These are stone killers, little man. They ain't cuddly like me.

Jayne ,'The Train Job'


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Hayden - Sep 15, 2006 10:34:35 am PDT #4272 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

So, she was just kissing that magazine in French?


megan walker - Sep 15, 2006 10:39:56 am PDT #4273 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Note: "niquer" also means "to fuck". Interesting.


IAmNotReallyASpring - Sep 15, 2006 10:43:55 am PDT #4274 of 10001
I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel

This thread makes me feel so ignorant.


erikaj - Sep 15, 2006 10:48:05 am PDT #4275 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!

second that emotion, bunky. But I console myself that that is how we learn. Sometimes.


IAmNotReallyASpring - Sep 15, 2006 10:55:45 am PDT #4276 of 10001
I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel

But, see, I have, at my feet, a copy of 'The Dark' and a real inviting blanket. And I'll probably pick the simpler pleasure. And a fresh dose of mild self-loathing.


erikaj - Sep 15, 2006 10:59:34 am PDT #4277 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!

Ah, *mild* self-loathing. Amateur. I've only seen a few foreign films that weren't Aussie or English, though. But there have been some...I guess I'm finally learning to cope with posting with people smarter than I am.


Kathy A - Sep 15, 2006 11:05:10 am PDT #4278 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I've only seen a few foreign movies, and none of the French classics talked about upthread. I've been meaning to see The Bicycle Thief (Italian postwar movie), as well as 400 Blows, which I've heard is just gutwrenching. My favorite foreign movie has to be M, though--Peter Lorre is mesmerizing as the serial child killer.


IAmNotReallyASpring - Sep 15, 2006 11:12:12 am PDT #4279 of 10001
I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel

Ah, *mild* self-loathing. Amateur.

I can't even excel at that. I'm off to hang out at Aint It Cool.

I have seen, say, The 400 Blows and Band of Outsiders and stuff but my favourite Chabrol? Yeah, no.


Nutty - Sep 15, 2006 11:32:47 am PDT #4280 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

"niquer" also means "to fuck". Interesting.

Okay, wait, so "baiser" is also "to fuck"? Because I remember hearing about that film Baise-moi, which when the title was translated into English came out as Rape Me. Not the most auspicious title, but at least something the Times could reprint.


megan walker - Sep 15, 2006 11:42:00 am PDT #4281 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Okay, wait, so "baiser" is also "to fuck"? Because I remember hearing about that film Baise-moi, which when the title was translated into English came out as Rape Me. Not the most auspicious title, but at least something the Times could reprint.

Yeah, Rape Me is so much better. @@

"Baiser" can mean to kiss or fuck. These days, usually the latter, so most people now use "embrasser" for kissing. I would say "baiser" is a bit less harsh than fuck. "Niquer" is cruder, and most often seen in the expression "Nique ta mère" (Fuck your mother), as in the rap group NTM.