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Above one entryway, a sword is lodged in the stone, said to have found its place there in the eighth century after being thrown more than 100 miles by Roland, the hero of the medieval chanson that bears his name.
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
There are intoxicating traces of chanson, jazz, chamber pop, and folk.
—Pitchfork, 2 Dec. 2025
There’s no equivalent of Broadway in Paris, and thus no long tradition of musicals done on stage, so many of the French movies are set in actual locations, with seemingly real people who suddenly decide to belt out a chanson or break into a dance number.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
Spectacular to look at, the production is unfailingly exuberant, a parade of color and catchy chanson.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
Audiard makes a case that the movie musical is the only genre that could have contained all this, enlisting nouvelle chanson artist Camille to write the songs and her partner Clément Ducol to compose the score.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
Nueva Canción draws inspiration from French chanson.
—Daniella Tello-Garzon, refinery29.com, 18 Jan. 2024
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
There are intoxicating traces of chanson, jazz, chamber pop, and folk.
—Pitchfork, 2 Dec. 2025
There’s no equivalent of Broadway in Paris, and thus no long tradition of musicals done on stage, so many of the French movies are set in actual locations, with seemingly real people who suddenly decide to belt out a chanson or break into a dance number.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
Spectacular to look at, the production is unfailingly exuberant, a parade of color and catchy chanson.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
Audiard makes a case that the movie musical is the only genre that could have contained all this, enlisting nouvelle chanson artist Camille to write the songs and her partner Clément Ducol to compose the score.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
Nueva Canción draws inspiration from French chanson.
—Daniella Tello-Garzon, refinery29.com, 18 Jan. 2024
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“Chanson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chanson. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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