La Fin des Temps
Staging Murakami
I have recently become a hard-boiled fan of Haruki Murakami, the prolific, widely loved Japanese writer of impossible-to-define fiction that mixes genres as if they were ingredients for the craziest salad you ever tasted. I had just finished reading the … Read More
Ni Vue ni Connue
Desperately Seeking Stardom
The premise for a new film starring Isabelle Huppert, Ni Vue ni Connue (All About Corinne), is certainly promising. Why not cast the celebrated multi-award-winning actress in the role of an unknown extra (figurante in French), Corinne Maclou, and surround … Read More
Cité du Cinéma
’Industrial Cathedral’ Reborn
One of the glories of French cultural life is that on certain days of the year known as the Journées du Patrimoine, the public can visit museums, concert halls, old buildings, gardens and many places that are not usually open … Read More
Les Plaisirs et les Jours de Jacques Guérin
Collector of Literature and Literati
Very occasionally the most interesting and surprising memoirs are not about famous writers, composers or painters but rather about people who moved in their circles. Les Plaisirs et les Jours de Jacques Guérin, an evocation of the industrialist (he was … Read More
La Nature n’Est pas un Décor: De Monet aux Artistes Contemporains
Fair-weather Art and Nature
Every year, when the weather turns fine, I take a trip to Yerres, a short train ride from Paris, to see two reliably fine exhibitions and revel in the beauty of the English-style park graced with the handsome former home … Read More
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