Key topics: French cinema tradition (Nouvelle Vague, contemporary auteur film), French architecture (Haussmannian Paris, modernist landmarks, colonial-era buildings in francophone cities), Fashion and haute couture as cultural expression, Fine arts traditions (Impressionism, Surrealism, contemporary francophone artists), Music traditions across the francophone world (chanson française, musique africaine, zouk, raï), The role of art and aesthetics in French national identity, Vocabulary: l'esthétique, la haute couture, le patrimoine artistique, la Nouvelle Vague, les beaux-arts, le mécénat.
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