Art in France is taken very seriously. The French are sincerely convinced that they are the best in painting, literature, cinema, music and other manifestations of the human spirit. The residence of a Frenchman is usually judged by the books he has in the bookcase and what pictures hang on the walls. French character, style of life and centuries-old cultural heritage gave birth to amazing French artistry, the ability to transform ordinary things into works of art.

French Film

It was the French who came up with the author's cinema, expressing the vision of the world of a single person with a movie camera. In a lot of French films that are considered masterpieces of cinematography, in fact, nothing happens: a few bored and lonely people (usually mediocre appearance) hang around and around the screen, keep silent, talk lazily, expressively look at the lens.

In any other country, movies of this kind would threaten an imminent failure at the box office. However, the French watch such a film to the end, and then go to the nearest bistro to discuss all the nuances and subtleties of what they saw and "figure out" what the author wanted to say.

French literature

The French are not without cause grounded in their literature .Especially popular are several ambiguous classics: Rimbaud (a poet who abandoned poetry for commerce at the age of 27), Verlaine (also a poet and famous brawler), Molière (whom the church authorities forbade to bury in consecrated land), Voltaire (who served time in the Bastille for satirical poems).Special love for the French is enjoyed by Marcel Proust, who wrote a seven-volume saga "In search of lost time," long and drawn, depressed and melancholic, asserting with each page his thought that we are only slaves of our memories .

French music

The French still prefer traditional music. In the cafe and squares you can hear small orchestras, consisting of an accordion, saxophone, violin and guitar, performing sad and romantic melodies. French chansonnier all also sing songs about the separation of lovers, unhappy love and sentimental memories.