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Re: Why not? We liked Le Déclin de l'Empire Américain and Les Invasions Barbares. DomA Send a noteboard - 27/01/2011 12:26:48 PM
Jean-Luc thought much the movie's humour often relied heavily on obscure Belgian (or occasionally European) references.

He's right we missed a level of humour (at least all those he explained we had missed), but I suspect foreigners just saw a more universal level to the movie where Belgian saw a more Belgium-centric "commentary" (much as happened with Les Invasions Barbares. There are full of Québec-centric elements in it that foreigners miss - eg: all the health system details it targets - but not distracted by the specific shots Arcand took at this and that they see the universal resonance of the movie's situations better than us)

Jean-Luc was also weirdly claiming Belgian humour doesn't export well, but we were quoting him back all the examples of Belgian humour we appreciate (from BD to stand up comics and so on) to show him how wrong he was on that!
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A few thoughts on my Classic challenge book. Well, books, as it turns out. Rebekah - 22/01/2011 11:48:21 PM 1644 Views
This month is just making me hate classics. ? - 23/01/2011 12:06:08 AM 1479 Views
Aw. That's a shame. Rebekah - 23/01/2011 12:21:10 AM 1370 Views
Re: Aw. That's a shame. ? - 23/01/2011 12:55:44 PM 1437 Views
Hrm... a high fantasy classic... ranagrande - 23/01/2011 01:15:05 PM 1240 Views
Yeah? Okay... *NM* ? - 23/01/2011 01:16:15 PM 636 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 23/01/2011 01:17:18 PM 1365 Views
Dunsany is good. And Grimm, but Camilla - 23/01/2011 01:25:40 PM 1246 Views
There's really only one high fantasy classic, no? Or two, if you count the Silm separately. *NM* Legolas - 23/01/2011 01:35:03 PM 637 Views
Perhaps Gormenghast? Camilla - 23/01/2011 01:58:50 PM 1427 Views
Perhaps, haven't read either Dunsany or Peake. Legolas - 23/01/2011 02:02:51 PM 1378 Views
Re: Perhaps, haven't read either Dunsany or Peake. Camilla - 23/01/2011 02:05:31 PM 1543 Views
Maybe Alice's Adventures in Wonderland? *NM* ranagrande - 23/01/2011 02:20:49 PM 665 Views
Re: Dunsany is good. And Grimm, but Rebekah - 23/01/2011 01:37:56 PM 1270 Views
Re: Dunsany is good. And Grimm, but Camilla - 23/01/2011 01:59:18 PM 1412 Views
H. Rider Haggard. Rebekah - 23/01/2011 01:24:01 PM 1370 Views
Sounds interesting. ? - 23/01/2011 01:34:45 PM 1382 Views
Re: Sounds interesting. Rebekah - 23/01/2011 01:39:34 PM 1432 Views
King Solomon's Mines is also awesome. nossy - 23/01/2011 03:52:04 PM 1203 Views
You can't love all of the classics, but it's not like it's a genre of its own that you can dislike. Legolas - 23/01/2011 12:32:01 AM 1413 Views
Precisely Camilla - 23/01/2011 09:40:26 AM 1633 Views
True true... ? - 23/01/2011 12:58:42 PM 1381 Views
Fortunately, that's precisely what this site aims to do! *NM* Legolas - 23/01/2011 01:34:16 PM 665 Views
You just aren't reading the right books (and reviews), it seems Larry - 23/01/2011 12:41:07 AM 1472 Views
The Swiss Family Robinson is hardly a "classic", unless by "classic" you mean "old". Tom - 23/01/2011 06:55:30 AM 1231 Views
