♪ anchor: president macron visits areas of southwestern france most affected by wildfires. firefighters say blazes are now coming under control. after today's vote, the u.k.'s former finance minister and the foreign secretary go through to the final stage in the race to replace prime minister boris johnson. the italian prime minister, mario draghi, wins a vote of confidence on his government, despite the fact that three parties of the ruling coalition

refused to take part. welcome back to the france tourney for newsroom -- france 24 paris. firefighters in france say the wildfires in the jeron region -- gironde region, the largest in 30 years, are being brought under control. cooler weather conditions have helped today, but more than 200,000 hectares of land have gone up in flames since last week. 37,000 people have to be evacuated. president macron cited climate change as the cause of those fires and praise to the emergency services for their efforts, not least because no one lost their lives during those blazes. >> we have here in front of us one of the greatest fires in history, the sixth biggest fire we have known.

36,000 people, and this is an exception considering the challenge that you faced. anchor: the french president speaking there. sophie lamotte is in southwest france and give us this update. sophie: we followed emmanuel macron's appearance here in the main firefighters' headquarters. he spoke to firefighters himself. he congratulated them, thanked them a lot, said they were heroes. he also spoke to volunteers. some of them expressed how devastated they were at the state of destruction they saw in the region, in their area. he also spoke to those who were evacuated, and said he would support them in rebuilding these

camping sites, but they would not look exactly the same as they did before. they would have to follow some specific safety measures. he said a similar thing about rebuilding the forest. he spoke about a national project to ruild thisorest, but following specific safety measures -- notably, not making the forest so dense. adding paths and signs in the forest, to prevent it spreading as fast as it did. he also pledged to add extra firefighting planes. he said he congratulated france on having one of the most innovative modern aerial fleets in europe. he said nonetheless that this fleet had to be increased. he said he insisted on the european level. on the ground, efforts are still underway to contain this fire. the fire is still going, and

efforts are on the way to contain it. anchor: sophie lamotte reporting there. although matters have improved in france and the worst of the heat seems to be behind us, italy and greece are continuing to battle wildfires of their own. around 500 people have been forced to flee a massive forest fire in a tuscan town. 14 metropolitan areas of italy, including rome, milan, and florence, have the highest heatwave alertomorrow. in greece,eople ha been evacuated from an area about 30 kilometers to the north of athens because of a huge blaze there, fueled by gale force winds. the 11 original candidates vying to replace boris johnson as british prime minister -- there are just too left in the race. the former finance minister rishi sue not - -- sunak came out on top, with liz trust in

second place -- with liz truss in second place. before now, it has only been conservative mp's voting, and some say that truss has the upper hand among the party never ship that will ultimately choose the winner. reporter: and then there were two, rishi sunak versus liz truss --the battle to become the u.k.'s next prime minister. on this day, a three horse race was whittled down to two, as penny morden was knocked out. >> sunak, 137. truss, 113. reporter: sunak, the former chancellor of the exchequer, has been ahead of the vote so far, only among tory mp's. the final vote will be opened to

conservative party members, which according to bookmakers makes truss the favorite. >> the other thing to bear in mind is how uncertain things are. liz truss starts is the favorite, but we have seen polls move uand down dramatically in the few weeks this contest has been active so far. reporter: truss, the uk foreign secretary, is considered more popular than sunak amongst members, and cemented herself as the right wing option. the candidates have agreed to a debate in front of a live audience on august 4. the vote, which will conclude on september 5, will see the u.k. gain either its third female prime minister or its first ever british-asian leader. anchor: italian prime minister mario draghi has won a vote of confidence in his government today despite the fact that three parties and the ruling coalition refused to take part. the vote was approved by 95-38. there were many dozens of

senators not taking part. a reporter is in rome with more on what happened this evening and where this leaves things. reporter: what happened essentially is he did get the vote of confidence. 192 senators in e hall. 13voted. forza italia and the league party, both from the right wing, boycotted the vote altogether. the five star movement also boycotted it, but they remained in the hall in order to make sure that you had the numbers to say that the vote was legal. so essentially his vote of confidence may have passed, but just by 95 votes, and he does not have that unity and coalition government that mr. mario draghi called for in the address to the senate earlier today. the mayor lobbies, the mayors of the country, the employees lobby, the unions, the doctors,

all want him to stay, the stability. two thirds of italians want mr. druggie to stay. but now he does not have the competence. as far as we know, -- but now he does not have the confidence. he is expected to head to the presidential palace. he made it clear he will not continue if he does not have that strong cohesion. the leader of the centerleft democratic party put out on social media after this vote, saying it is a day of madness. it appears as if the parliament is going against italy. that really is the sentiment for those that support mr. mario draghi. now the question remains -- the instability here in italy, will the reforms the e.u. have called for be carried out? we will see in terms of dealing with high inflation as well as energy prices, not to mention the war in ukraine. mr. druggie -- mr. draghi is

