Dear Bratty Friends,
With Gerard Depardieu in trouble with the French for moving his residency to Belgium to avoid France's higher taxes, I thought I'd take a moment and remember a few fascinating Frenchmen and women that have piqued the interest of those across the pond.
First, here's and older photo of Depardieu:
Dominic Pinon, a fav contemporary French actor:
One of my favorite actresses, Vanessa Paradis:
The French actress I was named after!
Famous French painters:
French rulers:
French authors:
French scientists/philosophers:
Well, that brings us to the end of this week's senseless meandering through French history. Not much was accomplished, but at least we reminded ourselves that the French have greatly influenced our current culture. Next week, it would be fun to play a "name that painter" game with some of my favorite artists, French and otherwise.
With Gerard Depardieu in trouble with the French for moving his residency to Belgium to avoid France's higher taxes, I thought I'd take a moment and remember a few fascinating Frenchmen and women that have piqued the interest of those across the pond.
First, here's and older photo of Depardieu:
Dominic Pinon, a fav contemporary French actor:
One of my favorite actresses, Vanessa Paradis:
The French actress I was named after!
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| Yvette Mimieux |
Famous French painters:
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| Edgar Degas |
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| Paul Cezanne |
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| The "little teapot" Talouse-Lautrec. |
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| Monet |
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| Renoir |
French rulers:
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| Charles de Gaulle |
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| Marie Antoinette |
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| Napoleon Bonaparte |
French authors:
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| Albert Camus |
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| Voltaire |
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| Jules Verne |
French scientists/philosophers:
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| Messier |
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| Blaise Pascal |
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| Louis Pasteur |
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| Montaigne |
Well, that brings us to the end of this week's senseless meandering through French history. Not much was accomplished, but at least we reminded ourselves that the French have greatly influenced our current culture. Next week, it would be fun to play a "name that painter" game with some of my favorite artists, French and otherwise.
Let's see what we all retained from art class, shall we?
Hoo boy!
Later,
Bratty
2 comments:
You should definately see Les Miz if you like anything French, such as the revolution (or the second in the line leading up to the real thing). I would like to see your review of the movie. I know it is not quite up your line, but it is extraordinary.
Hmmm well. One of my friends is too depressed to go. And the discussion last weekend between myself and sis was that NO ONE was going to top Liam Neeson, Uma Thurman and Geoffrey Rush's version, thank you very much. Certainly not some musical version. It was just TOO DAMN GOOD. So my advice is to watch that version, count yourself lucky and quit while you're ahead. :)
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