Intouchables

Dear readers,

First, how are you? Hope you're all fine! :) Good luck for your exams or essays you have to do or happy holidays if you have already (like me), the chance of having handed everything you had to! what a good feeling! (though once I had finished everything, I felt...empty, like something was missing...weird!^^)

Anyway, today, I went to see really, really great movie, which had and still have many success (almost 6 weeks already!) Maybe you've already seen it, if not; run!!!!!!!!! Je parle bien sûr de ce film....dont tout le monde is talking about:

poster of the movie

The plot? "A la suite d’un accident de parapente, Philippe, riche aristocrate, engage comme aide à domicile Driss, un jeune de banlieue tout juste sorti de prison. Bref la personne la moins adaptée pour le job. Ensemble ils vont faire cohabiter Vivaldi et Earth Wind and Fire, le verbe et la vanne, les costumes et les bas de survêtement… Deux univers vont se télescoper, s’apprivoiser, pour donner naissance à une amitié aussi dingue, drôle et forte qu’inattendue, une relation unique qui fera des étincelles et qui les rendra… Intouchables." Allociné.

Fresque simple, touchante, émouvante et drôle à la fois, pleine d'humour, et de bon acteurs! I had a good moment! :) A must seen movie!

See you soon for another article (maybe about books or simply to wish you a Merry Christmas!) :) Take care! xxx

Writing

Dear readers,

Hope you're all ok since the last article I posted. Good luck for exams and/or assignments. :)

Sorry for not writing before but I've been quite busy and not so much inspired, also I won't be writing much for the weeks to come as I am and will be busy "wrestling" between essays, assigments and future exams to come (already stressing me out, don't really like it but then who does? rire)! :)

Anyway, just a bit of an article to make you wait until the next (which might be in a certain amount of time, don't know yet...) we'll see! :)

And now just a few lines about...writing, hearing the sound of a pen, a plume on the paper, a slight brush, filling up a blank page, transporting you in another world, making you forget for just a moment your problems or where you are, making you dream. Wondering as well how to sketch your thoughts or how your next character(s) is or are going to be in your own story, just magical I'd say, no? Losing yourself in a world of wonderful words (fiction or poetry, rhyme and rhythm, thriller, suspens or romance, you have a large choice! :) Enjoy!

And on that note, as my eyes are closing themselves, I'll let you for now, as putting my words together become quite difficult (hope there is not too many mistakes lol) :) Have a good week and see you soon I hope for another article! :) Take care, xxx

The Help (ou La Couleur des sentiments)

Dear readers,

As always, hope you're all ok with you?! :) ;)

Anyway, today, a bit of reading! I've a read a great book (a movie has been made already and having seen the trailer, it sounds real good, so let's see when it will coming out in October!) and maybe you've heard about it as well as me (newspaper, critics or simply seen the book in the library! :) ;) Having heard a lot of good critics about it, hesitantly at first, I recently tried the adventure of reading this book and tell you what? I didn't regret it for a second! The book is real good anf well-written, simply and not complicated, you're not bored at all, always wanting to know what's going to happen after!! The suspens is killing you until the last few pages! :) ;)

But first, before telling you about the plot, just a few pictures to give you an idea, hoping you might want to read it! :) ;)

cover of the book

poster of the movie

The plot? City of Jackson, Mississippi, 1962. "Where blackmaids raise white children, but aren't trusted not to steal the silver..."

3 main characters in this book. All have a story to tell..(of course they're not the only one...).: First, there's Aibileen, who is raising her 17th white child, nursing her with all her love and trying to get over her son tragic's death. Then, we have Minny, another maid, "whose cooking is nearly as sassy as her tongue! :) and there is the "white Miss Skeeter, home from college and who wants to know what's happened to her beloved maid and why she has disappeared?

"Skeeter Aibileen, and Minny. No one would have believe they'd be friends, fewer still would tolerate it. But as each woman finds the courage to cross boundaries, they come to depend and rely upon one another." Indeed, each one of them has a incredible story to tell...

