'Da Vinci Code' to be shot inside Louvre
Jan 25th 2005, 3:49 am
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On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 16:40:03 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Earl Evleth <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... The day that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Roosevelt gave
... a stiring speech about the attack, asking for a declaration of
... war.
...
... It began---
...
... "Yesterday, December 7,1941 - a date which will live in infamy -- The United
... States was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the
... Empire of Japan."
...
... It was my 10th birthday, since then I have had to share it.
...
... Earl
I have a friend whose 19th birthday was on 11 Sept. 2001. He didn't deserve it either.
You should have told us anyway, we would have started the celebrations three days too
early... ;))
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... The day that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Roosevelt gave
... a stiring speech about the attack, asking for a declaration of
... war.
...
... It began---
...
... "Yesterday, December 7,1941 - a date which will live in infamy -- The United
... States was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the
... Empire of Japan."
...
... It was my 10th birthday, since then I have had to share it.
...
... Earl
I have a friend whose 19th birthday was on 11 Sept. 2001. He didn't deserve it either.
You should have told us anyway, we would have started the celebrations three days too
early... ;))
Jan 25th 2005, 5:21 am
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in article [email protected], Magda at
[email protected] wrote on 25/01/05 17:49:
> You should have told us anyway, we would have started the celebrations three
> days too
> early... ;))
>
I aam like the fellow who was asked how it felt to be ridden out of town on
a rail? "If it wasn't for the honor of the thing, I'd just as soon have
walked," he replied.
Earl
[email protected] wrote on 25/01/05 17:49:
> You should have told us anyway, we would have started the celebrations three
> days too
> early... ;))
>
I aam like the fellow who was asked how it felt to be ridden out of town on
a rail? "If it wasn't for the honor of the thing, I'd just as soon have
walked," he replied.
Earl
Jan 25th 2005, 1:20 pm
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In article <BE1AD769.30C36%[email protected]>,
Earl Evleth <[email protected]> wrote:
> in article [email protected], nitram at
> [email protected] wrote on 24/01/05 14:03:
>
> > I hate dubbed films.
>
>
> French TV have them all the time. I am now use to John Wayne speaking
> French! Naturally they used a deep throated French voice, not squeeky.
>
> Earl
Yeah but the French prefer dubbed over subtitles don't they?
I remember seeing Seinfeld dubbed.
Earl Evleth <[email protected]> wrote:
> in article [email protected], nitram at
> [email protected] wrote on 24/01/05 14:03:
>
> > I hate dubbed films.
>
>
> French TV have them all the time. I am now use to John Wayne speaking
> French! Naturally they used a deep throated French voice, not squeeky.
>
> Earl
Yeah but the French prefer dubbed over subtitles don't they?
I remember seeing Seinfeld dubbed.
Jan 25th 2005, 5:30 pm
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poldy writes:
> Yeah but the French prefer dubbed over subtitles don't they?
Yes. Most French people make little effort to learn foreign languages,
although they aren't as bad as Anglophones.
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> Yeah but the French prefer dubbed over subtitles don't they?
Yes. Most French people make little effort to learn foreign languages,
although they aren't as bad as Anglophones.
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Jan 25th 2005, 8:03 pm
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in article [email protected], Mxsmanic at
[email protected] wrote on 26/01/05 7:30:
> poldy writes:
>
>> Yeah but the French prefer dubbed over subtitles don't they?
>
> Yes. Most French people make little effort to learn foreign languages,
> although they aren't as bad as Anglophones.
Recent English language films in Paris are both in spoken English + French
subtitles or, at other theaters, in dubbed French. Why the popularity of
spoken English among the French?? I am not sure.
A few blocks from us were have a film rental store which rents only English
films, and if on tape require a non-standard VCR, multistandard. These
are standardly sold in Paris, we have a TV with on build in. The films
are not subtitled.
So there must be a market for this sort of thing supply English language
services to the French, not merely foreigners in residence.
Earl
[email protected] wrote on 26/01/05 7:30:
> poldy writes:
>
>> Yeah but the French prefer dubbed over subtitles don't they?
>
> Yes. Most French people make little effort to learn foreign languages,
> although they aren't as bad as Anglophones.
Recent English language films in Paris are both in spoken English + French
subtitles or, at other theaters, in dubbed French. Why the popularity of
spoken English among the French?? I am not sure.
