And also: Pascal Quignard, winner of the international Formentor prize; Angela Merkel, decorated with Germany’s highest honor…
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Fsummery. The actress Chiara Mastroianni will be the mistress of ceremonies of the 76 e Cannes film festival.
Literary prize. The Formentor 2023 international prize was awarded to the writer Pascal Quignard for all of his work.
Health. The French Director General of Health, Pr Jérôme Salomon, joins the management team of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva.
Ranking. “Time Magazine” has unveiled its ranking of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023, in which the footballer appears Kylian Mbappethe only Frenchman on this list.
Honor. Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit, Special Class, Germany’s highest honour.
Poetry. The actress and director Sophie Marceau launches into poetry with The Undergrounda collection of short stories, fables and poems published by Seghers next May.
Musical comedy. It’s a disappearing symbol of Broadway, The Phantom of the Operathe longest-running musical in New York’s famed theater district, has dropped the curtain, after 13,981 performances in 35 years.
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