I let you now discover what going to happen, and I promess you the pages turn themselves! :) Can't wait now to see the movie!!! ;) :) Hope it'll be same for you! And of course the trailer (if you're interested! :) ;) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_ajv_6pUnI

Take care and see you soon for another article (short or long)! see you soon, xxx :) ;)

Friendship

Dear readers,

Hope you're all ok since the last time?

Lately, I've to come to realize something...I know that we have all our life, busy with different things such as work or studies or whatever we have to do. I got that and understand that we've all things to do...(sorry if I'm repeating myself along this article) but sometimes more the time is passing by, more we have things or different occupations to do. We don't really, in the end, find time to see each other, so busy or focusing on something else with our life, that we don't seem to take time now to see our family and friends...I'm aware that if we'd see each other every day or to many times, we'd become crazy or don't have much to say...just that sometimes I really miss that, maybe it's being away but it's a feeling that come back regularly, which is never too far away...I'm conscious that we also sometimes need some time alone or...I don't know...

Just that when I saw (well maybe for the 100th times but never mind, I still love it) Friends or How I met your mother, speaking of friendship and everything, I really miss my friends, always imagining what we could do or say...all those things we like to do together...but we don't do so often because we are all busy somewhere. It's suck so much! for being honest. And can't believe I haven't seen some of my friends for quite a long time now. It's crazy. I know and really hope I will see them soon, it just that miss them!!! Again, I understand that we're all growing-up and have many things to do or think about...I really know that...but...you know...It's always nice to see them (friends or family), even if sometimes we don't agree or....drive each other crazy but you and I always know where to find them. (needed or not).

For me, it's way of recharging the battery but mostly to have a really good time with them! :) (as much as possible et ne m'en lasse pas! :) ;)

Anyway, sorry to annoy you with that, just what I feel right now. Thanks for listening as always. :) hopefully it'll more joyful next time! (rire).

Take care and see you soon I hope! xxx

Jane Eyre -Charlotte Brontë

Dear readers,

First, how are you ? Hope you're ok and that going back to school for some or going back to work for others, after this nice summer, wasn't too hard! For myself, I got back to uni, a bit hard I' ve to say, but maybe once in the rhythm it should probably be ok! :)

And now, you might have already guess of what I'm going to talk about in this article? Indeed, of Jane Eyre! Again? Why? Let's see! Because a new adaption has been made recently and finally came out after month and month of waiting!!!! Well, for some you might have to wait a little bit more.... it came out in USA last March and in UK this week but for example in France, you will have to wait until...January to be able to see it! (I know!). So, if you're too impatient and can't possibly wait until then, well, only one solution for you, either jump in a Eurostar or in a plane, to London for a week-end and go to cinema to see the movie (rire)! :)

Anyway, let's come back to the story of Jane Eyre. For those who might have forgotten or need a reminder, a quick resume of this most beautiful story ever written! Jane Eyre, is an orphan and by a promise made by her uncle Reed, her horrible aunt, Mrs Reed has to take care of her. She isn't liked by her or her cousins. Lonely, she sometimes likes to read but often has to hide from them. One day, Jane is send to Lowood School where she will pass most of her childhood (ten to eighteen years old). She will became a teacher and be really liked by her young students. Anwering an advertising for a governess place, she goes to Thornfield, house of Mr Edward Fairfax Rochester! :) She will have to teach Adéle, French ward of Mr Rochester. They will rapidly become friends as with Mrs Fairfax (who is working for the master since quite a long time now), she is quite nice and likes Jane.