A few blocks from us were have a film rental store which rents only English
films, and if on tape require a non-standard VCR, multistandard. These
are standardly sold in Paris, we have a TV with on build in. The films
are not subtitled.
So there must be a market for this sort of thing supply English language
services to the French, not merely foreigners in residence.
Earl
Jan 25th 2005, 8:28 pm
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"nitram" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:34:36 +0100, Tim Challenger
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:03:15 +0100, nitram wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 13:55:05 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>>On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:30:08 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Earl Evleth
<[email protected]>
> >>>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> >>>
> >>> ...
> >>> ... Curiously the key academic of the De Vinci Code also does not
speak French.
> >>> ... Most American academics who specialize in something like art
history would
> >>> ... probably speak some French, however. While the key French
characters in the
> >>> ... film will speak English in the film I am wondering what they will
do with
> >>> ... the run of the mill French people also in the film. I would prefer
French
> >>> ... with a few English subtitles to give it authenticity.
> >>>
> >>>Like seeing "Novecento" in English... that was hard. :(((
> >>
> >> I hate dubbed films. I much prefer the alternative - original sound
> >> track with subtitles.
> >
> >Yea, Mr Bean in German is awful. ;-)
> After 50 showings.
> Benny Hill with Dutch subtitles took some beating. The guy doing the
> subtitles substituted his own jokes, sometimes better than the
> original usually worse.
> --
Then what must Norman Wisdom be like in Albanian!
Surreyman
news:[email protected]...
> On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:34:36 +0100, Tim Challenger
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:03:15 +0100, nitram wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 13:55:05 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>>On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:30:08 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Earl Evleth
<[email protected]>
> >>>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> >>>
> >>> ...
> >>> ... Curiously the key academic of the De Vinci Code also does not
speak French.
> >>> ... Most American academics who specialize in something like art
history would
> >>> ... probably speak some French, however. While the key French
characters in the
> >>> ... film will speak English in the film I am wondering what they will
do with
> >>> ... the run of the mill French people also in the film. I would prefer
French
> >>> ... with a few English subtitles to give it authenticity.
> >>>
> >>>Like seeing "Novecento" in English... that was hard. :(((
> >>
> >> I hate dubbed films. I much prefer the alternative - original sound
> >> track with subtitles.
> >
> >Yea, Mr Bean in German is awful. ;-)
> After 50 showings.
> Benny Hill with Dutch subtitles took some beating. The guy doing the
> subtitles substituted his own jokes, sometimes better than the
> original usually worse.
> --
Then what must Norman Wisdom be like in Albanian!
Surreyman
Jan 25th 2005, 8:28 pm
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"Magda" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 16:40:03 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Earl Evleth
<[email protected]>
> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... The day that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Roosevelt gave
> ... a stiring speech about the attack, asking for a declaration of
> ... war.
> ...
> ... It began---
> ...
> ... "Yesterday, December 7,1941 - a date which will live in infamy -- The
United
> ... States was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces
of the
> ... Empire of Japan."
> ...
> ... It was my 10th birthday, since then I have had to share it.
> ...
> ... Earl
> I have a friend whose 19th birthday was on 11 Sept. 2001. He didn't
deserve it either.
> You should have told us anyway, we would have started the celebrations
three days too
> early... ;))
All that happened on mine was, apparently, Narvik!
Surreyman
news:[email protected]...
> On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 16:40:03 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Earl Evleth
<[email protected]>
> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... The day that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Roosevelt gave
> ... a stiring speech about the attack, asking for a declaration of
> ... war.
> ...
> ... It began---
> ...
> ... "Yesterday, December 7,1941 - a date which will live in infamy -- The
United
> ... States was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces
of the
> ... Empire of Japan."
> ...
> ... It was my 10th birthday, since then I have had to share it.
> ...
> ... Earl
> I have a friend whose 19th birthday was on 11 Sept. 2001. He didn't
deserve it either.
> You should have told us anyway, we would have started the celebrations
three days too
> early... ;))
All that happened on mine was, apparently, Narvik!
Surreyman
Jan 25th 2005, 10:28 pm
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On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:28:46 GMT, "a.spencer3"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>> >Yea, Mr Bean in German is awful. ;-)
>> After 50 showings.
