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Page: Feed: --- ## [Private foundations and politics of patronage](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/08/22/private-foundations-and-politics-of-patronage_6756755_30.html) _2026-08-22 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ While the intertwining of wealth, art and power dates back to antiquity, the rise of patronage and major private foundations now raises the question of how economic capital is converted into cultural capital. ## ['Spider-Man: Brand New Day' and 'The Odyssey' give France's box office a boost](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/08/22/spider-man-brand-new-day-and-the-odyssey-give-france-s-box-office-a-boost_6756753_30.html) _2026-08-22 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ The two major summer hits have each already drawn over 6 million moviegoers, lifting forecasts for annual attendance. ## [Jorja Smith returns with 'What Are the Odds,' a dance-driven third album](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/08/22/jorja-smith-returns-with-what-are-the-odds-a-dance-driven-third-album_6756751_30.html) _2026-08-22 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Discovered ten years ago with her soulful single 'Blue Lights,' on August 21 the singer unveils an album with electronic sounds, produced by Anglo-Nigerian P2J. ## [Kyiv's brief glimmers of joy amidst war: 'Never in my life have I seen so many beautiful people in one place'](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2026/08/21/in-kyiv-fleeting-moments-of-celebration-stolen-from-the-war-never-in-my-life-have-i-seen-so-many-beautiful-people-in-one-place_6756723_117.html) _2026-08-21 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ For the second year in a row, the Vyriy music and visual arts festival brought together several thousand people in Kyiv on August 8 and 9, despite relentless Russian drone attacks. Soldiers on leave and families joined partygoers to dance and celebrate Ukrainian folklore inside this rare bubble of peace. ## ['Lanterns' on HBO Max: Not your shiny saviors](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/08/21/lanterns-on-hbo-max-not-your-shiny-saviors_6756717_30.html) _2026-08-21 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ The series inspired by 'Green Lantern,' one of the oldest superhero comics, revisits the theme of humanity’s protectors as imperfect beings. ## [An unusual political compromise in Italy could create public body to support film industry](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/08/21/in-italy-an-unusual-political-compromise-could-create-a-public-body-to-support-the-film-industry_6756715_19.html) _2026-08-20 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ MPs will debate a bill in September to establish an 'agency for cinema and audiovisual media' amid budget austerity. However, the plan would still leave significant powers in the hands of political authorities. ## [Nicolas Altmayer, producer of hit French comedies, dies at 61](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/obituaries/article/2026/08/19/nicolas-altmayer-producer-of-hit-french-comedies-dies-at-61_6756682_15.html) _2026-08-19 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ A key figure in French cinema, Nicolas Altmayer co-founded Mandarin & Compagnie with his brother, Eric. The production company backed 'Brice de Nice,' 'OSS 117,' and 10 films by François Ozon. He died on August 17 at age 61. ## ['Fjord' by Cristian Mungiu, Cannes Palme d'Or winner: A clash of opposing worlds](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/08/19/fjord-by-cristian-mungiu-palme-d-or-winner-at-the-cannes-film-festival-a-clash-of-opposing-worlds_6756652_30.html) _2026-08-19 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ A deeply religious Romanian evangelical family, newly settled in a small Norwegian town, clashes with the country's liberal principles and ultimately the courts when the couple is suspected of child abuse. ## [ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dead at 77](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/08/19/zz-top-drummer-frank-beard-dead-at-77_6756650_30.html) _2026-08-18 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ The musician, whose beats carried hits like 'La Grange' and 'Sharp Dressed Man,' had stepped back from touring last year after suffering from unspecified health issues. ## [Film producer Nicolas Altmayer and Dior executive Mathilde Favier die in car accident](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/obituaries/article/2026/08/18/film-producer-nicolas-altmayer-and-dior-executive-mathilde-favier-his-partner-die-in-car-accident_6756635_15.html) _2026-08-18 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Mathilde Favier was Dior's head of public relations. Nicolas Altmeyer, her partner, was known for producing the French films 'OSS 117,' 'Alpha,' and 'Monsieur Aznavour.' ## [Anthony Ettinger on LinkedIn (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/40WCsus0d9tj) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Public LinkedIn profile at linkedin.com/in/anthonyettinger. ## [Maison de Victor Hugo highlights architecture as integral to the writer's