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The Mother And The Whore
''The Mother and the Whore'' () is a 1973 French film directed by Jean Eustache and starring Jean-Pierre Léaud, Bernadette Lafont and Françoise Lebrun. An examination of the relationships between three characters in a love triangle, it was Eustache's first feature film and is considered his masterpiece. Eustache wrote the screenplay drawing inspiration from his own relationships, and shot the film from May to July 1972. The film screened at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix. With some divided initial critical reaction, it has been championed by later critics and filmmakers. Plot Alexandre is an unemployed young intellectual, possibly a journalist, living a rudderless life in Paris. Subtly but entirely self-absorbed, Alexandre spends most of his days lecturing his companions on political and philosophical topics, including his opinions on contemporary films, such as '' The Working Class Goes to Heaven'', and his memories of the May '68 protests. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Eustache
Jean Eustache (; 30 November 1938 – 5 November 1981) was a French film director and editor. During his short career, he completed numerous short films, in addition to a pair of highly regarded features, of which the first, '' The Mother and the Whore'', is considered a key work of post-Nouvelle Vague French cinema. In his obituary for Eustache, the critic Serge Daney wrote:In the thread of the desolate 70s, his films succeeded one another, always unforeseen, without a system, without a gap: film-rivers, short films, TV programs, hyperreal fiction. Each film went to the end of its material, from real to fictional sorrow. It was impossible for him to go against it, to calculate, to take cultural success into account, impossible for this theoretician of seduction to seduce an audience. Jim Jarmusch dedicated his 2005 film ''Broken Flowers'' to Eustache. Biography Eustache was born in Pessac, Gironde, France, into a working class family. Relatively little information exists ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age resulted in List of compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, more than 800 works representing virtually every Western classical genre of his time. Many of these compositions are acknowledged as pinnacles of the symphony, symphonic, concerto, concertante, chamber music, chamber, operatic, and choir, choral repertoires. Mozart is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Classical music, Western music, with his music admired for its "melodic beauty, its formal elegance and its richness of harmony and texture". Born in Salzburg, Mozart showed Child prodigy, prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. At age five, he was already competent on keyboard and violin, had begun to compose, and performed before European r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rue De Vaugirard
''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of the genus '' Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Mediterranean. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluish leaves, and sometimes for its tolerance of hot and dry soil conditions. It is also cultivated as a culinary herb, and to a lesser extent as an insect repellent and incense. Etymology The specific epithet ''graveolens'' refers to the strong-smelling leaves.J. D. Douglas and Merrill C. Tenney Description Rue is a woody, perennial shrub. Its leaves are oblong, blue green and arranged bi pinnately with rounded leaflets; they release a strong aroma when they are bruised. The flowers are small with 4 to 5 dull yellow petals in cymes. The first flower in each cyme is pentamerous (five sepals, five petals, five stamens and five carpels. All the others are tetramerous (four of each part). They bear brown seed capsules when po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Train Bleu (restaurant)
Le Train Bleu ("The Blue Train") is a restaurant located in the hall of the Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris, France. It was designated a ''Monument Historique'' in 1972. The restaurant was originally created for the Exposition Universelle (1900). Each ornate dining room is themed to represent cities and regions of France and they are decorated with 41 paintings by some of the most popular artists of that time. Initially called "Buffet de la Gare de Lyon", it was renamed "Le Train Bleu" in 1963, after the famous train of the same name. The restaurant's food menu is based on traditional French cuisine. Artists who decorated Le Train Bleu * Raymond Allègre * Charles Bertier * Eugène Burnand * Eugène Dauphin * Guillaume Dubufe * François Flameng * Henri Gervex * Gaston La Touche * Max Leenhardt * Albert Maignan * Frédéric Montenard * Jean-Baptiste Olive * Edmond Marie Petitjean * Albert Rigolot * Édouard Rosset-Granger * Paul Saïn * Gaston Casimir Saint- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Café De Flore
