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Lost In Frenchlation

Manon Kerjean, ARBL Murray (Alex Brook Lynn)

Lost in Frenchlation is a show about contemporary French cinema with a smattering of cinema history. Each Episode Manon Kerjean and ARBL Murray (Alex Brook Lynn) talk to directors, actors, and other cinephiles about their latest films.Lost in Frenchlation is first and foremost a cinema club which screens French films with english subtitles in art house theaters in Paris and Greater France.Lost in Frenchlation the Podcast is a collaboration between World Radio Paris and L.I.F the cinema club

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42:50

John Botros: A Cinephile's Guide To Paris

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2026/10/09

Today we interview John Botros, comedian, cinephile and content creator. On instagram he is john.bot.ros. He recently started reviewing the cinemas of Paris and making film commentary and criticism on his channel. Hosts Manon Kerjean and ARBL Murray (Alex Brook Lynn) chat with John about what cinemas he likes, how he thinks about filmmakers and genre, and what he thinks is special about moviegoing in theaters. For more information on the LOST IN FRENCHLATION Cinema club and to book tickets go

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39:20

Staff Picks: French Films Our Interns Swear By

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2026/09/25

On this episode Alex Brook Lynn (ARBL Murray) and Manon Kerjean talk to the Lost in Frenchlation interns about their favorite French films to get us started in the new fall season of French film watching. Manon will also introduce some exciting news and new films coming up at the Lost in Frenchlation Cinema Club like the new partner theater at Le Saint Germain Des Pres, and the films she is excited to screen in the coming months.A list of the films we discuss in this episode. Staff Pick: Lleyton

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23:00

Cannes 2026 Wrap Up and Recommendations

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2026/06/05

Welcome to our Cannes 2026 Wrap up recommendations with screenwriter, composer, and podcaster, Youri Rebeko.ARBL Murray (Alex Brook Lynn) chats with Youri about what it's like to be a member of the press at Cannes, and how he felt about this years' selections. Youri has been reporting during Cannes for La Perch Podcast, a French language pod about cinema. In This Episode-Films Discussed:The Electric Kiss - Dir, Pierre SalvadoriFrench period comedy opening the festival this year. Fjord - Dir

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41:22

A History of Queer French Cinema with David Gerstner

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2026/05/18

The History of Queer French Cinema with David A. GerstnerThis June, Paris gets a queer‑film takeover: David A. Gerstner is guest‑curating the Lost in Frenchlation screening series across art‑house theaters for Pride Month — all films shown with English subtitles. Want the perfect primer before you dive in? This episode is it.More Info on Tickets and Program HERE.David A. Gerstner is our brilliant guide: a published historian of cinema, professor at CUNY, and the author of multiple books and

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19:44

The Lost Films of Alexandre Trannoy in L'Oeuvre...

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2026/04/18

This time on Lost in Frenchlation we talk with Vladimir Rodionov about his documentary which has been 15 years in the making. Vladmire and his co-director Avril Tembouret spent 15 years searching for any footage from a man who worked with famous actors, who shot a lot of projects but the films themselves never materialized and the footage, if there ever was, is lost without a trace.L'Oeuvre invisible traces the life of Alexandre Trannoy, an enigmatic filmmaker who, despite a 30 year career, never

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20:38

The Women of Paris Fashion in 'Couture' with Alice...

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2026/04/10

On this episode of Lost in Frenchlation, today we are talking to Alice Wincour who directed 'Couture' starring Angelina Jolie. It’s an intimate and artful look at some of the women behind Paris Fashion Week.Angelina Jolie plays a women named Maxine who is an indie horror director. Her career is about to take off, she is directing a film for a big Fashion House during Paris Fashion Week and has more opportunities on the horizon. She is suddenly diagnosed with a fast moving cancer. As the week

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14:58

Romantic French Socialism and An Architect Gone Mad...

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2026/02/23

A period film with all the juicy modern Paris architecture gossip! In this episode of Lost in Frenchlation, hosts ARBL Murray (Alex Brook Lynn) and Manon Kerjean are excited to delve into the film L'Inconnu de la Grande Arche or The Great Arche with director, Stéphane Demoustier.The film takes place in the 1980s and is based on the true story about the building of The Great Arch at La Défense in Paris. It was to be a great achievement among The Grands Projects of socialist President Francois

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35:15

Valentine’s Day Special: Vladimir Rodionov on Anges &...

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2026/02/13

In this episode of Lost in Frenchlation, hosts ARBL Murray (Alex Brook Lynn) and Manon Kerjean sit down with filmmaker Vladimir Rodionov at the Luminor Theater during a special Valentine’s Day screening of his romantic comedy Anges & Cie (Angels & Company / Angels Inc.).Set in a world where everyone has a personal angel, the film treats love like a workplace: angels are assigned “clients,” they follow you through every awkward, intimate moment, and they try (sometimes badly) to steer your

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30:12

Widows and Music! Arnaud Desplechin's Deux Pianos

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2026/01/28

Welcome to Lost in Frenchlation a show about contemporary French cinema with a smattering of history. Today we are at the Cinéma du Panthéon in the 5th arrondissement of Paris with Arnaud Desplechin talking about his film Deux Pianos as it screens. The film starrs Charlotte Rampling, Nadia Tareskavich, and Francois Civil.Deux pianos is about a piano prodigy, Mathias, who has been away for a long time, he returns to Lyon to play music with his mentor Elena (Charlotte Rampling). He runs into the love

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42:31

The Tragic Love Affair of French Icons in Moi qui...

