France Inter Podcast: John Malkovich

Dangerous Liaisons

Un des meilleurs acteurs du monde, John Malkovich, connu pour ses films Dangerous Liaisons, The Man in the Iron Mask et naturellement Being John Malkovich, parle en profondeur de sa vie, de sa carriere et de son bilingualisme dans Le grand entretien par François Busnel, difussé par France Inter. Une émission excellente!

Si vous aimez Malkovich (ne vous inquiétez pas, c’est normal), vous pouvez aussi regarder une autre interview avec ce star bilingue et un extrait des Misérables, une série dans laquelle il joue le rôle inoubliable de Javert.

Star Bilingue: Tina Arena

Australian singer Tina Arena is a fluent speaker of French and for several years has been winning over audiences in France. In 2007, she sang at the official concert to celebrate the victory of Sarkozy, who later awarded her L’ordre national du Mérite.

In the interview above, Arena chats with Thierry Ardisson about recording, her mother and her taste in men. (Click here for the rest of the interview.) Below, she performs on Chabada’s “Paroles de femmes” special. The second song is a cover of Nicole Croisille’s 1975 hit “Un femme avec toi”.

Eurovision 2012: France’s Entry

Anggun

The French Eurovision act for 2012 goes by the name of Anggun. Originally from Jakarta, Indonesia, she released her first record at the age of 9, launched her international career in 1994 and has to date released five albums in French.

A French citizen since 2000, she has become extremely popular, releasing songs in several languages across Europe, the US and Asia. She says that despite not being born in France, the chance to represent the country at Eurovision will be a fantastic opportunity to truly represent the France of today, comprising a mix of many cultures.

The 2012 Eurovision Song Contest is being held in Baku, Azerbaijan, the country which won last year's contest. SBS host Julia Zemiro will be covering the event (broadcast schedules to be announced). To hear her discuss next year’s Eurovision competition as well as an abundance of other fascinating subjects, have a listen to our podcast, where we chat with her over coffee.

Star Bilingue: Marcello Mastroianni

Ce numéro de “L’Homme en question”, consacré à Marcello Mastroianni, est enregistré à Cannes pendant le Festival de 1978. Dans cet autoportrait filmé dans les environs de Rome, Marcello se livre sur sa vie, ses goûts, ses défauts, sa carrière et son statut de star.

Podcast: Interview with Julia Zemiro

Julia Zemiro, on a warm spring evening with
La Trobe French Club’s Myles and Mia

It is with unbridled pleasure that we post the fourth installment of the La Trobe University French Club podcast, with la femme la plus awesome du monde, Julia Zemiro!

The star of SBS juggernauts Rockwiz and Eurovision, Julia Zemiro is also one of Australia's foremost francophones.

Born in Aix-en-Provence to a French father and Australian multilingual mother, Julia immgirated at an early age to Australia and continues to speak impeccable français (as heard on SBS French).

In this in-depth podcast interview, Julia speaks eloquently and candidly about la politesse anglosaxonne, la fierté française, the schizophrenic nature of Australian culture, the evolution of SBS, l’interdiction de la burqua and her fantasy of doing a bilingual one-woman show.

Star Bilingue: John Malkovich

John Malkovich, American actor best known for his starring roles in such films as Dangerous Liaisons, The Killing Fields and Being John Malkovich, is stunningly fluent in French.

One of his most enduring French-speaking roles is as Javert in the 2000 miniseries adaptation of Les Misérables, co-starring Gerard Depardieu and Charlotte Gainsbourg. Watch a portion of his glacial performance below!

Star Bilingue: Jodie Foster

Fun fact: actress Jodie Foster (star of Silence of the Lambs and Taxi Driver) is mind-blowingly fluent in French. As she tells in this French TV interview, she learnt at the Lycée Français de Los Angeles, where she graduated in 1980 as valedictorian. She has dubbed herself in French-language versions of most of her films. Find more French Jodie Foster videos at ina.fr!