In New York Times Magazine: Oh-la-la! Not since the fabulous Josephine has a French First Lady been so entertaining. But Madame Sarkozy is only one of the adventurous, unconventional, multi-culti talents coming your way.

The NYTM slide show features photos of many known and lesser-known French stars like Carla Bruni, Vincent Cassel, Clémence Poésy, Clémentine Beaugrand, Ludivine Sagnier, Guillaume Canet, the cast of ‘The Class’, Abdel Abdessemed, Marina Hands, Aïssa Maïga, Benjamin Biolay, and Eva Green.