https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The latest spin-off in the Star Wars saga, dedicated to Han Solo, will be screened at Cannes next month, the film festival announced on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180407/star-wars-spin-off-solo-to-be-presented-at-cannes Sat, 07 Apr 2018 03:28:35 +0200 star-wars-spin-off-solo-to-be-presented-at-cannes May the 4th is Star Wars day ("May the Fourth be with you"). In its honour, here's how the Star Wars characters were given a French makeover for a French audience. Que la force soit avec toi. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170504/star-wars-force-awakens-star-wars-characters-in-french Thu, 04 May 2017 18:15:35 +0200 star-wars-force-awakens-star-wars-characters-in-french With France, like the rest of the world, in the grip of Star Wars fever, an intergalactic spaceship and its two storm troopers, crash landed onto a Normandy beach at the weekend. Well, kind of. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151221/video-star-wars-space-ship-crash-lands-on-normandy-beach Mon, 21 Dec 2015 13:35:19 +0100 video-star-wars-space-ship-crash-lands-on-normandy-beach The Force finally awakens in France on Wednesday as the new Star Wars film opens in cinemas. Some half a million have pre-booked tickets including some Americans who are flying across the Atlantic just to see the movie. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151216/le-force-awakens-star-wars-fever-grips-france Wed, 16 Dec 2015 09:31:05 +0100 le-force-awakens-star-wars-fever-grips-france The film may be 37 years old but the force continues to be with Star Wars as a new Paris exhibition looks set to break records for visitor numbers after a storming opening weekend. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140218/stars-wars-paris-exhibition-star-wars-identities Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:05:00 +0100 stars-wars-paris-exhibition-star-wars-identities