chefs and of many American graduates of French cooking-schools. Actors After WWII, Jean Seberg moved to Paris and eventually reached stardom while working there, married two Frenchmen and is buried there. Other notable francophile actors include Bradley Cooper, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bill Maher, Blake Lively, Natalie Portman, Molly Ringwald, Steven Gabrielle and Robert Crawford. The director and actor Woody Allen is a Francophile whose films often made references to French cinema, philosophy and novels. A recurring theme in Allen's films is the celebration of Paris as the ideal place for romantic love. Allen's 1982 film A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy frequently pays homage to the work of Jean Renoir while Allen has described François Truffaut as his favorite director. The Francophile hero of Allen's 2011 film Midnight in Paris Gil Pender bears striking similarities with Allen, leading to reviewers to suggest that the character of Pender is a stand-in for the director-writer. Business The French-American Chamber of Commerce organization has worked to promote business ties between the two countries. A Dallas Morning News interview has described the Beaujolais Wine Festival, the largest such festival in the US, as a major event for those interested in French culture to mix. Oceania Australia Australia is tied to France through history: visit from Lapérouse and assistance during World War I. Australian also appreciate and look up to French culture and cuisine. Shops often try to make their name sound French and a trip to Paris is a common prize in games or often pictured in advertisements. Bastille Day is celebrated in Sydney though a 4-days festival, drawing up to 500,000 people. New Zealand See also Francophobia Organisation internationale de la Francophonie Alliance française List of French expressions in English Alliance israélite universelle, an association that extended French culture among Sephardi Jews Afrancesado, Spanish Francophiles of the 19th century Missão Artística Francesa, French culture mission in Brazil in the 19th and 20th centuries Culture of France List of French possessions and colonies Foreign relations of France References External links PlanetFrancophile.com PFr is the next generation of social networking websites dedicated to the international Francophiles. Most notably, PFr empowers the users by giving them control of their confidentiality and privileges settings. Since 1998, PFr has connected Francophiles worldwide on a sophisticated network management platform where your privacy is respected. Francophilia.com is the world's only English-speaking social network for Francophiles. FrPhilia.com. MyFrenchLife.org - My French Life is