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2026/01/16

Today on Lost in Frenchlation we talk to the renowned director Diane Kurys about her most recent film Moi qui t’aimais (Me who loved you.) Diane has had a truly incredible career. In this episode she shares with us the story of her parents falling in love as Jews in Europe during the holocaust, how that influenced her films about the nuances of love and commitment, and of course we talk about what it was like to write and direct a film about the complicated marriage of two French Entertainment

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29:19

Revoir Paris: 10 Years After the Attacks

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2026/01/15

On November 13th, at L’Arlequin cinema, Manon Kerjean screened Revoir Paris for the 10th anniversary of the Paris terrorist attacks. Revoir Paris is set during the attacks of 2015.During the screening, Manon and ARBL Murray (Alex Brook Lynn) were able to interview the filmmaker who captured that fateful day so remarkably, Alice Winocour. Alice talked to us about the impetus to make the film, using sound design to help the audience feel the memory fragmentation and trauma of the characters.Alice

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23:44

Colors of Time with Suzanne Lindon and Paul Kircher

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2026/01/15

On this episode of Lost in Frenchlation, we talk to Suzanne Lindon and Paul Kircher about what it was like to star in the new film by Cedric Klapisch, La Venue de l’avenir (French Title), Colors of Time (English Title). As always ARBL Murray (Alex Brook Lynn), and Manon Kerjean interviewed the pair as their film screened at Le Balzac Cinema during a Lost in Frenchlation event.Suzanne and Paul share about what it was like to embody characters from the turn of the 19th century in Paris, as the modern

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28:05

A Brave New World with Cute Robots

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2026/01/15

On this episode of Lost in Frenchlation Manon Kerjean and ARBL Murray (Alex Brook Lynn) interview Giulio Callegari the director of the new robot comedy ‘Un Monde Merveilleux’ or the English version ‘Robot T-O’ The film is set in the not so distant future in which robot companions have hit the consumer market and are now as common as the I-phone. We meet Max and her 10 year old daughter Paula who live off stealing and small time hustles. When they steal an outdated robot model and try to re-sell it,

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28:39

Jane Austin Wrecked My Life

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2026/01/15

In this Episode of Lost in Frenchlation we talk to Laura Piani, the writer and director of ‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,’ a new romantic comedy about a woman who lives between the pages and struggles to finish her own story. Laura shares with us why she decided to direct, what inspired this story, and how she chose to show the work of Jane Austen in a new light.We delve into some of the autobiographical elements of the film: The main character works at the famed Shakespeare and Co. as did Laura

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34:36

Cannes Wrap Up 2025 with Youri Rebeko

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2026/01/15

It’s that time of year again! The Cannes Film Festival wrap up! There were anarchists sabotaging electrical systems and fainting spells during the screenings but was it also an exciting year for cinema? Our guest Youri Rebeko helps us unpack it all and shares his top picks and biggest disappointments this year. Youri is a screenwriter, composer, and one of the hosts of the popular French cinema podcast La Perche.This episode is produced and hosted by Manon Kerjean and ARBL Murray and recorded in the

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29:39

All the Cinemas of Paris with Dina Iordanova

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2026/01/15

n this Episode of Lost in Frenchlatin we talk with Global Cinema expert Dina Iordanova about her 2016 book Cinemas of Paris.We talk about how Paris is a “never ending film festival,” and why movie going in the city of light is unlike anywhere else.We talk about the wealth of movie theaters and why they are all different. How some have gone to extreme lengths to keep these cinemas open and some have been saved by the city itself.Dina Iordanova is Emeritus Professor in Global Cinema at the University

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26:41

An Ode to Film by Arnaud Desplechin

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2026/01/15

In this Episode of Lost in Frenchlatin we talk with lauded French filmmaker and screenwriter Arnaud Desplechinabout his new film ‘Spectateurs!’ (Filmlovers!)His film screened at the beautiful Jeu de Paume in the Tuileries Gardens, during the Lost in Frenchlation event. Manon Kerjean and ARBL Murray were able to chat with Arnaud about his films, his inspiration, and what it was like to put together his own personal ode to cinema. Arnaud tells us why he used the mixed forms of narrative and

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26:54

Etat Limité - Diary of a mental Hospital

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2026/01/15

On this episode Manon Kerjean and ARBL Murray sit down with director Nicolas Peduzzi to talk about his latest documentary film Etat Limité or “On the Edge.” The Film follows a young psychiatrist Jamal during his daily rounds at the well-known Hospital Beaujon on the edge of Paris. Jamal has to navigate time constraints and budgetary restrictions whilst trying to care for his patients as best he can. Shot over the corse of 3 years, Etat Limité is an incredible portrait of the compassion of a young

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29:42

Paris Cinema Series: L'épée de Bois, A little Cinema...

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2026/01/15

In this Episode of Lost in Frenchlatin we continue our series on the Cinemas of Paris. Manon Kerjean and ARBL Murray chat with Camille Labé, the new Owner of L’épée de Bois. L’épée de Bois is a small cinema on Rue Mouffetard, one of the most iconic streets of Paris. The cinema opened in 1971 and has changed hands several times. Camille is the most recent owner having taken ownership in February of 2024. Camille tells us what it’s like to run a cinema with a focus on community and classic cinema

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33:44

Paris Cinema Series: Saving the Luminor Cinema

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2026/01/15

On this episode of Lost in Frenchlation, Manon Kerjean and ARBL Murray talk to the crew at the Luminor Cinema, one of the oldest movie houses in Paris, about what it’s like to run an art-house theater. From the Paris projectionist shortage to the regulations for film distribution, the story of the Luminor touches all facets of film culture in Paris and, more broadly, France. Andy Sellitto is the cinema manager, and Anna Dichio coordinates events as well as heads the awareness campaign to Save The

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