Les Bavards

You’re invited.....

To the Sister Cities Commission’s fourth annual Thanksgiving Day dinner, Thursday, October 26, 2006. For more information, visit the City of Mount Prospect website.

Lynnea informed me that the Des Plaines Public Library is showing "Caché", a French film by Michael Haneke, with Juliette Binoche and Daniel Auteuil.
The screening will take place Friday, October 13, 2006 at 6:30 p.m.
Seating is limited to 68 people on a first come, first served basis. Meeting Room A.

Merci Lynnea

During one of our previous meetings, we talked about French movies at my table. And I got an assignment that evening. Un devoir. As you may know, you can create wishlists on Amazon.com, which you can share with your friends - and provide them with suggestions when buying you presents : )
Anyway, I created a wishlist of French Comedies, available online, or in local libraries. Many of the French classics are unfortunately not represented here, because they are not available in this country. I always thought that humor doesn't travel well from country to country (see the disaster that was the adaptation of "Les Visiteurs" for american consumption to "Just Visiting"). For this reason, I suppose, movies like "La vache", "Le corniaud", "Les bronzés", or "Papi fait de la résistance" won't make it over here any time soon.

Until then, here is a list of French comedies I can recommend to you. Maybe you have seen some of these movies. If you enjoyed them, let everyone know. If you have other suggestions, let them know as well. If you have your own wishlist that you would like to share, send it to me, and I will post it.

Patrick

I recently discovered a blog from an English woman living in Paris, called petite anglaise. Her blog made headlines in the English and French press. Her "crime": she was the author of a popular blog, describing her life as an Englishwoman in Paris. Somehow, her boss at the English firm she was working, found out about it, and while she never mentioned them, they took ombrage to her hobby, and promptly (well, not that promptly, this is France after all), fired her.
This is a wonderfull blog. Quirky, funny, insightful, and very well written. If you like France, and are interested in discovering Paris through the eyes of an English woman, you will enjoy reading her entries.

If you like her blog, you can also visit La Coquette, written by American woman. The subtitle of this blog says it all: "Don't hate me because I live in Paris".

Always on the first Friday on the month, always at 7:30pm, and always free at the Northbrook Public Library.
Various musicians perform. Parisian anecdotes are offered, in English, by hosts Didier and Jane Lepeau. Visit the library calendar online for more information.
Oftentimes, several audience members speak French together after the music program concludes.

Merci pour l'info, Melody.

"Les Bavard's co-voitureage from the North Shore area",

The Alliance Francaise of the North Shore is debuting an informal "Cafe Conversation, Evening Editon" on the second-Mondays of the month. It will be similar to the "cafe conversation" held at Panera, Wilmette one morning a month.

Where: Lincolnwood Town Center food-court, near Villa pizza's east windows.

When: Monday, Sept. 11, 7:30pm- 8:30pm (second Mondays)
The next "Cafe Conversation, Evening Edition" will be held on the second Monday of October, October 9, at 7:30pm.

Who: Melody O'Leary, AFNS co-president, will host these events. She is hoping to see participants from Rogers Park, Lincolnwood, Skokie, Evanston, and nearby. Bring a francophone friend, or meet a new francophone friend.

Cost: Free. No purchase necessary.

See you there if you are available.

Visit our webpage for other club events, updated year 'round, http://wlkhome.northstarnet.org/alliancefn/