Café de Flore () is one of the oldest coffeehouses in Paris, known for its emblematic shopfront and celebrated for its famous clientele, which in the past included influential writers, philosophers, and members of Parisian high society (tout-Paris). The café is located in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, a historic quarter on the Rive Gauche, left bank of the Seine. It sits the corner of Boulevard Saint-Germain and Rue Saint-Benoît, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, 6th arrondissement. The nearest underground station is Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris Métro), Saint-Germain-des-Prés, served by Paris Métro Line 4, line 4 of Paris Métro. While attracting numerous tourists due to its historic cachet, the coffeehouse remains a popular hang-out spot for Parisians and celebrities alike. History The café appeared in the 1880s, during the French Third Republic, Third Republic; however, the exact opening date remains unknown. The name is taken from a sculpture of Flora (mythology), F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café (), is an establishment that serves various types of coffee, espresso, latte, americano and cappuccino, among other hot beverages. Many coffeehouses in West Asia offer ''shisha'' (actually called ''nargile'' in Levantine Arabic, Greek, and Turkish), flavored tobacco smoked through a hookah. An espresso bar is a type of coffeehouse that specializes in serving espresso and espresso-based drinks. Some coffeehouses may serve iced coffee among other cold beverages, such as iced tea, as well as other non-caffeinated beverages. A coffeehouse may also serve food, such as light snacks, sandwiches, muffins, cakes, breads, pastries or donuts. Many doughnut shops in Canada and the U.S. serve coffee as an accompaniment to doughnuts, so these can be also classified as coffee shops, although doughnut shop tends to be more casual and serve lower-end fare which also facilitates take-out and drive-through which is popular in those countries, compared to a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Jacques Schuhl
Jean-Jacques Schuhl (born 9 October 1941 in Marseille) is a French author, recipient of the 2000 Prix Goncourt literary award for his novel ''Ingrid Caven''. The book is named for the German actress and singer Ingrid Caven, who is his partner. Despite appearances, the novel is not her biography. Works * '' Rose Poussière'' (1972) * '' Télex N° 1'' (1972) * ''Ingrid Caven'' (2000) * '' Entrée des fantômes, Paris, Gallimard, coll. « L'Infini »'' (2010) *''Obsessions (nouvelles), Paris, Gallimard, coll. « L'Infini »'' (2014) References External links Excerpt from ''Ingrid Caven''Article on Schuhl winning the Prix Goncourt by Stuart Jeffries in The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ... Article in French {{DEFAULTSORT:Schuhl, Jean-Jacques 1941 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbet Schroeder
Barbet Schroeder (born 26 August 1941) is an Iranian-born Swiss film director and producer who started his career in French cinema in the 1960s, working with directors of the French New Wave such as Jean-Luc Godard, Jacques Rivette and Eric Rohmer. Schroeder started his career producing such films as '' The Bakery Girl of Monceau'' (1962), '' Six in Paris'' (1965), and '' Celine and Julie Go Boating'' (1974). He then transitioned into directing films such as '' More'' (1969), '' La Vallée'' (1972) and ''Barfly'' (1987), the last of which was nominated for the Palme d'Or. He also gained recognition for directing the documentary '' Koko: A Talking Gorilla'' (1978). He directed what he labeled, "The Trilogy of Evil", which includes the films, '' General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait'' (1974), '' Terror's Advocate'' (2007) and '' The Venerable W.'' (2016). He directed the drama '' Reversal of Fortune'' (1990) and earned a nomination for Academy Award for Best Director. He then di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Loeb
Caroline Loeb (born 5 October 1955) is a French actress, radio host, singer, and director. In 1986, she co-wrote and recorded the hit single " C'est la ouate". As a new wave musician, she recorded both in French and English. Filmography * 1973 : '' La Maman et la Putain'' by Jean Eustache * 1974 : ''Mes petites amoureuses'' by Jean Eustache * 1978 : '' Dirty Dreamer'' by Jean-Marie Périer * 1978 : ''Flammes'' by Adolfo Arrieta * 1979 : ''Lady Oscar'' by Jacques Demy * 1980 : ''L'Ombre d'un jeu'' by Uziel Peres * 1981 : ''Quartet'' by James Ivory * 1982 : ''Jimmy jazz'' by Laurent Perrin * 1984 : ''La Nuit porte-jarretelles'' by Virginie Thévenet * 1984 : ''Mode in France'' by William Klein * 1985 : ''Les Nanas'' by Annick Lanoë * 1987 : ''Cœurs croisés'' by Stéphanie de Mareuil * 1991 : ''La Montre, la Croix et la Manière'' (''The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish'') by Ben Lewin * 1997 : ''Baby-sitter blues'' by Williams Crépin (TV) * 2003 : ''Sami'' by Serge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Téchiné
André Téchiné (; born 13 March 1943) is a French screenwriter and film director. He has a long and distinguished career that places him among the most accomplished post-French New Wave, New Wave French film directors. Téchiné belongs to a second generation of French film critics associated with ''Cahiers du cinéma'' who followed François Truffaut, Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard and others from criticism into filmmaking. He is noted for his elegant and emotionally charged films that often delve into the complexities of emotions and the human condition. One of Téchiné's trademarks is the examination of human relations in a sensitive but unsentimental way, as can be seen in his most acclaimed films: ''My Favorite Season'' (1993) and ''Wild Reeds (film), Wild Reeds'' (1994). In his films he addresses various themes related to morality and the development of modern society, such as homosexuality, divorce, adultery, family breakdown, prostitution, crime, drug addiction or AI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
