You sadist. Why don't you just send her Mouchette and Au hasard Balthazar while you're at it.
At least
Ponette
is good.
Signed,
I hate Bresson with the heat of thousand suns, or, rather, la chaleur de mille soleils.
Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...
'Shindig'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
megan walker - Mar 19, 2008 11:24:57 am PDT #5379 of 28371
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Hayden - Mar 19, 2008 11:26:59 am PDT #5380 of 28371
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I feel the opposite! But A Man Escaped is my favorite Bresson, so I don't know what that says, except that we're talking French cinema in the Literary thread.
megan walker - Mar 19, 2008 11:30:59 am PDT #5381 of 28371
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Will it help if I say I do like his literary adaptations, Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne and Journal d'un curé de campagne?
Polter-Cow - Mar 19, 2008 11:32:01 am PDT #5382 of 28371
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I've never even heard of him.
lisah - Mar 19, 2008 11:44:37 am PDT #5383 of 28371
Punishingly Intricate
French cinema was one of my favorite classes as an undergrad. Alas, I speak no French (except menu).
megan walker - Mar 19, 2008 12:05:11 pm PDT #5384 of 28371
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
except menu
Ah, but do you know what menu actually means?
Regardless, I'm sure you know tons of other things.
En garde! Fromage! Cherchez la femme!
lisah - Mar 19, 2008 12:09:12 pm PDT #5385 of 28371
Punishingly Intricate
Ah, but do you know what menu actually means?
um..I mean I usually know what food I'm ordering off of a French menu! (even if I can't pronounce it properly)
What does 'menu' actually mean???
En garde! Fromage! Cherchez la femme!
And these things, of course!
juliana - Mar 19, 2008 12:18:58 pm PDT #5386 of 28371
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?
megan walker - Mar 19, 2008 12:19:12 pm PDT #5387 of 28371
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
What does 'menu' actually mean???
Menu is a classic faux ami/false friend.
A list of appetizers, main dishes, drinks, desserts, etc. is a "carte" in French. So, if you are ordering "à la carte", it means you are ordering individual things off one big list.
A "menu" is what Americans call a prix fixe meal, i.e., an appetizer + main course + dessert, all for one set price, where you can sometimes choose from among 2-3 things for each course.
So if you ask for the "menu" in a French restaurant, you will get the special meal; not a list of individual items to be ordered willy nilly.
Seekrit message to juliana: Absolument pas!
lisah - Mar 19, 2008 12:31:43 pm PDT #5388 of 28371
Punishingly Intricate
So if you ask for the "menu" in a French restaurant, you will get the special meal; not a list of individual items to be ordered willy nilly.
Good to know!
(I feel like I did know this at some point..)