work](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/08/18/maison-de-victor-hugo-reveals-the-writer-s-passion-for-architecture_6756608_30.html) _2026-08-18 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ An exhibition brings to life the writer's passion for architecture and its place in his work through letters, documents, prints and paintings. ## [Elton John's favorite photographs go on show in Paris](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/08/17/elton-john-s-favorite-photographs-go-on-show-in-paris_6756595_30.html) _2026-08-17 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ The Jeu de Paume is showcasing 300 prints from the 7,000 collected by the British singer and his husband, David Furnish. ## [Hayden Panettiere, star of 'Heroes' and 'Nashville,' dies at 36](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/obituaries/article/2026/08/17/hayden-panettiere-star-of-heroes-and-nashville-dies-at-36_6756579_15.html) _2026-08-17 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Hayden Panettiere, star of several popular television series including 'Heroes' and 'Nashville,' and later an award-winning country music singer, was announced dead by her father, in a statement to ABC News on Sunday. ## [Renaissance paintings by Antonello da Messina stolen from Sicilian museum](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/16/renaissance-paintings-by-antonello-da-messina-stolen-from-sicilian-museum_6756565_4.html) _2026-08-16 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ The thieves removed all five panels of the 'San Gregorio Polyptych' from their frame, but abandoned two behind a wall while fleeing. An art expert estimated the stolen works at €70 million to €80 million. ## ['The End of Oak Street': Jurassic Park comes to suburban America](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/08/16/the-end-of-oak-street-jurassic-park-comes-to-suburban-america_6756557_30.html) _2026-08-16 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Blending prehistoric science fiction with a satire of American suburbia, David Robert Mitchell playfully subverts the conventions of Steven Spielberg's blockbuster, delivering a B-movie that is both wild and cleverly twisted. ## [Mahmoud Darwish and Tamar Ben Ami: The impossible love of a Palestinian poet and an Israeli dancer](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2026/08/16/mahmoud-darwish-and-tamar-ben-ami-the-impossible-love-of-a-palestinian-poet-and-an-israeli-dancer_6756554_117.html) _2026-08-16 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ In the early 1960s, in Haifa, Israel, the young Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish fell in love with Tamar Ben Ami, a Jewish Israeli dancer. Their romance was intense but brief. From this forbidden love, the writer composed a poignant poem, 'Rita and the Rifle,' which is still sung throughout the Arab world. ## [Frank Stella and the wild freedom of postwar American artists in Saint-Etienne](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/08/15/frank-stella-and-the-wild-freedom-of-postwar-american-artists-in-saint-etienne_6756541_30.html) _2026-08-15 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Saint-Etienne is dedicating its summer exhibitions to bold visual artists who shook up the art world after World War II. ## ['Spider-Man' in theaters: 'What remains of the desire to see truth and humanism triumph when the lights come back on?'](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/08/15/spider-man-in-theaters-what-remains-of-the-desire-to-see-truth-and-humanism-triumph-when-the-lights-come-back-on_6756527_23.html) _2026-08-15 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Watching a film that celebrates courage, justice and loyalty sparks an immediate but fleeting surge of generosity. Why not extend that moment through social and political engagement in support of these values, suggests Pierre-Henri Najar, consultant and comic book fan, in this op-ed for Le Monde. ## [Italian police recover stolen Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings worth millions](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/08/14/italian-police-recover-stolen-renoir-cezanne-and-matisse-paintings-worth-millions_6756503_30.html) _2026-08-14 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ The paintings had been stolen from the Magnani Rocca Foundation, and were worth more than €10 million combined. ## [Brazilian police recover eight stolen Matisse engravings](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/08/14/brazilian-police-recover-eight-stolen-matisse-engravings_6756494_30.html) _2026-08-14 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ The works were found at a home in the town of Sao Bernardo do Campo, near Sao Paulo, and the man who had them was arrested, police said. ## [AI publishing with human taste (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/NITrp6nGwmMb) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Convert AI research into blogs, podcasts, and newsletters with optional human review. ## [Ryusuke Hamaguchi, director of 'All of a Sudden': 'I tend to create my works from dialogue'](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/08/14/ryusuke-hamaguchi-director-of-all-of-a-sudden-i-tend-to-create-my-works-from-dialogue_6756488_30.html) _2026-08-14 