Heidi Ellison
Paris Update Events 26.04.17
through May 2 Silent films from Switzerland? They’re rare, but they do exist and can be seen at the Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé, Paris. Retail heaven > You can buy just about anything at the century-old Foire de Paris, a gigantic … Read More
Aéroports / Ville-Monde
All Aboard for A Flight to Nowhere
“Today my favorite kind of atmosphere is the airport atmosphere,” wrote Andy Warhol in The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again). In the airport, the King of Pop could find “my favorite kind of food … Read More
Chameleon
Dirty Dishes, Bad Attitude
Why is it that the places closest to home are often the last ones we go to? So it was with Chameleon, which I have been hearing good things about for some time but have managed to avoid until now … Read More
Who You Think I Am
Who’s Who? Who Knows...
The first long section of Camille Laurens’ novel Celle que Vous Croyez, translated into English as Who You Think I Am (Other Press), draws you deeply into the story as the narrator, Claire, a divorced single mother, relates a twisted … Read More
PHOTO OF THE WEEK 26.04.17
Humor on the hoardings spotted before the first round of the French elections: “John Goodman (Jean Gentilhomme) for President,” the candidate of the “Nice Peoples' Party.” That would make a change. © Paris Update
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Paris Update Events 19.04.17
April 20-May 2 Silent films from Switzerland? They’re rare, but they do exist and can be seen at the Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé. Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé, Paris. April 19-29 Voices from the North The Pølar Festival celebrates Northern European culture with … Read More
PHOTO OF THE WEEK 19.04.17
Bicycles in a Parisian courtyard. © Paris Update
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Montmartre: Décor de Cinéma
Heaven and Hell in a Hilltop Movie Set
“Montmartre is both heaven and hell,” says the narrator in Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1956 film Bob le Flambeur. Some might consider the charming Butte Montmartre, the hill itself, as heaven and the sin city of Pigalle below as hell. Or vice versa. … Read More
Nomos
The Benefits of Solo Dining
THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED. I rarely eat alone in restaurants, but after my experience at Nomos the other day, I think I will do it more often. Without the pleasant distraction of conversation, it’s easier to concentrate on and … Read More
Le silence du Mirror
Finding Poetry in Instant
In his one-man show Le Silence du Mirror, actor/director Bruno Abadie uses the Kafkaesque writings of Romanian-French playwright and novelist Matéi Visniec to poetically and humorously express the insanity of life under a repressive totalitarian government. Abadie’s stylized reading and … Read More