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Iconic French Philosopher Falls for Literary Hoax

By Dana KennedyFeb 9th 2010 – 3:45PM
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NICE, France (Feb. 9) – France's most famous celebrity philosopher, the flashy Bernard-Henri Lévy, likes to be at the center of intellectual discourse in Paris, where he can count on at least some people greeting his every pensée with fawning admiration. But this week Lévy, known throughout France simply as BHL, is...

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  • 05/26/12 Cannes' Middle East films show Arab Spring unfurl Source: The Oregon Herald - Portland OR While both films deal with contemporary events in the Middle East, "The Oath of Tobruk " ("Le Serment de Tobrouk") is a French-language documentary about the Libyan war with a highly subjective slant.
  • 05/26/12 Breeze of Arab Spring felt on Cannes red carpet Source: CBS - WINK News - Fort Myers FL The ripples of the Arab Spring are being felt in summery Cannes, where films from Egypt and Syria, as well as a passionate documentary about the overthrow of Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, are being screened alongside the latest features from the world's heavyweight directors.
  • 05/25/12 Films from Libya, Syria and Egypt bring Arab Spring to... Source: Guelph Mercury The ripples of the Arab Spring are being felt in summery Cannes, where films from Egypt and Syria, as well as a passionate documentary about the overthrow of Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, are being screened alongside the latest features from the world's heavyweight directors.
  • 05/25/12 Lévy's Libya: a philosopher's phone call to arms... Source: The Guardian - London - UK As a French public intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy is a creature perfectly unimaginable in Anglo-Saxon culture.
  • 05/25/12 Libyan rebels hit Cannes red carpet for Levy film... Source: Expatica French writer and philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy will stride the red carpet at Cannes Friday with four Libyan rebels for the premiere of his documentary on the Libyan war, "The Oath of Tobruk".

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