>> Benny Hill with Dutch subtitles took some beating. The guy doing the
>> subtitles substituted his own jokes, sometimes better than the
>> original usually worse.
>> --
>Then what must Norman Wisdom be like in Albanian!
LOL
A prat fall in any language is pretty similar.
Whatever happened to that nice Oz girl, who used to play the zither
and sing to Norman? Shirley Abicair???
--
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<[email protected]> wrote:
>> >Yea, Mr Bean in German is awful. ;-)
>> After 50 showings.
>> Benny Hill with Dutch subtitles took some beating. The guy doing the
>> subtitles substituted his own jokes, sometimes better than the
>> original usually worse.
>> --
>Then what must Norman Wisdom be like in Albanian!
LOL
A prat fall in any language is pretty similar.
Whatever happened to that nice Oz girl, who used to play the zither
and sing to Norman? Shirley Abicair???
--
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Jan 26th 2005, 12:08 am
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Earl Evleth writes:
> Why the popularity of spoken English among the French??
> I am not sure.
There are many foreigners in Paris, most of whom speak English, if they
don't speak French.
> So there must be a market for this sort of thing supply English language
> services to the French, not merely foreigners in residence.
I dunno. There are a _lot_ of English-speaking foreigners in Paris.
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> Why the popularity of spoken English among the French??
> I am not sure.
There are many foreigners in Paris, most of whom speak English, if they
don't speak French.
> So there must be a market for this sort of thing supply English language
> services to the French, not merely foreigners in residence.
I dunno. There are a _lot_ of English-speaking foreigners in Paris.
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Jan 26th 2005, 12:10 am
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Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote:
> I expect everyone to speak English, as per Hollywood norms. French
> people in the film will simply speak English with a French accent.
> Minor characters and/or unimportant dialog may actually be in French to
> add color, though.
My daughter is studying acting in college and recently completed a
dialects course in which she learned to deconstruct, document and then
perform various accents. One of the dialects they worked on she regularly
refers to a "Pepe Le Pew" french.
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> I expect everyone to speak English, as per Hollywood norms. French
> people in the film will simply speak English with a French accent.
> Minor characters and/or unimportant dialog may actually be in French to
> add color, though.
My daughter is studying acting in college and recently completed a
dialects course in which she learned to deconstruct, document and then
perform various accents. One of the dialects they worked on she regularly
refers to a "Pepe Le Pew" french.
--
Julie
**********
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Check out my Travel Pages (non-commercial) at
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Jan 26th 2005, 1:41 am
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Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Earl Evleth writes:
>
>> Today`s news is that two well known French have key
roles.
>> Audrey Tautou (the Amelie!) will play Sophie and Jean
Reno
>> the French detective.
>
> Logical choices, although I never pictured Sophie as
being anything like
> Audrey Tautou (geeks would not be that cute), or the
French detective as
> being anything like Jean Reno (Reno is too tall and
thin).
Funny. I think they are good choices for the roles. But
I also thought the characters look different then these
two actors. I though Sophie was a red-head. And I
definitely pictured the detective as short & fat and
with a silly moustache!
>> The only point I remember in the book as being really
wrong
>> is that there are no prostitutes who hang around the
Place
>> Saint Sulpice.
>
> There are lots and lots of things that are really
wrong, such as the
> notion that driving through the Tuileries gardens is
the fastest way to
> get to the Louvre, or that getting from the Louvre to
the American
> embassy requires driving all the way up the Champs-
Elysées, or the
> notion that the rue Haxo is anywhere near Roland
Garros stadium (in fact
> it is on the other side of town).
The author has done this often in his books. In another
book, he had Langdon drive through a park that is closed
to vehicles. His translations are really terrible. In
Angels & Demons he wrote in a few phrases in Spanish
instead of Italian. And one phrase I still can't find a
translation for.
Anyway, I read three of his books. I found them amusing
but I'm glad I was able to borrow them. Not sure I'd
have been too happy had a payed money for them.
news:[email protected]:
> Earl Evleth writes:
>
>> Today`s news is that two well known French have key
roles.
>> Audrey Tautou (the Amelie!) will play Sophie and Jean
Reno
>> the French detective.
