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◊ 2015-06-24 19:02 |
Unfortunately only the American version is available, badly retitled "Vacation from Marriage" and with a full ten minutes of unknown material cut from the film.![]() Robert Donat's secret off-screen yearning for new Scottish star Deborah Kerr: ![]() |
◊ 2015-06-24 19:45 |
Je ne te savais pas si fleur bleue, chicomarx. |
◊ 2015-06-24 20:47 |
I thought this was Perfect Strangers ![]() |
◊ 2015-06-24 21:01 |
And I thought this one was it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ_kez7WVUU |
◊ 2015-06-25 00:15 |
It's nice escapism, movies from this era, including the actors' personal stories. "Fleur bleue" again something that could be interpreted both positively and negatively? ![]() |
◊ 2015-06-25 00:35 |
Am I that ambiguous when writing? Actually, yes, "être fleur bleue" holds two possible interpretations, but the negative one is very soft. But when you think to Charles Trenet's song, "Feur bleue", it's a very good characterisation. -- Last edit: 2016-11-17 18:20:50 |
◊ 2015-06-25 01:07 |
I've no idea what these "fleur bleue" references actually mean, but here's a blue flower. |
◊ 2015-06-25 05:01 |
I feared Flower of Scotland. Cool, your machin. And now for something completely different, but the real stuff: Charles Trenet chante "Fleur bleue" (Refrain) Un doux parfum qu'on respire C'est fleur bleue Un regard qui vous attire C'est fleur bleue Des mots difficiles à dire C'est fleur bleue C'est fleur bleue C'est fleur bleue Un rendez-vous en automne C'est fleur bleue Une chanson qu'on fredonne C'est fleur bleue Un jeune amour qui se donne Deux grands yeux qui s'abandonnent C'est fleur bleue On envoie des pneumatiques A fleur bleue Les dimanches sont poétiques Tout fleur bleue On se met du cosmétique Dans les cheveux, Oui parbleu, Pour fleur bleue On jure que l'on s'adore Tous les deux Et l'on jurerait encore Si fleur bleue Ne vous plaquait, ça c'est vache Pour un dragon à moustaches Ah! Morbleu!... Elle n'est pas revenue Mystérieux Oui à jamais disparue Sans adieu Et je suis seul dans la rue Larmes aux yeux, Larmes aux yeux, Larmes aux yeux. Mais soudain le cœur bat vite Ah, mon Dieu : La voilà c'est la petite L'air joyeux Non ce n'est pas elle, quel drame C'est une assez grosse dame Pas fleur bleue. Alors le printemps l'automne Sans fleur bleue Coulent des jours monotones Ciel pluvieux Et cet air que je fredonne Sans fleur bleue, devient vieux, ennuyeux Pourtant ne soyons pas triste Pour fleur bleue J'en ai là tout une liste C'est bien mieux Amourettes passagères Joies, peines de cœur légères Oui, fleurs bleues. (Refrain) |
◊ 2015-06-25 22:22 |
Not "fleur bleue" at all,and not bad at all ![]() |
◊ 2015-06-25 23:03 |
^ This one is even better |
◊ 2022-12-10 06:47 |
Alexander Korda directed Robert Donat, Deborah Kerr, Glynis Johns, Ann Todd and Roland Culver. I finally saw it. And I found this film very very nice. But I'm tremendously “fleur bleue”. Besides, it is now time-tagged. |
◊ 2022-12-10 07:47 |
I've forgotten this movie to be honest but I do suspect it was fleur bleue... Robert Donat's Goodbye Mr Chips is less forgettable, but you probably saw that long ago. |
◊ 2022-12-11 04:58 |
Believe me or not (but you'll believe me), Goodbye Mr. Chips si still on my to-watch list. I'm in a sort of English cinema binge, right now, and I find unknown (to me) gems to enjoy. One of the most smashing thing I recently saw was I know where I'm going (Powell & Pressburger, with Wendy Hiller and Roger Livesey), astounding. -- Last edit: 2022-12-11 04:59:00 |
◊ 2022-12-11 06:13 |
Cinéma de minuit had a cycle of films in 1996 « Aspects du cinéma britannique », one was Goodbye Mr Chips. Before the internet it wasn't so easy to get hold of classic films. I had to physically go to the library in Bruges and rent the VHS. And bring it back. BBC-2 also showed old films in the late evening, all the Ingmar Bergman movies in chronological order... They wouldn't do that anymore. English cinema of this era that makes an impression is A Night to Remember 1958, Browning Version 1951, Picture of Dorian Gray 1945... And indeed Powell & Pressburger, and David Lean, Great Expectations from 1946 in particular. |