seen as a strong and experienced leader in the e.u. with regards to that issue. frustrations as far as mr. draghi. we saw him speaking in parliament. the media here are already speculating that the president will be forced to dissolve parliament and call for early elections as early as possibly october 2. we will have to see what happens tomorrow when mr. draghi is expected to see president sergio mattarella. anchor: comments made by the russian foreign minister today reveal that moscow's territorial ambitions in ukraine go beyond the donbas region. as russian forces continue shelling eastern ukraine, sergey lavrov has said territorial ambitions will continue to grow as long as the west continues to arm kyiv. what the west anticipated at the

outset -- this invasion has nothing to do with the knots of fine -- with de-nazifying ukraine. reporter: it was hardly a veiled threat. on thursday, russian prime minister sergey lavrov said his country will broaden its military objectives, should the west continue supplying ukraine with weapons. >> now, the geography is different. it is far from being the donetsk , but it on number -- it is a number of other territories, this process continuing. reporter: the u.s. recently started supplying ukraine with a multiple launch rocket system with an 80 kilometer range. the system is more sophisticated compared to other weapons ukraine has been using. lavrov also dismissed the possibility of holding peace talks with key of. -- with kyiv, as the russian army advances in the donbas

region of eastern ukraine, which became the focus once russia failed to conquer the capital. they establish control over luhansk in early july, resting them from ukrainian troops. but donetsk is still under fire. in other cities, missiles and rockets have become the stuff of daily life. anchor: meanwhile, ukraine's first lady made an emotional appeal to u.s. lawmakers today addressing congress in person. the first lady showed images of children who had been either killed or maimed during the russian invasion. during her address, she urged washington to provide more weapons -- in particular, air defense systems. she said she spoke for millions of ukrainian parents who fear for the safety of their children. mp's in sri lanka today voted in the acting president as the

actual president. he served as prime minister six times. he brings years of experience which it is hoped will enable the country to recover from the current economic crisis. he is unpopular i funk's -- amongst many ordinary sri lankans. earlier this month, protesters stormed his official residence house.y to set firto his reporter: confirmed as sri lanka's new president, ranil wickremesinghe is an old face in a new role after protests ousted president roger parks a, whose family -- -- president rajapak sa. this former prime minister is e nephew of one of the country's longest-serving leaders. addressing parliament, he expressed skepticism that he is the man to bring the country out of crisis. >> we need to come up with a new program, what the people ask, and not the old politics. the parliament must unite in the

face of these issues. reporter: morning clunk -- born in colombo to a wealthy family, he entered politics in the 1960's as a member of parliament for holding various ministerial portfolios and becoming prime minister in 1993. in one of his more recent terms, his government was credited with sri lanka's economic transformation, and his reputation later became damaged. following the 2019 easter sunday terrorist attacks that left more than 250 people dead, the prime minister said he had been unaware of intelligence warnings. ranil wickremesinghe was also accused of cronyism and failing to prosecute members of the powerful rajapaksa family. his pay suffered the worst defeat in its history, failing to win a single seat in parlment. he stepped back in as prime ministern may amid the crisis. since then, he had been

negotiating a bailout package with the imf, but protesters called on him to stand down, and even torched his home. the 73-year-old must address the country's worst economic crisis, as well as quelling the mass protests that prompted his predecessor to flee. anchor: thank you for watching. stay tuned to "france 24." >> conrence 24, watch exclusive interviews with the world's most influential personalities. >> we need to act together because we are protecting our freedom. >> encounters with key political leaders. leading figures from the worlds of culture, sport, and science. >> [speaking french] >> whatever you think is right, you can do. >> watch the interview on "meeting of ideas" on france 24

and france24.com. ♪ >> i have a wish. [speaking another language] >> since then, we have been through many changes. >> what are you so afraid of? >> not you. >> one thing that got us through those changes was carnal knowledge. >> how about seeing? >> letting the genie out of the bottle, a sprawling family saga

from iran, and classics on the big screen. that is all coming up. hello, lisa. we're starting with a film coming out in august in france and in the u.s. from george miller. it is called "3000 years of longing," and it stars tilda swinton and idris elba. he would not think it would be hard to make that film with that cast. he saw it when it premiered at cannes in may. what did you think? lisa: i think 3000 years is an acceptable timeframe for a narrative arc so long as the movie itself does not last that long, and we are in look, because the director is australia's george miller, who brought us the mad max films and "babe." miller and his daughter adapted this from a story called "the gym in the nightingale's eye." swinton place alethea binney.

it would have taken me about 3000 years to forgive my parents had they named me alethea binney. and esteemed scholar who is content living and traveling on her own. she buys a souvenir in istanbul which turns out to contain a djinn, but most of us would call a genie, who offers three wishes in exchange for his freedom. alethea is a never tell just -- narratologist who tell stories about stories, which is like showing us a gun at the start of a movie which we expect to be used. stories about stories are in ample supply. olivia: this is an epic tale but mostly takes place in a hotel room in a stumble that happily -- in istanbul which is happily large enough to accommodate a rather large djinn. >> it is a story about wishing that is not a cautionary tale. >> you have desires even if they

