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In Paris to promote A Private Life, Jodie Foster delivers her first solo lead in French under director Rebecca Zlotowski while coping with back pain; she underscores a lifelong connection to France, speaks fluent French with ease, and bonds with co-star Daniel Auteuil. The Cannes reception was enthusiastic, though French critics were mixed, and Foster teases a possible future directing project in French.
French President Emmanuel Macron received a rock star welcome at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China, where he was greeted by ecstatic crowds of students. Macron's charisma and "La coolitude" were on full display as he spoke to students and encouraged the study of the French language. Later, he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss a range of topics, including the Ukraine war and Taiwan, with Xi assuring Macron that he currently has no plans to attack the self-ruled democratic island.