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So please, as much as Tearfree loves your e-mails, she urges you to take that next step and become a full-fledged commenter. In the mean time though, let’s delve into the Friday Mailbag.
I’m going to France and I’m a little worried because French people have a reputation for being mean and I want them to like me at least 85%. You seem to know a lot about French stuff. Can you help?
Yes, next week, I will provide my guide to understanding the people of France and vacationing successfully among them. However, you must prepare for the discussion by
How come you haven’t blogged about Jack Bauer and James Blunt lately?
I definitely have to get back to Jack but, as I’ve told you before, this is the wrong blog for James Blunt.
What do you plan to do about the commenter who is breaking your rules and swearing?
She’s definitely acting out. Next time she swears, I will delete her comment to show her there are consequences to bad behaviour.
Can you please do more synchronized swimming blogging?
Many readers have requested better coverage of this topic. I’ll see what I can do.
Congratulations on making it into Wikipedia under Soccer Mom.
Thanks for noticing although I did get booted off the regular FIFA page.
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That Harry movie, and The Swimming Pool, were fantastic. Good advice, Tearfree!
Best movie or character that defines the French.....HMMMM, how about the mayor from the movie "Chocolat". It is a beautiful country with great food,
but you might want to consider taking your significant other for conversation, if you catch my drift.
I was not crazy about the movie Chocolat. It was goofy. And by goofy, I mean stupid.
Well, I haven't seen Chocolat but I won't let that stop me from offering an opinion on it. The key thing is Chocolat is not a French movie. It's an american movie about the French and that's not going to offer any geat insights and give you tips to survive your vacation. Just the opposite, you will think the French are all warm and fuzzy and get a very rude shock when you encounter reality.
Real French movies don't star Johnny Depp and they have either French or Polish directors and they almost always feature the director's much younger wife or mistress in the main sexpot role.
Good working definition of a French movie, Tearfree.
I would say, however that they can also have Czech and Bulgarian directors but definitely not Scandinavian.
I don't want to sound simple but most french movies have really slow dialog with a lot of close-up shots of the actor's faces, in an attempt to add intensity to the story.
Maybe french director's should shake the camera, like in Jack's world. jp
Actually the Mayor was a pompous goof, played by a......wait for it.....a Brit.
Think about that for a while and I bet a smile will appear!
Since you mentioned me, I can attest to what you said about confidentiality.
Not that I'm apt to say anything shocking you understand.
French directors were the first people to shake the camera around and do jump cuts. go see Breathless, JP.
Hey everybody. I started a blog about french film in the US. Feel free to check it out at www.champagneandpopcorn.com let me know what you think!!! Thanks much. Cheers, -j
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