‘Renoir’ looks to be a suitably warm and sun-dappled experience for a frosty evening in Provence. I missed it in the cinema 
and see that it got mixed reviews with some people loving its ambiance and others finding it bordering on the tedious. The ‘Rotten Tomatoes’ website gave it (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Daniel Auteuil’
DVDs for Chilly Evenings
Posted in Film, tagged Daniel Auteuil, DVD, Fanny, Marius, Provence, Rotten Tomatoes on November 16, 2013| Leave a Comment »
A Guide to Marseille
Posted in Film, Food, Patrimoine, tagged Daniel Auteuil, Fanny, Marius, Marseille, Mucem, Pagnol on July 6, 2013| Leave a Comment »
This was the stampede to go into Mucem the other day when we visited!
But don’t be put off as there is so much space inside and it really wasn’t crowded. Tomorrow (like all first Sundays) it’s free to visit the exhibitions inside. Exploring the buildings themselves is free anyway.
Now for a treat. Local writer Juliet Young is sharing her Guide to Marseille, produced for the Var Village Voice, with Aixcentric readers. In it, she lists all her ‘bonnes adresses’: where to stay, eat and drink, what to visit, and how to get into town.
You can click here for a Word document, easy to print for reference, Where to Stay and Eat in Marseille or use the tab ‘Guide to Marseille’ on the website. Thanks to Juliet for all her great ideas and recommendations.
If you love Marseille, do see Pagnol’s ‘Marius’ and ‘Fanny’, directed by Daniel Auteuil, showing at the Cézanne. Two wonderful films. The stories are fairly easy to follow but I must admit to missing chunks of the dialogue – now to read the plays!
Art in the South of France; the inside story
The South of France. Enchanted by the deep blue of the Mediterranean, the olive trees, poppies, irises and that dazzling light, artists found their creativity flourished under the hot sun. My new book takes you on a journey visiting museums and galleries as well as artists’ studios and their favourite painting spots. From Van Gogh in Arles, to Signac in Saint-Tropez; from Cézanne in Aix, over to Nice for Renoir and Matisse, the story unfolds of artists who knew each other and painted together in the warm south. Prepare too to meet colourful local artists who captured their beloved Provence for us to enjoy.
Buy: in Book-in-Bar, Aix, or online. Please click here: /art-in-the-south-of-france-the-inside-story/paperback/product-23586102.html
Aix-en-Provence The Inside Story
My first book tells the story of this fascinating town and introduces .some of the characters who have lived here. With a focus on people rather than buildings, history is unravelled through anecdotes with lots of suggestions of what to see when you visit. Available from lulu.com - /aix-en-provence-the-inside-story
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