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Local France
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Local France
British Netflix hit 'Adolescence' to be shown in French schools: minister
The producer of the series broadcast on Netflix has "opened up the rights to us" and the French education ministry will "offer five educational sequences to young people based on this series", Education Minister Elisabeth Borne told LCI TV late on Sunday. These excerpts from the mini-series are "very representative of the violence that can exist among young people", Borne said. She added that they would be shown in secondary schools to children from the age of around 14 onwards. Such materials are intended to help raise awareness of the problem of "overexposure to screens and the trivialisation of violence on social networks", as well as the spread of so-called masculinist theories -- misogynistic spheres which advocate violence against women, said Borne. This follows a precedent set in the UK. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the move to screen the show -- in which a 13-year-old boy stabs a girl to death after being radicalised on the internet -- "an important initiative" which would help start conversations about the content teenagers consume online. "Adolescence", which was released on March 13, follows the aftermath of the schoolgirl's fatal stabbing, revealing the dangerous influences to which boys are subjected online and the secret meaning youngsters are giving to seemingly innocent emojis. The series has resonated with an audience increasingly disturbed by a litany of shocking knife crimes committed by young people and the misogynistic rhetoric of influencers like Andrew Tate. Advertisement As of June 1, "Adolescence" reached a total of 141.2 million views, making it Netflix's second most watched English-language series ever, according to industry magazine Variety.
LeMonde
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- LeMonde
Netflix hit 'Adolescence' will be shown in French schools, government announces
British Netflix drama Adolescence, which has sparked widespread debate about the toxic and misogynistic influences to which young boys are exposed online, can now be shown in French secondary schools, a minister has said. The producer of the Netflix series has "opened up the rights to us" and the French education ministry will "offer five educational sequences to young people based on this series," Education Minister Elisabeth Borne told LCI TV late on Sunday, June 8. The excerpts from the miniseries are "very representative of the violence that can exist among young people," Borne said, adding they would be shown in secondary schools to children from the age of around 14. Such materials are intended to help raise awareness of the problem of "overexposure to screens and the trivialization of violence on social networks," as well as the spread of theories of so-called masculinists, misogynistic spheres which advocate violence against women, Borne said. Addressing exposure to mysogynistic rhetoric The French initiative followed a precedent set in the UK. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the move to screen the show, in which a 13-year-old boy stabs a girl to death after being radicalized on the internet, "an important initiative" that would help start conversations about the content teenagers consume online. Adolescence, which was released on March 13, follows the aftermath of a schoolgirl's fatal stabbing, revealing the dangerous influences to which boys are subjected online and the secret meaning youngsters are giving to seemingly innocent emojis. The series has resonated with an audience increasingly disturbed by a litany of shocking knife crimes committed by young people and the misogynistic rhetoric of influencers like Andrew Tate. As of June 1, it reached a total of 141.2 million views, making it Netflix's second most-watched English-language series ever, according to industry magazine Variety.
Mint
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
British Netflix hit Adolescence to be shown in French schools: minister
British Netflix drama "Adolescence" -- which has sparked widespread debate about the toxic and misogynistic influences to which young boys are exposed online, can now be shown in French secondary schools -- a minister has said. the initiative follows a precedent set in the UK. The producer of the series broadcast on Netflix has "opened up the rights to us" and the French education ministry will "offer five educational sequences to young people based on this series", Education Minister Elisabeth Borne told LCI TV late on Sunday. These excerpts from the mini-series are "very representative of the violence that can exist among young people", Borne said. She added that they would be shown in secondary schools to children from the age of around 14 onwards. Such materials are intended to help raise awareness of the problem of "overexposure to screens and the trivialisation of violence on social networks", as well as the spread of so-called masculinist theories -- misogynistic spheres which advocate violence against women, said Borne. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the move to screen the show -- in which a 13-year-old boy stabs a girl to death after being radicalised on the internet -- "an important initiative" which would help start conversations about the content teenagers consume online. "Adolescence", which was released on March 13, follows the aftermath of the schoolgirl's fatal stabbing, revealing the dangerous influences to which boys are subjected online and the secret meaning youngsters are giving to seemingly innocent emojis. The series has resonated with an audience increasingly disturbed by a litany of shocking knife crimes committed by young people and the misogynistic rhetoric of influencers like Andrew Tate. As of June 1, "Adolescence" reached a total of 141.2 million views, making it Netflix's second most watched English-language series ever, according to industry magazine Variety.
Daily Tribune
05-03-2025
- Politics
- Daily Tribune
Macron to address France over global 'uncertainty'
French President Emmanuel Macron said he would address the nation Wednesday over the current global uncertainty in the wake of the radical change in US policy on Ukraine under Donald Trump. "My dear compatriots -- I will address you tonight at 8:00 pm (1900 GMT) at this moment of great uncertainty when the world is facing its greatest challenges," Macron wrote on X, announcing his first such address since Trump stunned the world with his foreign policy changes. A source close to the president, asking not to be named, told AFP Macron would address the fast-changing situation after Trump made clear his desire to swiftly end the war caused by Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine through direct negotiations with Moscow. Macron could also announce the "next steps" of the diplomatic process, the source added. In the initial phase following the February 2022 Russian invasion, Macron repeatedly held telephone talks with President Vladimir Putin. But their last such contact dates back to September 2022. His address will come after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Tuesday called for a "truce" in the sea and sky as a first step to ending the three-year war with Russia, echoing an idea evoked by Macron at talks in London hosted by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the weekend. Zelensky appears to be seeking to lower the temperature after Friday's White House bust-up with Trump where the US president accused the Ukrainian leader of not wanting peace and "gambling with World War III". Trump Tuesday said he had received an "important" letter from Zelensky that said Kyiv was ready for talks with Russia and finalisation of a US minerals deal, adding: "I appreciate that he (Zelensky) sent this letter." - 'Lasting peace' - Macron welcomes Zelensky's willingness to "re-engage in dialogue" with Trump, the French presidency said Tuesday, after the Oval Office argument raised questions about the future of their relationship. Macron, who has been in regular contact with both Trump and Zelensky in recent days, has "reiterated France's determination to work with all stakeholders to implement a solid and lasting peace in Ukraine," the French presidency added. French government spokeswoman Sophie Primas on Wednesday welcomed what she described as "a resumption of dialogue" between the United States and Ukraine. "It's good because no one has an interest in cutting ties with the United States. In this context, and in the framework of the agreement on minerals that seems to be on its way, we will perhaps have conditions that will allow us to have a lasting and robust peace. This is what the Europeans want," she told LCI TV. Coincidentally, Macron is due to meet Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban later on Wednesday at the Elysee. Orban is an admirer not just of Trump but also Putin, and has repeatedly broken a united EU front on Ukraine. Macron will then on Thursday join other EU leaders in Brussels for a summit aimed at agreeing a massive boost in European defence spending to make up for the expected dwindling of transatlantic support under Trump.
Bloomberg
20-02-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Macron to Defend Europe in US Talks Next Week, Minister Says
French President Emmanuel Macron will defend Europe's interests regarding Ukraine when he meets US President Donald Trump in Washington next week, a French minister said. 'He will come to speak for the Europeans and the security of Europe,' the French minister for European affairs, Benjamin Haddad, said in an interview with LCI TV on Thursday. Haddad added that Ukraine's future can't be decided without the Ukrainians and the Europeans.
