When you think of France, certain images come to mind: the Eiffel Tower, delicious pastries, and beautiful historic cities.

The decision to bar a French actor from a Cannes premiere over rape allegations has prompted talk of a U-turn from a festival that previously only paid lip service to the #MeToo movement. It echoes ...

The hyperelitist world of prerevolutionary France fostered resentment among writers excluded from salons and high society.