Fine then. ? - 23/01/2011 01:02:48 PM 1279 Views
Re: This month is just making me hate classics. Camilla - 23/01/2011 09:05:52 AM 1449 Views
A lot of "classics" need proper context to be appreciated DomA - 23/01/2011 12:22:44 PM 1608 Views
Well said. Rebekah - 23/01/2011 12:46:35 PM 1435 Views
Re: Well said. DomA - 24/01/2011 02:33:10 AM 1492 Views
That reminds me I need to get back to the Mémoires of Marguerite de Valois. Legolas - 24/01/2011 10:17:17 PM 1188 Views
Very true Camilla - 23/01/2011 01:04:56 PM 1369 Views
Speaking of Dumas... DomA - 24/01/2011 02:45:02 AM 1216 Views
ooooh Camilla - 24/01/2011 08:51:46 AM 1571 Views
The Molière movie is called... wait for it... Legolas - 24/01/2011 10:21:48 PM 1407 Views
oooh Camilla - 24/01/2011 10:24:19 PM 1403 Views
Re: oooh Legolas - 24/01/2011 10:29:23 PM 1271 Views
Re: oooh DomA - 25/01/2011 01:15:39 AM 1375 Views
I really should watch that movie. Legolas - 25/01/2011 09:43:35 PM 1327 Views
Re: I really should watch that movie. DomA - 25/01/2011 11:15:10 PM 1493 Views
Why not? We liked Le Déclin de l'Empire Américain and Les Invasions Barbares. *NM* Legolas - 26/01/2011 06:45:26 PM 645 Views
Re: Why not? We liked Le Déclin de l'Empire Américain and Les Invasions Barbares. DomA - 27/01/2011 12:26:48 PM 1598 Views
I guess I'd have to see it to have an opinion on that. Legolas - 27/01/2011 08:00:53 PM 1552 Views
Re: oooh DomA - 25/01/2011 01:50:04 AM 1304 Views
Re: oooh Camilla - 25/01/2011 10:22:21 AM 1568 Views
Re: oooh DomA - 25/01/2011 12:46:30 PM 1505 Views
That's it! Camilla - 25/01/2011 12:50:18 PM 1500 Views
Re: A few thoughts on my Classic challenge book. Well, books, as it turns out. everynametaken - 23/01/2011 06:25:50 AM 1375 Views
The big problem with Dracula is that it's an epistolary novel. Tom - 23/01/2011 06:58:25 AM 1363 Views
Yeah, agreed. Legolas - 23/01/2011 09:46:57 AM 1336 Views
But Frankenstein doesn't even have good writing to recommend it. Rebekah - 23/01/2011 10:09:58 AM 1305 Views
Dracula is the book I hope to review (properly) today. I love it. So very much. Rebekah - 23/01/2011 10:08:34 AM 1176 Views
The challenge is making me wish I hadn't already read Frankenstein Brian - 23/01/2011 07:38:49 AM 2047 Views
Really? ranagrande - 23/01/2011 07:52:24 AM 1351 Views
I didn't mind The Importance of Being Earnest too much Brian - 23/01/2011 08:38:14 AM 2067 Views
Frankenstein ranagrande - 23/01/2011 09:05:10 AM 1411 Views
... Camilla - 23/01/2011 09:08:03 AM 1267 Views
Thank you. *NM* Rebekah - 23/01/2011 10:10:34 AM 626 Views
For, as usual, being my wonderful, divine self and bringing light to the world? *NM* Camilla - 23/01/2011 10:12:30 AM 659 Views
Something like that. *NM* Rebekah - 23/01/2011 10:15:37 AM 582 Views
There's a reason why they include Wilde among the "decadents". Legolas - 23/01/2011 10:16:33 AM 1313 Views
Re: A few thoughts on my Classic challenge book. Well, books, as it turns out. Camilla - 23/01/2011 08:53:01 AM 1362 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 23/01/2011 10:15:04 AM 1325 Views
Re: Yes. Camilla - 23/01/2011 10:18:02 AM 1344 Views
I just read A Christmas Carol as well. It's very short, alright. Legolas - 02/02/2011 08:46:16 PM 1371 Views
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