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Cover photo for interview by Gary Lee Kraut of journalist Sophie Laurant and photographer Stéphane Compoint. Portraits and cover photos (c) Stéphane Compoint

Notre-Dame: An Interview with Witnesses to a Dazzling Restoration

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During the restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris, few journalists were authorized to enter the cathedral more than Sophie Laurant, senior reporter at Le Pèlerin. Even fewer photographers were given access than Stéphane Compoint.
Gary Lee Kraut interviews Sophie Laurant and Stephane Compoint about their coverage of the Notre-Dame de Paris restoration project. Portait and cover photos by Stephane Compoint.

Interview : Notre-Dame, témoins clés d’une restauration éblouissante

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Peu de journalistes ont été autorisés à pénétrer dans la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris pendant la période de restauration aussi souvent que Sophie Laurant, grand reporter au Pèlerin. Et encore moins de photographes ont obtenu des autorisations aussi fréquemment et aussi largement que Stéphane Compoint, photojournaliste indépendant.
Kristen Grauer, U.S. Consul General in Marseille

Video Interview: Kristen Grauer, U.S. Consul General in Marseille

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What lurks behind the brilliant smile of Kristen Grauer, U.S. Consul General in Marseille? Find out in this wide-ranging video interview.
Accessible Paris: Edouard Pastor, French architect, accessibility, Handigo

Accessible Paris: An Interview with Architect Edouard Pastor

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Meet architect Edouard Pastor, one of France’s leading experts on accessibility for those in situations of disability. He has been involved in audits and accessibility programing for a number of high-profile monuments in Paris, including the Eiffel Tower, the Palais Royal and Comédie Française Theaters, the Pompidou Center and others.

Quentin Roosevelt, President’s Son, the Most Famous American Killed in France in WWI

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Quentin Roosevelt, son of Theodore Roosevelt and his second wife Edith, was shot down by German planes during aerial combat over France on July 14, 1918, northeast of Paris between Château-Thierry and Reims.In this exclusive France Revisited interview, Christiane Sinnig-Haas, author of a forthcoming book about Quentin Roosevelt, tells about “the most famous American victim of the First World War.”

Quentin Roosevelt, fils du président américain, mort pour la France le 14 juillet 1918

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Un entretien France Revisited avec Christiane Sinnig-Haas, auteur d’un ouvrage sur l’Américain Quentin Roosevelt (1897-1918), fils cadet du Président Théodore, mort dans un combat aérien au dessus de la France le 14 juillet 1918 près de Château-Thierry lors de la Première guerre mondiale.

My French Life, the Interview

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Dec. 2011. Some much appreciated recognition came knocking at my screen this month, one via from California, the other via Melbourne, Australia. First the California-based North...

Vincenzo Peruggia, the Man Who Stole the Mona Lisa

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On August 21, 1911, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre by Vincenzo Peruggia, an Italian laborer living in Paris. Now, 100 years later, a new documentary puts together the missing pieces of the theft and of the life of the thief. Read this exclusive interview with the filmmaker.

An Interview with Ellen Sussman, Author of the Novel “French Lessons”

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Ellen Sussman’s new novel French Lessons is a sexy, sensual, café-filled story about three Americans who explore Paris while receiving walking French lessons. An entertaining France Revisited interview with the author by Gary Lee Kraut.

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