Some of the main breakouts of Swiss cinema in 2026—and the few years that precede it—share one striking commonality: they are either entirely in English or feature large chunks of English. Think Petra Volpe’s Locarno-winning “Frank & Louis,” Damien Hauser’s festival darling “Memory of Princess Mumbi,” Denis Rabaglia’s buzzy “Butterfly Stroke” and, of course, Tim
The UK government has six months to decide whether to terminate a deal worth more than $400 million between the country’s National Health Service and American software company Palantir. If one part of the NHS is already doing without Palantir, politicians are asking, why can’t the rest of the country? In 2023, the UK commissioned
I moved to Paris from the United Kingdom in 2017, and while I expected some challenges along the way, I was surprised to discover that many of the things I’d been worrying about turned out not to be issues at all. However, in their place were several other unforeseen obstacles that I wished I’d been
A UK government spokesman said: “This is a matter for the French authorities.” French authorities said the public service patrol vessel Flamant had carried out a pistol shooting exercise off the coast of Cap de Gris-Nez. A spokesperson said: “To maintain their high level of operability in the current international context, French Navy units train
England players have been advised to avoid drinking alcohol the day before and the day after matches, under new behavioral guidelines. A midnight curfew was introduced after an Ashes tour ruined by off-field problems, but ambiguities around the curfew were a factor in the nightclub controversy involving Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson. Following that incident,
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is based on Homer’s ancient Greek epic, which dates back to roughly the 8th or 7th century BC. As a result, some moviegoers were surprised when the film’s various trailers let it slip that Nolan’s characters speak dialogue in contemporary English with mostly American accents. The creative decision sparked intense discourse
