There are many paintings in France. Above all, oil painting is famous. French paintings have various styles with the period. For example, some styles are Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Impressionism, Surrealism and so on.
Rococo style is characterized by brilliant colors and beautiful curves. Rococo style was popular in the 18th century. Madame de Pompadour (1755, Louvre) is famous portrait in the Rococo era. This picture was painted by Maurice Quentin de La Tour.
Neoclassicism was popular in the 19th century. Dominique Ingres is a typical painter in Neoclassicism. For example, Grande Odalisque is a famous picture (1814, Louvre) and was painted by Ingres.
Impressionism was born in the late of 19th century. The reason is that there was no more worth in painting, because of the appearance of the camera. Claude Monet (1840 - 1926) is a typical painter of Impressionism. For example, Woman with a Parasol (1875), Bridge over a Pool of Water Lilies (1899, Metropolitan Museum of Art). Japonism （an interest in Europe in all things Japanese）haｄ a major impact on his style.
Bridge over a Pool of Water Lilies (1899, Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Sculpture
Auguste Rodin was a famous sculptor in France in the 19th century. He made many famous sculptures, for example, the Thinker, The Burghers of Calais, and The Gates of Hell.
Cinema
Cannes Film Festival is held in Cannes in May every year. It is the most authoritative international film festival in the world. The top prize is called “Palme d'Or”. It is selected from about 20 films. Two famous movies that received this award are The Pianist in 2002 by Roman Polanski and Glory to the Filmmaker! by Beat Takeshi in 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes_Film_Festival
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Cannes Film Festival is very popular, right? I want to see.
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