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ The filmmaker drew inspiration from correspondence between a nursing home director and a theater director facing terminal cancer. True to his discreet nature, Hamaguchi refuses to have his cinema reflect his personal convictions. ## [The long fight to return the 'Ségou treasure,' a spoil of colonization](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2026/08/12/the-long-fight-to-return-the-segou-treasure-a-spoil-of-colonization_6756435_124.html) _2026-08-12 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ The Sufi spiritual leader El Hadj Omar Tall, who counted hundreds of thousands of followers, was a 19th-century scholar and anti-colonialist fighter. France's adoption of a law on the restitution of stolen cultural property could allow his descendants to recover his manuscripts, jewelry, and valuable possessions. ## [Eurovision to exclude countries at war from hosting contest](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/08/12/eurovision-to-exclude-countries-at-war-from-hosting-contest_6756434_30.html) _2026-08-12 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ The organizers of the song contest did not mention any country by name, but Israel came close to winning the competition in both 2025 and 2026, ultimately finishing second on each occasion. The organizers also announced an increase in the minimum age of competitors. ## ['All of a Sudden': Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto in a profoundly human conversation](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/08/12/all-of-a-sudden-virginie-efira-and-tao-okamoto-in-a-profoundly-human-conversation_6756400_30.html) _2026-08-12 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Led by the two actresses, who shared the Best Actress prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi's new film, opening in theaters Wednesday, transforms the budding friendship between two women into a meditation on mortality and the desire to do good. ## [A fragile enclave in Colombia offers shelter from armed group violence](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/summer-reads/article/2026/08/08/a-fragile-enclave-in-colombia-offers-shelter-from-armed-group-violence_6756282_183.html) _2026-08-08 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ 'Growing up in hostile environments' (1/7). Photographer Louisa Ben traveled to the port city of Buenaventura, Colombia, long plagued by armed group violence. She opens the doors to the stilt houses of the so-called 'peace zone,' a neighborhood protected by police and soldiers but whose fragile safety has been shaken since the recent election of a far-right president backed by Donald Trump. ## [In 'Girl,' a Taiwanese schoolgirl longs for freedom in the face of everyday brutality](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/08/07/in-girl-a-taiwanese-schoolgirl-longs-for-freedom-in-the-face-of-everyday-brutality_6756269_30.html) _2026-08-07 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Actress Shu Qi makes her directorial debut with a sensitive and melancholic film inspired by her own childhood, focusing on the female experience. ## [Didier Decoin, Goncourt Prize-winning French novelist and screenwriter, dies](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/obituaries/article/2026/08/07/didier-decoin-goncourt-prize-winning-french-novelist-and-screenwriter-dies_6756248_15.html) _2026-08-07 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Awarded the prestigious literary prize in 1977 for his novel John l'Enfer, Decoin, whose father was one of the great postwar film directors, regarded the prize as a second birth. ## [UK gives green light to Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/08/06/uk-gives-green-light-to-paramount-s-takeover-of-warner-bros_6756220_19.html) _2026-08-06 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ The UK's main competition and consumer protection regulator found that the takeover would not weaken competition in film distribution, children's TV and streaming services. ## [At Montpellier's MoCo museum, Kiki Smith explores our animal nature](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/08/06/at-montpellier-s-moco-kiki-smith-explores-our-animal-nature_6756206_30.html) _2026-08-06 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ The retrospective dedicated to the American artist features around 150 works made from 1983 to the present day, encompassing a range of formats and materials, including drawings, photographs, bronzes, prints and tapestries. ## [CLI-first decentralized GPU compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/BWQQaloA5lyj) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Pay workers or run your GPU for FFmpeg transcode and AI inference. ## [Lawyer, singer and painter: Paolo Conte and his artful fusions](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/08/06/lawyer-singer-and-painter-paolo-conte-and-his-artful-fusions_6756204_30.html) _2026-08-06 · Culture : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ At age 89, the artist is exhibiting 70 drawings and watercolors at the Italian Cultural Institute of Paris.