Tag Archives: Cannes

Les hauts et les bas

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Patricia Gilbert

Franch actress Isabelle Adjani was born on June 27, 1955. Daughter of an Algerian father and German mother, her career began when she was only 14. Adjani got her start in theatre and then switched to film, but it wasn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Cannes, Isabelle Adjani, l'ete meurtire, la journee de la jupe, L’Été Meurtrier, One Deadly Summer, Skirt Day | Leave a comment

Lettres de cachet

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Patricia Gilbert

Yesterday I wrote about Cannes. A magical place just off the coast of Cannes are the Îles de Lérins, a group of four islands. The largest is Sainte-Marguerite; Saint Patrick was a student at the monastery on Saint-Honorat nearby. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Îles de Lérins, Berlitz: Nice Cannes and Monte Carlo, Cannes, French tourism, lettres de cachet, Sainte-Marguerite | 1 Comment

Passer un film

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Patricia Gilbert

Cannes is a city on the Côte d’Azur in between Antibes and St. Tropez. It’s most famous as the home of the Cannes film festival, but I prefer its less glitzy side. Twenty-three hundred years ago, Cannes was founded as … Continue reading →