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The first French swimmer to be crowned Olympic champion was Laure Manaudou. She won gold in the 400-meter freestyle in Athens in 2004.

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The American musical romantic comedy film Singin' in the Rain was released in 1952. Directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, it illustrates the transition from silent to talking pictures.

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The Rougon-Macquart cycle is a series of 20 novels written by Émile Zola, one of the greatest French naturalist writers of the 19th century.

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Initiated into Art Nouveau by Émile Gallé in 1894, Majorelle became one of the founding members of the École de Nancy in February 1901.

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Quito is the capital of Ecuador. Located in the Andes mountains, it is known for its high altitude and its historic center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Alberto Moravia's novel Contempt was adapted for the cinema in 1963 by Jean-Luc Godard, with Brigitte Bardot and Michel Piccoli in the leading roles.

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Oregon pine is actually neither a pine nor a fir, but a member of the genus Pseudotsuga.

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Et moi, et moi, et moi is Jacques Dutronc's first EP, released in 1966 by Vogue. The title song is a satire of the petit-bourgeois way of life and appears on the album Jacques Dutronc (1966).

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In Greek mythology, Hermes is the messenger of the gods, the god of trade, travel, thieves and eloquence. He also guides souls to the Underworld.

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is an American film directed by Miloš Forman, released in 1975. Adapted from the eponymous novel by Ken Kesey published in 1962, the film was awarded the five main Oscars, including Best Picture and six Golden Globes.

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