1900, Paris, in the Montmartre quarter. The Moulin Rouge is a den of vice for all men of society who mingle with the girls of the streets. Satine, the Glittering Diamond of the Moulin Rouge, is one of these girls. Her role : selling love. But what do you do when your heart becomes attached to a man (the young poet Christian) while it has already been bought (by Duke Monroth) ?
A film which links sensuality and love, comic actors and tragedy, through the magic of the musical, allows us to enter the colourful world of the Moulin Rouge !
FRANKLY, I loved this film ! Its soundtrack sang to me ! and its casting gathers box-office stars like EWAN MCGREGOR (audacious Obi-Wan of Star Wars) and NICOLE KIDMAN (I think she's simply TREMENDOUS in this role) ! My favourite scene remains Roxane's tango : this song tells of the jealousy which a lover feels when his companion sells her charms and on screen a multitude of couples dancing in perfect synchronization. It is so spellbinding that this made me feel like signing up for tango lessons before I changed my mind !
by Naël
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Showing posts with label Music - books - movies in France. Show all posts
3/23/09
TRYO
The French group TRYO is known fos its activism and conviviality. Everybody knows this group and its accoustic reggae influences, and it has manged to attract fans with strong themes like world peverty, politics, ecology and of course love. Indeed TRYO doesn't just sing but is actively involved in Green Peace.
How did this group start, you ma ask ? Well, it began in 1995 with three young men around a camp fire. Festival after festival, Guizmo, Manu and Mali gradually built up a following. Then Danielito and his percussions skill joined them and this led to their first album called "Mamagulida" in 1988. Two years later, "Faut qu'ils s'activent" adopted more political style and they followed it up with their third album "Grain de sable" released in 2003. More mature and more militant than the two previous albums it didn't hesitate to stress a more political message. On the 1st of September 2008, their long-awaited fourth album was released. Recorded in an isolated farmhouse, this album is less poetic, more direct but the lyrics are still full of meaning.
by Clémentine and Fanny
And you ? Do you know TRYO ? Post your comments !
How did this group start, you ma ask ? Well, it began in 1995 with three young men around a camp fire. Festival after festival, Guizmo, Manu and Mali gradually built up a following. Then Danielito and his percussions skill joined them and this led to their first album called "Mamagulida" in 1988. Two years later, "Faut qu'ils s'activent" adopted more political style and they followed it up with their third album "Grain de sable" released in 2003. More mature and more militant than the two previous albums it didn't hesitate to stress a more political message. On the 1st of September 2008, their long-awaited fourth album was released. Recorded in an isolated farmhouse, this album is less poetic, more direct but the lyrics are still full of meaning.
by Clémentine and Fanny
And you ? Do you know TRYO ? Post your comments !
My favourite soap
"Dr House" is a really hilarious American soap. It began in 2004. This comic soap was a worldwide hit. In France we became ken on the main character not only because he's good looking, but also for his colwnish black humour.
Basically is the plot : Gregory House, doctor and diagnostician (the one who finds the illnesses no one can identify), is a strong character. In fact, this mysterious man with a limp tends to listen to nobody... and doesn't hesitate to manipulate to achieve his ends. His only real friend is Wilson who, unlike House, became attached to his patients. Although ruthless and without feelings, House is a really gifted doctor. That's why knowing he's indispensable at the hospital, he takes a malicious pleasure in making life hell for his team of students (Cameron, Chase and Foreman), as well as for the hospital administrator, Lisa Cuddy (who is slightly maniac and perfectionnist).
What we love in House is that he's really hot even if can be really hateful. Although the story focuses on House, he would be nothing without his team. I's composed of Cameron, a woman who seems boring because she respects too much the instructions. On the contrary, Foreman is becoming little by little House's double. As for Chase, he's a rich boy and a lickspittle. This mix of characters is what intrigues us a little more each time.
by Clémentine and Fanny
And you, do you like "House" ? Post your comments !
Basically is the plot : Gregory House, doctor and diagnostician (the one who finds the illnesses no one can identify), is a strong character. In fact, this mysterious man with a limp tends to listen to nobody... and doesn't hesitate to manipulate to achieve his ends. His only real friend is Wilson who, unlike House, became attached to his patients. Although ruthless and without feelings, House is a really gifted doctor. That's why knowing he's indispensable at the hospital, he takes a malicious pleasure in making life hell for his team of students (Cameron, Chase and Foreman), as well as for the hospital administrator, Lisa Cuddy (who is slightly maniac and perfectionnist).
What we love in House is that he's really hot even if can be really hateful. Although the story focuses on House, he would be nothing without his team. I's composed of Cameron, a woman who seems boring because she respects too much the instructions. On the contrary, Foreman is becoming little by little House's double. As for Chase, he's a rich boy and a lickspittle. This mix of characters is what intrigues us a little more each time.
by Clémentine and Fanny
And you, do you like "House" ? Post your comments !
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