The Secret Life of Josephine Baker - Josephine, la danseuse

Duolingo French Podcast

Duolingo

Society & Culture, Education

4.5 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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19-year-old Josephine Baker leaves her life in the U.S. behind and arrives in Paris to try her luck onstage. She falls in love with the city, but what will she have to do in order to succeed there?

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0:00.0	It was autumn in Paris, France.
0:05.0	The year was 1929.
0:07.0	The Great Depression would soon sweep across the world.
0:11.0	But in the city of light,
0:13.0	the party was still in full swing.
0:17.0	Paris was dizzy from the roaring 20s,
0:21.0	or Laissanephole,
0:23.0	drawing the world's greatest artists
0:26.0	with its glamorous parties,
0:28.0	modern art, and sizzling jazz.
0:31.0	People like Pablo Picasso,
0:34.0	Pablo, my friend,
0:35.0	and Frida Kahlo.
0:37.0	Frida, how are you?
0:39.0	You're beautiful.
0:40.0	But one star,
0:42.0	shone brighter than them all.
0:45.0	Look, you're coming.
0:46.0	Josephine, a photographer.
0:48.0	You're a sensational person,
0:50.0	as always.
0:51.0	Thank you, Jerry.
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