This week, Marjorie Hache welcomes Eloïse Bella Kohn, a French pianist based in Vienna, as well as British-French-Korean artist Min-Jung Kym. Both have released new records. In "Sounds For The Soul 2", Kym continues to explore how music can be a therapeutic tool in the fight against cancer. She tells us how her own experience led her not to underestimate the vibrational power of compositions, ranging from Vivaldi to Queen. Bella Kohn has meanwhile challenged herself to undertake a little-known piece by France's famous opera composer Jules Massenet and an established concerto by Maurice Ravel for her new album "Parisienne".

Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz delivers a tropical take on film noir in “Motel Destino”, an erotic thriller set on the sun-bleached shores of Northeastern Brazil. Aïnouz tells us why his home state of Céara was the perfect backdrop for this brooding tale, and why the clichéd gender dynamics of genre movies were due an update. We talk about toxic masculinity and the violent undercurrents that feature in his films which are a reflection of the social reality the filmmaker has observed in Brazil and beyond. 

The first season of the Korean drama was Netflix’s most streamed series ever. Dheepthika Laurent tells us about the return of the hit show where Gi Hun returns as the protagonist caught up in this horrifying competition. We check out a new television feature from entertainment mogul Tyler Perry – “The Six Triple Eight”, which shines a light on the only US battalion made up of women of colour who played a key role during WWII. And a family-friendly Star Wars spin-off arrives just in time for the holidays with Jude Law taking the lead role in “Skeleton Crew”.

Dheepthika Laurent and film critic Perrine Quenesson look at the latest film releases in France, starting with a very famous aviator: the enigmatic Antoine de Saint Exupéry, best known for writing "The Little Prince". He’s the focus of "Saint-Ex", a biopic by Argentine-French filmmaker Pablo Aguero. Also on the big screen is another biopic on a legendary French stage actress in Guillaume Nicloux’s film "The Divine Sarah Bernhardt", and a very French movie – "Holy Cow" by filmmaker Louise Courvoisier – set in the Jura region home to Comté cheese, as well as a documentary on renowned French music composer Michel Legrand in David Hertzog Dessites’ "Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand”.

Street art used to mean spontaneous scribbles under the cover of darkness; now those images hang in major museums and sell at auction for millions. A new exhibition at the Petit Palais in Paris is celebrating the universal language of street art. “We Are Here” features work from around the world, including an installation by French artist Seth. He tells us how collaborating with people around the world has informed both his style and the way he creates his pieces, and why we should adopt more of a child-like attitude when we encounter artwork in galleries.

On today’s weekly music show on Arts24, Jennifer Ben Brahim speaks to the singer of one of the most successful British bands of the last decade. Bastille stormed the UK charts in 2013 with their debut album “Bad Blood”, spawning smash-hits like “Pompeii”. Four records later, Dan Smith has taken a gap year of sorts, releasing a solo Bastille album that blends music with his love of history called "& (Ampersand)”. It shines a spotlight on historical figures including Edvard Munch and even his own father. Dan Smith has brought this new music on tour, with seven special one-off shows around the world, including Paris.

Known for his playful and colourful designs and collaborations with pop royalty like Lady Gaga, Beyoncé and Rihanna, French fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac has a big mission: to dress the 700 clergy for the grand reopening of Paris’s beloved cathedral after the devastating fire 5 years ago. The designs are fun, modern and simple. At the centre there is a gold cross, surrounded by an explosion of vibrant colours which he describes as a river of faith and hope to symbolise the rebirth of the near 900-year-old cathedral. A far cry from the popstar glam of his earlier years, de Castelbajac invites Eve Jackson into his studio to show that the worlds of haute couture and vestments aren’t as far apart as they may seem. 

As the iconic cathedral rises from the ashes, we met with the workers who formed a choir while working on the repairs and renovations. These artisans are now giving a special concert to mark the re-opening of Notre-Dame. And, masterpieces of the Spanish Baroque period have been brought together at the Petit Palais in Paris as we learn more about the mission to unite Jusepe de Ribera’s paintings for this landmark exhibition. Also, we take a dive into the spectacular world of Parisian cabaret, a thriving scene that’s managed to keep audiences captivated for more than a century.

The Wicked Witch of the West and the Good Witch Glinda are finally getting their big screen moment thanks to "Wicked", John M. Chu's adaptation of the Broadway hit. Film critic Emma Jones tells us why this fantastical Wizard of Oz origin story of sorts left her pleasantly surprised and thoroughly entertained. We also check out the star-packed thriller "Conclave", and learn why Ralph Fiennes could clean up come awards season thanks to his performance in this stylish tale of papal intrigue. Plus, French feature "And Their Children After Them" revisits the socio-realism of the award-winning novel of the same name, and we learn more about Levan Akin's fascinating take on Istanbul's trans community in "Crossing". 

Eduard Limonov was a poet, a punk, a Russian “émigré” and provocateur whose anti-system politics eventually saw him embrace fascist tendencies. Filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov tells Olivia Salazar-Winspear why he chose to make a “ballad” of Limonov’s life and not a biopic, revealing that British actor Ben Wishaw even had the Russian crew members fooled with his impressive embodiment of the character. Serebrennikov tells us how Limonov’s political arc follows the far right movements within contemporary Russia and mirroring the geopolitical situation around the world. And, as an immigrant himself, the award-winning director tells us why he thinks Moscow’s attempts to silence Russian artists means the government has little influence over those who criticise it.