OSS 117 (or the French stereotype!)
I have been watching OSS 117 Rio ne répond plus, the second movie about the famous French secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath (who shall be referred to as Hubert, to spare you the tedious length...
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This is again a brilliant animation from Ideas to Inspire. It could be used when teaching house and bedroom in another language, as well as verbs in the present tense.After watching it, students would...
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Looking for Eric or how a Frenchman explains life to an Englishman!
Yesterday night, I watched Looking for Eric directed by Ken Loach and starring Steve Evets as a depressed postman from Manchester and Eric Cantona as "lui-même" or himself! Ken Loach is not known for...
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Frida Kahlo in Berlin.
The great Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is in Berlin! I mean she has passed away but over 120 paintings and drawings are on display in the Martin-Gropius-Bau and it is one of the most extensive...
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Donnant, donnant
Another French film that I saw lately and which I really enjoyed is Donant, donant directed by Isabelle Mergault. I had already seen her two previous movies Je vous trouve très beau about a lonely...
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The Guard
To start the Christmas holidays, my dear man and I watch an excellent Irish comedy The Guard which is utterly non-politically correct, hence we laughed so much (maybe?). A long time policeman played...
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Prefect sense
I recently watched Perfect sense with Eva Green and Ewan McGregor who fall in love in the midst of an apocalyptic epidemic of sensory loss. The film is a bit slow at times but I liked the idea of an...
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Take Shelter
It has been a while since I have watched Take Shelter with my dear man and I absolutely loved the beautiful images in that film. In a small town in Ohio, Curtis LaForche (Michael Shannon) has...
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