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A Can Of Cannes

romke — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:18:51 +0000

The Cannes Film festival has kicked off so here are some pics and links to celebrate the event.

1962: Alain Delon offers Romy Schneider a cigarette

Cannes Film Festival: all the glamour of the golden age in pictures (Telegraph)

A Dutch actress, her name lost to history, poses for photographers at Cannes in 1962.

50 Years Ago at Cannes: Rare Photos From 1962 (LIFE)

Frogsmokers galore: Vincent, François, Paul et les autres (1974) de Claude Sautet avec Gérard Depardieu, Yves Montantd, Michel Piccoli, Serge Reggiani...

Les meilleurs films français selon «Time Out Paris» (in French)

Cannesthropology: the field guide (Guardian)

First Legs

romke — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:04:23 +0000

Whatever her title will be (First Lady? First Girlfriend? First Concubine?) Valerie Trierweiler has made her first steps into the Elysee, and the press is full of praise for her ladylike style.

Slow Blogging This Week

romke — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:54:37 +0000

Frogsmoke HQ is entertaining guests and celebrating a birthday this week, so there’s little time for anything else. In the meantime I invite you to click the picture and find out what you actually eat when you enjoy escargots.

Postcards From France: Cerbère

romke — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:02:16 +0000

In the Telegraph: Cerbère comes up trumps. Annabel Simms tracks down that rarest of beasts: a quiet French beach in August.

Cebère offers peace in a spectacular setting.

"The village-like seafront, the little harbour, the beach and the gigantic arcades of the railway, seem to be carved out of the Pyrenées"

PIOK – Le Film

romke — Mon, 14 May 2012 04:59:03 +0000

Short movie, ~~realised~~ directed by Theo Dusapin and Clément Dartigues, students of ECV Aquitaine.

Time For A New President?

romke — Sat, 12 May 2012 08:00:32 +0000

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Louis Vuitton Is Trash

romke — Sat, 12 May 2012 07:56:42 +0000

(Original source unknown)

The Real Asterix And Obelix

romke — Sat, 12 May 2012 07:53:47 +0000

This is probably what they looked like before they became cartoon characters. Click for source & bigger.

Sarkozy’s Next Job (Final)

romke — Fri, 11 May 2012 12:18:07 +0000

Members of photoshop site FreakingNews have spoken, and chose this image as the winner in the Sarkozy’s Next Job contest. Sarko’s future lies in the restaurant business – as a waitress. Click pic for more details.

For those who want to know: frequent Frogsmoke commenter General Pepper finished 28 out of 31…

Flashback: Marie-France Pisier (1944-2011)

romke — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:05:08 +0000

If she hadn’t drowned in her swimming pool last year, Marie-France Pisier could have been 68 today

Actress and Frogsmokerette Marie-France Pisier

Born in Indochina to a French official, Marie-France Pisier (10 May 1944 – 24 April 2011) began her film career in Paris at age 17. While appearing in such films as Love at Twenty, she completed her law and political science degrees at the University of Paris. After working in a string of comparatively obscure, experimental feature films, Ms. Pisier scored an international success with Cousin Cousine (1975), for which she won a Cesar award. Her Hollywood career began and ended with the disappointing The Other Side of Midnight (1977), but she continued to flourish in European films; among her better film roles were Charlotte Brontë in Les Soeurs Brontë (1979) and Coco Chanel in Chanel Solitaire (1981). An accomplished writer, Pisier produced the best-selling novel The Governor’s Party, going on to direct the 1990 screen version of that book. Marie-France Pisier’s later films include Pourquoi Maman Est Dans Mort Lit? (1993) and Tous les Jours Dimanche (1994).

The 66-year-old actress died on 24 April 2011. She was found dead in her swimming pool and is believed to have drowned.