Along the novel, Mr Rochester and Jane will become closer and closer. He treats her as an equal but has his own secret (for those who have read the book, you already know of whom am refering to!). Many events will happen in between but fortunately it ends well! :) So, for the Charlotte Brontë's fan and/or Jane Eyre's fan, run to see it, I think you'll love it as much as I did, hopefully! :) This new adaption is quite good, interesting with good actors as Jane Eyre (played by Mia Wasikowska) who are given us a new Jane Eyre, strong and believing that she can be better as much as anybody! and a quite nice, really really nice Mr Rochester(not beautiful but as a certain charm and it gives him some kindness (even if he's normally rude) (played by Michael Fassbender). It stays faithful to the novel (even if sometimes you might find that some characters are a bit less present than in the book, as Grace Poole or Miss Blanche Ingram (whom for once is not blonde but has dark hair like in the book) or that some parts of the story are maybe quickly pass over or simply not in the movie (know it's hard to put everything in a single movie but I don't know, I think they're quite important too). But otherwise, this new movie is quite nice and you'll have I think a good time plunging yourself in it again and again, imagining how life was in the late 19th century and how the character are). And some nice scenery too (e.g: When Jane leaves Thornfield hall after discovering Mr Rochester's secret and doesn't really know where to go before meeting St John Rivers who will help her). So, I hope after all that, you will still want to see it and that I didn't scare you. It's what I feel but you might have of course a different opinion. :) Enjoy! ;) :)

See you soon for another article , take care, xxx

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

Dear readers,


Hope you're ok and that you have enjoyed your holidays as much as I did! Know it's hard to go back and that we found that holidays are sometimes going too fast...! First to tell! Holidays can be really good and relaxing whitout thinking about homeworks or tests or anything else! :) Anyway, good luck for this new year! :)

But, but...before...a last douceur, un peu de relaxing et on se replonge avec délectation in Jane Austen's world! And I quite....hum...non...I really like this author! Behind all this seriousness, we can understand that she was making fun of some her characters...and making some critics...she was and is still a nice author! (for me at least^^)

Anyway, you might find that word a lot), you might have already read or re-read or re-re read all her books :Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion...all good as you know, and of course the last one I recently read: Mansfield Park (known to be more serious as it's talking about Antigua and the slaves, Fanny's uncle goes there to settle some problems), and some could be frustated about the end (but maybe for those who haven't read it yet...I might not reveal it?!)

Here one the many book's covers: "Mansfield Park (that I quite like) :)

The plot? Fanny's price has many brothers and sisters, all living in Portsmouth. Her mother, a part her older brother William and her last daugther Betsey (hope it the right name), doesn't seem to really care about her other kids and is much preoccupied by other things (like finding another maid to help her with her house!) and the father is much more absent, drinking, reading his newspaper and sometimes (or quite often) is going to the marina. In this context, her aunt (one of her mum's sisters, she has 2) and her uncle Thomas Bertram propose to take her in, begin here a new life for Fanny who has first to get acquainted with her new home. They have 4 kids, 2 sons and 2 daugthers. Only of them, Edmund Bertram is nice to her and their friendship begin. Maybe more? Without revealing too much many events will follow during her long stay.( She has also 10 when she arrives and 18 years old during our reading.) Quite a good book and some funny moments as Fanny try to find her way in this word. I've to confess that I was a bit frustrated about the end but in Jane Austen's choice after all and it's always nice to read! :)

I'll let you enjoy your reading and hope you'll like it (as much as I did)! :)

See you soon for another article, take care, xxx

Un message!?

Dear readers,

First, how are you? I know it has been a long time....I wasn't really inspired and had many things in my mind...hope you're having nice holidays despite the weather which has been this summer very changing although the sun has been trying to find his place this past few days...but we still need water...let's hope we'll find a balance! :)

I won't be too long tonight....just a quick article. the first month of summer went quite fast and we're already in August, still enjoy the last few weeks of freedom before returning on the school bench! or for those who works returning to work...good luck in advance if I forget! :) crazy as the time can pass quickly sometimes! Well, let's enjoy this moment, trying not too think too much about that! :) lol can't believe I'm already going in 2nd year...! A bit stressed but once I'm in the rythm it should be ok...I hope! :) ;)

Well, anyway, enjoy summer and see you next time =, hope it won't again be too long! Sorry for the wait and take care, see you next time! xxx