Last Sunday I went to the Expozine in the Plateau. I wanted to enjoy myself but it was in a church basement and very crowded. It was hard to get in close to look at the different works or talk to the artists. Maybe I will try again next year.
Yesterday I rented 99 Francs as part of my attempts to improve my French. I had never heard of the film but was pleasantly surprised. It is certainly not family-friendly but that is maybe what I liked about it. It basically is a critique of our consumerist society and the role that advertising and marketing play from the perspective of a coked-up French ad exec named Octave. Most of the film had the pace of an advertisement as well. I definitely recommend renting it if you like dark humour and don't mind gratuitous drug use and sex.
I am still working on my painting of the buildings. I was quite pleased with its progress initially but now I feel that I have muddled the colours and need to get back to a more restrictive colour palette to make it work. I am too much of a perfectionist sometimes. The hours that I have dedicated to that piece would probably add up to almost a week.
Tonight's song is 'Last Goodbye' by Jeff Buckley. I really like that song...
2 comments:
About 99 francs, why don't you read the book? C'est aussi amusant, avec davantage de style, un brin plus de psychologie, tout en restant très accessible. As-tu l'habitude de lire en français?
Wow! C'est la premiere fois que j'ai vu ce commentaire! Oui, je lis en francais aussi...tres souvent en fait! Bonne idee Monsieur Walters!
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