In the tide of cultural globalization, two theories-“cultural exception” and “cultural coexistence”-have developed in France. As a country which always takes pride in its own long-standing cultural heritage, France resists the intrusion of cultural globalization on the one hand, and establishes a platform for intercommunication among local cultures on the other. This essay studies the case of France from two aspects: first, the origin of “cultural globalization” and “cultural industry,” and second, the aims of “cultural exception” and “cultural coexistence.” Combining these two aspects, this essay explores how France, while facing the dynamic changes caused by cultural globalization, refuses to regard the film and music industry as the entertainment industry and encourages dialogue between cultural globalization and cultural localization in order to construct an “alterglobalization” which may mitigate political and national conflicts.