>
> Logical choices, although I never pictured Sophie as
being anything like
> Audrey Tautou (geeks would not be that cute), or the
French detective as
> being anything like Jean Reno (Reno is too tall and
thin).
Funny. I think they are good choices for the roles. But
I also thought the characters look different then these
two actors. I though Sophie was a red-head. And I
definitely pictured the detective as short & fat and
with a silly moustache!
>> The only point I remember in the book as being really
wrong
>> is that there are no prostitutes who hang around the
Place
>> Saint Sulpice.
>
> There are lots and lots of things that are really
wrong, such as the
> notion that driving through the Tuileries gardens is
the fastest way to
> get to the Louvre, or that getting from the Louvre to
the American
> embassy requires driving all the way up the Champs-
Elysées, or the
> notion that the rue Haxo is anywhere near Roland
Garros stadium (in fact
> it is on the other side of town).
The author has done this often in his books. In another
book, he had Langdon drive through a park that is closed
to vehicles. His translations are really terrible. In
Angels & Demons he wrote in a few phrases in Spanish
instead of Italian. And one phrase I still can't find a
translation for.
Anyway, I read three of his books. I found them amusing
but I'm glad I was able to borrow them. Not sure I'd
have been too happy had a payed money for them.
Jan 26th 2005, 1:44 am
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poldy <[email protected]> wrote in news:poldy-
[email protected]:
> In article <BE17BCC9.30742%[email protected]>,
> Earl Evleth <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Today`s news is that two well known French have key
roles.
>> Audrey Tautou (the Amelie!) will play Sophie and Jean
Reno
>> the French detective. Since the story mainly takes
place
>> in France it is good publicity for French Tourism.
>
> Does French tourism depend on American movies?
>
> Despite the cool relations between France and the US,
I thought France
> still remained a top destination, even to Americans?
>
> Anyways, there are plenty of American movies set in
France all the time,
> aren't they? Just saw the DVD of "Le Divorce" on
sale. Suppose to be a
> dreadful movie but it's based on a novel by a writer
who is supposedly a
> big Parisphile.
The movie WAS dreadful! Can't speak of the book. The
DaVinci Code was an amusing book. I'm sure the movie
will be much better than "Le Divorce". Although not set
in Paris, I enjoyed "The Chateau" (dir. Jesse Peretz).
Very funny, if a bit odd-ball.
[email protected]:
> In article <BE17BCC9.30742%[email protected]>,
> Earl Evleth <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Today`s news is that two well known French have key
roles.
>> Audrey Tautou (the Amelie!) will play Sophie and Jean
Reno
>> the French detective. Since the story mainly takes
place
>> in France it is good publicity for French Tourism.
>
> Does French tourism depend on American movies?
>
> Despite the cool relations between France and the US,
I thought France
> still remained a top destination, even to Americans?
>
> Anyways, there are plenty of American movies set in
France all the time,
> aren't they? Just saw the DVD of "Le Divorce" on
sale. Suppose to be a
> dreadful movie but it's based on a novel by a writer
who is supposedly a
> big Parisphile.
The movie WAS dreadful! Can't speak of the book. The
DaVinci Code was an amusing book. I'm sure the movie
will be much better than "Le Divorce". Although not set
in Paris, I enjoyed "The Chateau" (dir. Jesse Peretz).
Very funny, if a bit odd-ball.
Jan 26th 2005, 1:55 am
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On 26 Jan 2005 15:41:14 +0100, Emilia <[email protected]> wrote:
>Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote in
>news:[email protected] :
>> Earl Evleth writes:
>>
>>> Today`s news is that two well known French have key
>roles.
>>> Audrey Tautou (the Amelie!) will play Sophie and Jean
>Reno
>>> the French detective.
>>
>> Logical choices, although I never pictured Sophie as
>being anything like
>> Audrey Tautou (geeks would not be that cute), or the
>French detective as
>> being anything like Jean Reno (Reno is too tall and
>thin).
>Funny. I think they are good choices for the roles. But
>I also thought the characters look different then these
>two actors. I though Sophie was a red-head. And I
>definitely pictured the detective as short & fat and
>with a silly moustache!
Inspector Clousseau? :-)
--
Martin
>Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote in
>news:[email protected] :
>> Earl Evleth writes:
>>
>>> Today`s news is that two well known French have key
>roles.
