Why not close your eyes and picture yourself, strolling along the banks of the Seine, donned in a navy and white stripey top and sporting a red beret, a chunk of Trebuche d'Affinois, a French stick and a bottle of Vintage Krug in hand, with your divine lover, on the trip of a lifetime?
The Alliance Francaise French Film Festival is on around Australia and will be in Sydney from March 8 to March 27. I have just checked out the programme, featuring 46 cutting edge, popular French films, to be shown at the Palace Verona and Chauvel Cinemas in Paddington, Palace Norton Street in Leichardt and The Hayden Orpheum in Cremorne. Now, my biggest dilemma - which films to see? At the moment, my front-runner must be 'Beautiful Lies' featuring the divine, angelic Audrey Tatou. You can find the programme and more information here:
Here's the blurb:
"If So Frenchy So Chic is the unofficial soundtrack to the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival, it begs the question, what else could it be the soundtrack to?
It could be a soundtrack to your next Paris holiday; a playlist on your iPod as you wander the boulevards and passageways. Or a soundtrack to the passing landscapes as a TGV carries you around the country, in and out of idyllic towns and alongside sprawling vineyards.
If it wasn’t for the professional packaging, this could easily be just a couple of mix tapes from a French friend, mailed to you par avion with a simple note attached: "Thought you might like this."
The friend thought right. It’s a snapshot of the current French music scene that’s so enjoyable you’ll find yourself playing the songs again and again until you’re singing along..."
Cha wala wale, dee do wah...
Download the album here:
http://cartelldownload.com.au/Release.aspx?rid=53681
You can also download the free Melanie Pain track from the album here (don't say I never do anything for you!):
http://cartelldownload.com.au/Release.aspx?releaseId=62890
Enjoy the festival! It's bound to be just beautiful and another fantastically different thing to do in Sydney (or in the other capital cities around Australia, for my non-Sydney peeps!) And for my non-Sydney dwelling peeps, here are the dates for the rest of the country:
Melbourne 9 – 27 March
Brisbane 16 March – 3 April
Canberra 16 March – 3 April
Perth 23 March – 10 April
Adelaide 23 March – 10 April
I hope to see you there...
Love,
Miss Manly x
And whilst you're there, check out the official soundtrack to the festival:
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I LOVE this cover and the music. It's just so pretty and So Frenchy So Chic! |
Here's the blurb:
"If So Frenchy So Chic is the unofficial soundtrack to the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival, it begs the question, what else could it be the soundtrack to?
It could be a soundtrack to your next Paris holiday; a playlist on your iPod as you wander the boulevards and passageways. Or a soundtrack to the passing landscapes as a TGV carries you around the country, in and out of idyllic towns and alongside sprawling vineyards.
If it wasn’t for the professional packaging, this could easily be just a couple of mix tapes from a French friend, mailed to you par avion with a simple note attached: "Thought you might like this."
The friend thought right. It’s a snapshot of the current French music scene that’s so enjoyable you’ll find yourself playing the songs again and again until you’re singing along..."
Cha wala wale, dee do wah...
Download the album here:
http://cartelldownload.com.au/Release.aspx?rid=53681
You can also download the free Melanie Pain track from the album here (don't say I never do anything for you!):
http://cartelldownload.com.au/Release.aspx?releaseId=62890
Enjoy the festival! It's bound to be just beautiful and another fantastically different thing to do in Sydney (or in the other capital cities around Australia, for my non-Sydney peeps!) And for my non-Sydney dwelling peeps, here are the dates for the rest of the country:
Melbourne 9 – 27 March
Brisbane 16 March – 3 April
Canberra 16 March – 3 April
Perth 23 March – 10 April
Adelaide 23 March – 10 April
I hope to see you there...
Love,
Miss Manly x
Count me in can do any day but Tuesday's before the 24th. All look great. X
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