After thinking for a while that I’d was the only one in UK not to get Covid I finally succumbed and tested positive on Saturday. Suffice it to say, I am very, very pleased I am triple vaxxed!
I’m allowing myself as many French films during the day as I like under the pretext that it’s actually study rather than pure enjoyment.
So far this week, I’ve seen the wonderful, La Vérité, and It is Only the End of the World, which is sublime obvs. Plus Lourdes which I liked but maybe not as much as I thought I would.
I hope you recover quickly - being triple vaccinated that’s very likely…
There’s a series on BBC iPlayer at the moment called Paris, Police 1900 which is with a look. It’s in French but has English subtitles for emergency use!
Have you seen Les Intouchables? A bit saccharine, but nice and very suitable for a sick bed. Or the opposite with La Haine? And one of my top ten films is Mustang.
Nikita is one of my favourite films of all time. Directed by Luc Besson, who also directed another one of my favourites, Leon… Also worth watching but that’s in English.
I recently watched a film called K, starring Patrick Bruel (yes, that Patrick Bruel!). It was recommended to me by someone who’s a massive fan of him as a singer and so I didn’t have high expectations, but I was pleasantly surprised. Bit long but enjoyable nonetheless.
For something a bit more light-hearted, Patrick Bruel was also in Le Prénom.
This thread has made me wonder if any of my other all time favorites have stood the test of time.
Les Amants du Pont-Neuf, with Juliette Binoche (This trailer give no real idea of the film!)
and Sans Toit ni Loi by Agnes Varda. (Also known as Vagabond)
Vagabond (French: Sans toit ni loi , “with neither shelter nor law”) is a 1985 French drama film directed by Agnès Varda, featuring Sandrine Bonnaire. It tells the story of a young woman, a vagabond, who wanders through the Languedoc-Roussillon wine country one winter. The film was the 36th highest-grossing film of the year with a total of 1,080,143 admissions in France.[2]
Not seen that either. Plus it’s my area which will be wonderful to see, esp as we may have to delay a trip to France as OH is now positive and in doubt as to whether he’ll be able to test negative before the end of next week.
Actually I have seen Le Diner de Cons, but ages ago when it was first out and have just managed to get a second hand dvd to take to France. I remember loving it!
La Grande Vadrouille, Le Corniaud, Le Grand Restaurant, Les Grandes Vacances…
yes, yes… we’ve got 'em and we laugh till we cry…
La Vie En Rose… just love it… and we cry.