>>> Audrey Tautou (the Amelie!) will play Sophie and Jean
>Reno
>>> the French detective.
>>
>> Logical choices, although I never pictured Sophie as
>being anything like
>> Audrey Tautou (geeks would not be that cute), or the
>French detective as
>> being anything like Jean Reno (Reno is too tall and
>thin).
>Funny. I think they are good choices for the roles. But
>I also thought the characters look different then these
>two actors. I though Sophie was a red-head. And I
>definitely pictured the detective as short & fat and
>with a silly moustache!
Inspector Clousseau? :-)
--
Martin
Jan 26th 2005, 2:10 am
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nitram <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> On 26 Jan 2005 15:41:14 +0100, Emilia
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote in
>>news:[email protected] m:
>>> Earl Evleth writes:
>>>
>>>> Today`s news is that two well known French have key
>>roles.
>>>> Audrey Tautou (the Amelie!) will play Sophie and
Jean
>>Reno
>>>> the French detective.
>>>
>>> Logical choices, although I never pictured Sophie as
>>being anything like
>>> Audrey Tautou (geeks would not be that cute), or the
>>French detective as
>>> being anything like Jean Reno (Reno is too tall and
>>thin).
>>Funny. I think they are good choices for the roles.
But
>>I also thought the characters look different then
these
>>two actors. I though Sophie was a red-head. And I
>>definitely pictured the detective as short & fat and
>>with a silly moustache!
>
> Inspector Clousseau? :-)
Well, I wouldn't deny my idea came from some stereo
typical French detective. Could have been Pirot (sp?)
but definately not the french detective from Jersey or
Guernsey... what was that show again? He was blond and
when I was young I though he was quite good looking.
news:[email protected]:
> On 26 Jan 2005 15:41:14 +0100, Emilia
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote in
>>news:[email protected] m:
>>> Earl Evleth writes:
>>>
>>>> Today`s news is that two well known French have key
>>roles.
>>>> Audrey Tautou (the Amelie!) will play Sophie and
Jean
>>Reno
>>>> the French detective.
>>>
>>> Logical choices, although I never pictured Sophie as
>>being anything like
>>> Audrey Tautou (geeks would not be that cute), or the
>>French detective as
>>> being anything like Jean Reno (Reno is too tall and
>>thin).
>>Funny. I think they are good choices for the roles.
But
>>I also thought the characters look different then
these
>>two actors. I though Sophie was a red-head. And I
>>definitely pictured the detective as short & fat and
>>with a silly moustache!
>
> Inspector Clousseau? :-)
Well, I wouldn't deny my idea came from some stereo
typical French detective. Could have been Pirot (sp?)
but definately not the french detective from Jersey or
Guernsey... what was that show again? He was blond and
when I was young I though he was quite good looking.
Jan 26th 2005, 2:24 am
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On 26 Jan 2005 16:10:44 +0100, Emilia <[email protected]> wrote:
>nitram <[email protected]> wrote in
>news:[email protected] :
>>>>>>> I thought Sophie was a red-head. And I
>>>definitely pictured the detective as short & fat and
>>>with a silly moustache!
>>
>> Inspector Clousseau? :-)
>Well, I wouldn't deny my idea came from some stereo
>typical French detective. Could have been Pirot (sp?)
Poirot - Belgian
>but definately not the french detective from Jersey or
>Guernsey... what was that show again?
Bergerac currently being shown on Belgian TV in the afternoon.
>He was blond and
>when I was young I though he was quite good looking.
John Nettles, now middle aged and star of Midsommer Murders.
--
Martin
>nitram <[email protected]> wrote in
>news:[email protected] :
>>>>>>> I thought Sophie was a red-head. And I
>>>definitely pictured the detective as short & fat and
>>>with a silly moustache!
>>
>> Inspector Clousseau? :-)
>Well, I wouldn't deny my idea came from some stereo
>typical French detective. Could have been Pirot (sp?)
Poirot - Belgian
>but definately not the french detective from Jersey or
>Guernsey... what was that show again?
Bergerac currently being shown on Belgian TV in the afternoon.
>He was blond and
>when I was young I though he was quite good looking.
John Nettles, now middle aged and star of Midsommer Murders.
--
Martin
