Friday 29 November 2013

PEAU D’ÂNE (DVD) - MADAME DE POMPADOUR (BOOK)

PEAU D’ÂNE


Directed by : Jacques Demy.
Actors: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Marais, Jacques Perrin,

French fairy-tale drama.


A princess fled from her father wearing his prized magical donkey skin…
She worked in a farm as a pig-keeper dreaming of meeting the Prince…
A film full of color, Renaissance style and magic…


MADAME DE POMPADOUR, A LIFE
ÉVELYNE LEVER

A new biography by Évelyne Lever.
When Jeanne Poisson was a child, a fortune-teller predicted that she would one day be the mistress of a king…

Évelyne Lever is a contemporary French historian and writer. She was previously a research engineer at CNRS, and then began to focus more on 18th-century history…Wikipedia

14 comments:

  1. It will be nice to read about the Reinette, a typical woman or ...not. Fiona

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    1. Yes Fiona. A typical women from ...her time, certainly! Best, Sixte

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  2. Donkey Skin, a pleasant fairytale. Sue

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  3. Peau d'ane - nice musical (music by Michel Legrand). Good acting by Catherine Deneuve. Recommended. Nora

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  4. Nice choices Sixte. Thank you. Valerie

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  5. I always wanted to know more about Madame de Pompadour. Thank you for your help Sixte. Amy

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    1. I really am happy to help...You will enjoy this book...Best, Sixte

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  6. I like the magical films. We always dream of a better life. There is still a chance for me to find Mr Right... Nina

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    1. Of course Nina...You will see...Best, Sixte

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  7. What a super movie ta Sixte Geraldine

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