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Antoinette Dans Les Cévennes
''My Donkey, My Lover & I'' () is a 2020 French comedy film directed by Caroline Vignal and starring Laure Calamy. Cast *Laure Calamy as Antoinette Lapouge *Benjamin Lavernhe as Vladimir Loubier *Olivia Côte as Eléonore Loubier *Marc Fraize as Michel *Jean-Pierre Martins as Shérif Production Principal photography began on 11 June 2019 and took place in the Cévennes and the Île-de-France region. The seven-week shoot lasted until 31 July 2019. The film was shot largely in the Lozère department, with locations including the Mont Lozère and its Sommet de Finiels, the Roc du Couillou, the Col du Sapet as well as the village of Le Pont-de-Montvert. Antoinette ends her journey in the small town of Florac, in the heart of the Cévennes. Reception On Rotten Tomatoes, ''My Donkey, My Lover & I'' holds an approval rating of 89% based on 46 critic reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. The critics consensus reads: "Charming performances from Laure Calamy and her four-legged co-star h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travels With A Donkey In The Cévennes
''Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes'' (1879) is one of Robert Louis Stevenson's earliest published works and is considered a pioneering classic of outdoor literature. Background Stevenson was in his late 20s and still dependent on his parents for support. His journey was designed to provide material for publication while allowing him to distance himself from a love affair with an American woman of which his friends and family did not approve and who had returned to her husband in California. ''Travels'' recounts Stevenson's 12-day, solo hiking journey through the sparsely populated and impoverished areas of the Cévennes mountains in south-central France in 1878. The terrain, with its barren rocky heather-filled hillsides, he often compared to parts of Scotland. The other principal character is Modestine, a stubborn, manipulative donkey he could never quite master. It is one of the earliest accounts to present hiking and camping outdoors as a recreational activity. It al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
