (French Studies) with the assistance of Linda Liu (English Department) as a research guide for Philip Rosen's course on African cinema.
Institut de l'Audiovisuel
Videos, audio and hypermedia: latest news as well as historical documentaries and interviews.

Images

Looking for images and how to deal with copyright? Consult the guide Finding and Using Images compiled by Karen Bouchard, Visual Resources Specialist at the Library

Bandes dessinées

The Brown Library has a collection of over 240 "bandes dessinées" (French language comic books) and graphic novels. Enjoy reading Astérix, Lucky Luke, Tintin or newer titles by Schuiten or Tardi. You may find your favorite titles by searching the Library Search box. Most titles are kept at the Rock Reserve desk and can be checked out for a few hours. Other can be found in the stacks. To consult the complete list of titles maintained by Shoggy Waryn in French Studies, click here.

Image, courtesy of Shoggy Waryn, French Studies

Chanson Française

Sites sur la Chanson d'Expression Française
Web page created & maintained by Shoggy Waryn (Brown University)
Centre National de la Chanson
Brian Thompson's page for the Centre National de la Chanson's page created and maintained by Brian Thompson (University of Massachusetts, Boston). The Center promotes the use of French songs in the teaching of the French language

Radio

Radio & Télé Outremer
Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique, Mayotte, Nelle Calédonie, Polynésie, Réuion, St. Pierre & Miquelon, Wallis & Futuna

Listen to Interactive radio on PressDisplay of Le Monde, Les Echos and Le Figaro (Brown users only).

Radio France Internationale (RFI)
News and programs
Radios francophones publiques
Podcast and streaming of over 20 radio stations

Television

TV5 Afrique

On the Brown campus IPTV, select channel 72 to view TV5.

TV5 Monde