Showing posts with label France. Show all posts
Showing posts with label France. Show all posts

February 13, 2010

Show: 1992 Albertville


The 1992 Albertville opening and closing ceremonies were choreographed by Philippe Decouflé. These images, I believe, are from the closing ceremony. I remember there being an even greater number of imaginative balloon-type creations and hordes of men on stilts in the opening ceremony. I'd like to see that again but I can't find any images of it, unfortunately. Anyone?

More video! Thanks JohnCanon
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October 15, 2008

Poster Art: Forbidden Cider



Poster from 1954 by Alain Gauthier for Cidre du Fruit Défendu.
From Vintage Poster

October 9, 2008

Vintage Cartoon: Joie de vivre


Joei de vivre

(Anthony Gross & Hector Hoppin/1934)

"...in this case a sophisticated version of Perrault's Cinderella. Instead of working from designs from children's illustrated books, this film incorporates elements from French art nouveau posters, the fine art of Matisse and visual ideas from the Post Impressionists and Italian Futurists. The choreography is very imaginative, and constantly plays with the movement of the two dimensional abstractions in three dimensional space."

You'll find a QuickTime movie link in the ASIFA article: An Animation Salon: What Is An Animated Film?

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September 3, 2008

Vintage: Paris en ballon etc

Excursions aériennes. Paris en ballon. Vue Prise du Pavillon Marsan (Château des Tuileries) by Jules Arnout, 1846

"This month I was directed to an excellent site, the Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya in Spain..."
- BibliOdyssey: "Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya"


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June 25, 2008

Movie Classic: Elevator to the Gallows (1958)


Noir of the Week: Elevator to the Gallows (Ascenseur pour l’echafaud 1958)

Via del.icio.us/bibi


According to myself this is a great movie (by Louis Malle) with a great music score (Miles Davis). As if that wasn't enough this version of the movie poster is an extraordinary one. Does anyone have the name of the poster artist?

July 25, 2005

Millau















Världens högsta vägbro, Millau. 343 meter hög med trafik på 270 meter. 394 miljoner euro.
Fler bilder och info.

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May 29, 2005

Aaltra




Arga män (utan ben) Originaltitel: Aaltra. Visas på Zita
En roadmovie av Benoit Delépine och Gustav Kervern, Belgien/Frankrike 2004, 92 min

Recension i SvD (betyg 4/6) och i DN (sågning).

Se trailer (QuickTime). Klicka här för att komma till filmens hemsida.