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Once Upon A Time In France: As The Pandemic Turns, Comic Book Blues, and True Opera Crime
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Once Upon A Time In France: As The Pandemic Turns, Comic Book Blues, and True Opera Crime

Plus a scary presidential poll.

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Chris O'Brien
Feb 01, 2021
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The French have a surprising obsession with soap operas. We like to think of France as our sophisticated cultural cousin compared to the common tastes of Americans. But as it turns out, the French like to eat frozen foods, and they love watching poorly written, poorly acted dramas. Just like us.

Shows like Plus Belle La Vie (based in Marseille), Demain N…

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