remain hidden from us. your story, i, wait to see where it goes. >> or how it might end. ♪ >> hello. he will be staying for a while. olivia: apparently this was a passion project for the director, but he might have wished it got a better reception. it got quite mixed reviews. lisa: this is a strange, visually splendid tale about the passing of time and being careful what you wish for. it both celebrates and makes fun of approaching everything with logic and reason. after all, if you buy a misshapen glass bottle because you like the way it looks and it turns out to have an individual inside, there is no point in saying "clearly this cannot be happening because it is not

possible." it is rather silly, and yet the artistry of those leads goes a long way. not 3000 years worth, though. it is interesting much of the time, admirable rather than enthralling. we should not keep things bottled up. it is true we all have a kindred spirit out there somewhere. does that point to companionship or something last year? this is a nice try with -- something lustier? this is a nice try but not as satisfying as i would wished for. olivia: also here in france later this summer, the iranian drama "layla's brothers," by a director only 32 years old. i love this. i believe you are a fan as well. lisa: there were 21 films competing for the golden, in may. this would have been my choice for the top award. i have seen it twice and the almost three hours fly by both times. this is a gripping, brilliantly layered story of a poor tehran

family to manage not to answer the door every time opportunity knocks. this film kept side swiping me with unforeseen developments. i would be marveling -- did that just happen? and then later, tt's what's going on? he gads -- egads! the patriarch lives in a ramshackle house with his put upon wife and their adult children. layla is the smartest of the bunch but we are in a patriarchal society. layla's job at an office in a prosperous small is the only steady income. the oldest brother works as an attendant in the restrooms. as odd as it sounds, a public toilet may be the family's one chance at escaping the poverty and precarious that accompanies it. olivia: and a family saga sprawling scope like a 19th century novel.

let's take a look at "layla's brothers." [speaking another language] lisa: this film has absolutely everything. a dazzling, action-packed beginning, suspense, family dynamics you would not wish on your worst enemy, bad decisions that will have you gasping when you learn how bad they really were. and it is all wrapped in geopolitical reality. this director has under seen -- was released in iran last year, and was a riveting portrait of addicts and drug dealers in tehran. he is so talented i can barely sit still when i talk about him.

you heard it here. the rich get richer. the poor get poorer. you will almost certainly get the short end of the stick if you are not only poor, but female. olivia: it is worth 20 out that in late june and ministry of culture said the film is extensively banned because it was screamed in -- screened in cannes without government approval. now to a director who was 83, mike nichols. two of his films of been restored. one is called "carnal knowledge." lisa: the roundups and deportations of french jews 80 years ago -- it is sobering to think how many european jews who became the creative backbone of hollywood could have been victims of the national extermination machine had they not left europe in time.

mike nichols left berlin for the u.s. in april of 1939, when he was seven years old, and that is why we have been privileged to enjoy his satirical stand up routines with the great elaine may, his legendary stage work, and his films such as "who's afraid of virginia woolf" and "the graduate." "carnal knowledge" has always been a vaccinating portrait of the male psyche. boy is it interesting a half-century later as we revise our ideas about what is and is not acceptable for a man to do in his pursuit of female companionship, and what women should tolerate while being pursued. it spans the 1940's to the early 1970's, following the sex lives of college roommates played by jack nicholson and art garfunkel. olivia: here is a glimpse of "carnal knowledge." >> women judge you very quickly.

i don't want to get in over my head. i got in over my head. i would have to be a real faster. >> i am dating your best friend. >> did you make out with her? >> i think so. sometimes, i think i am a better friend to you than you are to me. lisa: several members o of the cast are still with us. art garfunkel is known mostly for his success in a folk will with paul simon. candace bergen, and margaret, rita moreno. "the day of the dolphin" is being released in france, adapted from a cold war satire by if shaw third. -- by a french author. it is about trained dolphins with an eye toward assassination. it is science-fiction. olivia: and an exhibition on

this summer in paris which takes a look back at the domes -- but the films of a director who is not well known outside of france. lisa: jonathan levy saw the potential immediately for recording aquatic and other life forms on film -- seahorses, vampire bats. this is in an art museum because it is scientific, historical, and unquestionably art. his documentaries affected the 20th century with their scientific rigor and musicians love to write scores for his silent films. probably his most famous film is "seahorses" from the early 1930's, when he discovered it is the female who has her way with the mail and makes him carry the eggsn his pouch, which unbalances him. "the vampire" shows a scary bat sucking blood from a helpless rodent, set to music by duke

ellington. there is a story with an octopus and with crystals. the show spotlights levy's companion, a collaborator who had merchandising ideas like wallpaper and jewelry. she also invented a way to stabilize the camera. the 200 films definitely live on. olivia: sounds truly timeless. thank you for the round of those movies. the fascinating hybrid show is that the photography museum in paris. enjoy the underwater scenes. you can get movie news on our website and on social media. there is more coming up on "france 24" test after this. -- just after this. ♪

>> in october 2018, escalating gas prices spiked a spontaneous protest movement called the g lesion -- jillets jaunes, yellow vests. gatherings are still occurring under the same banner, but with much less impact. the humanly anti-macron, -- vehemently anti-macron, they advocate for the poor, suffered losses. yellow vests -- available on france 24.

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