tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post2569010454229041137..comments2024-03-29T09:54:08.208+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Les Yeux De La Colline.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83358928794717078512017-04-17T20:51:53.885+01:002017-04-17T20:51:53.885+01:00Than you for sharing that. Superb.
MarcelThan you for sharing that. Superb.<br /><br />MarcelMarcel DuMarchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122748876228683691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37246131929933287972017-04-17T07:50:28.739+01:002017-04-17T07:50:28.739+01:00I think you and your readers would enjoy one of my...I think you and your readers would enjoy one of my favourite movies.<br />" Un hirondelle fait un printemps" with Michel Serrault.The film deals with this subject. It has subtitles for non French speakersrallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87775629685046077842017-04-17T00:04:18.734+01:002017-04-17T00:04:18.734+01:00How I wish I could speak French!
Jo in Auckland, ...How I wish I could speak French!<br /><br />Jo in Auckland, NZJOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654932887735045108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-56034899719247794722017-04-16T14:08:22.654+01:002017-04-16T14:08:22.654+01:00Thanks for the link. I have seen such a huge chan...Thanks for the link. I have seen such a huge change in the last 15 years we have lived in France, in Limousin/Perigord, just north of you. When we first arrived, you could see not just full time sellers, but a few mainly elderly ladies selling their surplus stuff in the markets: 4 or 5 pats of goats cheese, some lettuces, maybe a few dozen eggs. Now, that's all gone as you have to be registered to sell produce. You can't sell from the gate either. You can't keep goats or sheep without being registered, nor get them slaughtered. The supermarkets are now opening for longer where they were once closed at lunchtimes, Sunday and Monday. Most of the bars and restaurants have closed down as they have all gone bust, due to red tape, taxes etc. Sad, another way of life on the way out: globalisation will get us all in the end.Vintage Maisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00929038050028476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55213998489014485152017-04-16T04:46:50.292+01:002017-04-16T04:46:50.292+01:00Women here used to take a pride in that form of dr...Women here used to take a pride in that form of dress; it somehow represented hard work and service to the family. I do occasionally see those 'house coats' still for sale, but I'm not sure who'd buy them today.<br /><br />I don't think it's the actual progress that they dislike, it's more what it's taken away. That old camaraderie, which I remember so well, has now gone. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27144867509499325402017-04-15T17:33:26.977+01:002017-04-15T17:33:26.977+01:00I love the way Paulette dresses - the way folk use...I love the way Paulette dresses - the way folk used to dress around the country area here - alas such things have vanished. But this is really a silly viewpoint - all our ancestors might think that so called 'progress' was not good but when I think of a woman's life today compared with then, there is no contest.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-84888043584917990172017-04-15T15:28:09.108+01:002017-04-15T15:28:09.108+01:00The two older people are explaining how things hav...The two older people are explaining how things have changed with the introduction of new machinery, etc. Like most older people they don't approve, and regret the passing of the 'old ways'. I must say I agree with them on many points. The camaraderie of everyone helping each other has now mostly gone. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-85697937891705979632017-04-15T15:11:41.397+01:002017-04-15T15:11:41.397+01:00Despite having taken French right up to the end of...Despite having taken French right up to the end of grade 13, I only caught bits here and there. I did enjoy seeing the surroundings and their farm. -Jenncoffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72488088508784368642017-04-15T14:14:54.518+01:002017-04-15T14:14:54.518+01:00Good. I'm pleased you enjoyed it.Good. I'm pleased you enjoyed it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79311254812534145432017-04-15T13:58:38.334+01:002017-04-15T13:58:38.334+01:00I liked is so much and even could understand a lot...I liked is so much and even could understand a lot.Thanks.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53719208291508014132017-04-15T12:24:25.919+01:002017-04-15T12:24:25.919+01:00Paulette is very much of a type. You find them all...Paulette is very much of a type. You find them all over the area; even down to the way she dresses.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66790596934433872292017-04-15T11:34:49.427+01:002017-04-15T11:34:49.427+01:00Just like our older neighbours here really. I foun...Just like our older neighbours here really. I found the accent a little difficult but you still get the gist of it.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03753525365701234958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28477670860825634672017-04-15T08:49:02.854+01:002017-04-15T08:49:02.854+01:00As long as you get the general message of the film...As long as you get the general message of the film, that's all that's needed. I'm sure your friends will enjoy it. The characters all seem so familiar.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5707376827999010732017-04-15T08:47:31.518+01:002017-04-15T08:47:31.518+01:00I think the girl, Stéphanie, is a townie with idea...I think the girl, Stéphanie, is a townie with ideas of being a 'paysanne'. Her market stall din't seem to have much on it. Rose tinted glasses come to mind, but good for her for trying.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67931416918077181312017-04-15T08:45:09.664+01:002017-04-15T08:45:09.664+01:00It was filmed a little to the north of us; but not...It was filmed a little to the north of us; but not far away. The countryside around us is beautiful; about 25 kms to the south it becomes very flat, as it is about 100 kms to the north.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1767220274277347942017-04-15T08:42:52.680+01:002017-04-15T08:42:52.680+01:00I have started watching the film but have to go ou...I have started watching the film but have to go out so will watch it on the big screen at my leisure this evening. I astonished myself by understand much of what was said although I'm sure during 23 minutes there will be some stops for head scratching and re-winding. I have passed it on to several of my Francophile friends with whom I have shared much time in France over the last three or four decades.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43573574954911166572017-04-15T08:42:15.705+01:002017-04-15T08:42:15.705+01:00For very little reward! She is typical of the area...For very little reward! She is typical of the area; or at least how it used to be. She's a dying race.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1141146800268746942017-04-15T08:14:54.882+01:002017-04-15T08:14:54.882+01:00The hot weather and the different farming of your ...The hot weather and the different farming of your area are apparent but I am reminded of the old-timers and small farms around here too and slowly disappearing (but not yet completely). I couldn't understand a word of it. The girl will want her EU subsidy Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81221647788688841512017-04-15T08:06:54.490+01:002017-04-15T08:06:54.490+01:00I learnt French at school but not good enough to u...I learnt French at school but not good enough to understand it; I'm missing important things they're saying here. The scenery looks so familiar to some of your photos; vegetable garden, fields, hills, market place...<br />I like that stone wall.<br />Greetings Maria x<br />Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21836805114619196802017-04-15T08:01:15.531+01:002017-04-15T08:01:15.531+01:00Fascinating. I am in awe of women like Paulette, ...Fascinating. I am in awe of women like Paulette, they work so hard.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23650857675419884102017-04-15T07:56:00.296+01:002017-04-15T07:56:00.296+01:00Unless you're used to it, the accent isn't...Unless you're used to it, the accent isn't that easy to understand either.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-62602754361949039652017-04-15T07:29:57.106+01:002017-04-15T07:29:57.106+01:00Wish there were subtitles (or I could understand F...Wish there were subtitles (or I could understand French! Such a beautiful language.)Jan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792206979656707142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51977404264663541142017-04-15T07:02:01.626+01:002017-04-15T07:02:01.626+01:00Best wishes to your father.Best wishes to your father.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14799509138483648112017-04-15T06:34:40.941+01:002017-04-15T06:34:40.941+01:00Such people were happy with their circumstances, n...Such people were happy with their circumstances, nowadays they want 'everything'. Life hasn't improved for them.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18039397164619878252017-04-15T06:26:55.319+01:002017-04-15T06:26:55.319+01:00I am off to visit my 93 old father in Tel Aviv, wh...I am off to visit my 93 old father in Tel Aviv, when i shall come back at noon, first thing i'll watch it,i am sure it i'll enjoy it.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.com