Week 4 2014

Hello,

I like old cars, I don’t know much about them, but I like looking at them and imagining the journeys they have travelled, and the people and the places they have visited, so I was delighted when a whole fleet of them turned up in Rauzan on Sunday.

On a cautious note, I have been told by a few people about an internet scam.  An email is received, which appears to be from the EdF. It says that monthly payments have been declined by the bank and you need to click on a link to pay.  A phone call to EdF confirmed (eventually) that it is a scam and should be ignored – just be aware.

Have a great week – Burns Night is coming up, so have a wee dram and raise your glass to Robbie!

Best wishes for a good week,

From

Helen

notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

Week 4 2014

Wow, this is a week of films… so many to choose from.

Monday 20 January

Tuesday 21 January

21 January 14h15 : Blue Jasmine is ahowing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne. (At last a chance to use the 2 for 1 Orange offer http://www.grandecran.fr/libourne/cineday/ )

A New York socialite, deeply troubled and in denial, arrives in San Francisco to impose upon her sister. She looks a million, but isn't bringing money, peace, or love...  Starring Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin and Peter Sarsgaaard.

21 January 20h15 : Snowpiercer is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne. (Typical – 2 come along on the same day – another chance to use the 2 for 1 Orange offer http://www.grandecran.fr/libourne/cineday/ )

In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine.  Starring Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton and Jamie Bell.

21 January 20h30 : Mandela is showing in VO at La Breche cinema in Ste Foy la Grande.

A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.  Starring Idris Elba, Naomie Harris and Terry Pheto

Wednesday 22 January

22 January 20h30 : The Selfish Giant (Le geante egoiste) is showing in VO at La Breche cinema in Ste Foy.

The Selfish Giant is a contemporary fable about two scrappy 13-year-old working-class friends in the UK who seek fortune by getting involved with a local scrap dealer and criminal, leading to tragic consequences.  Starring Conner Chapman, Shaun Thomas, Sean Guilder

Thursday 23 January

Friday 24 January

24 January 20h30 : The Wolf of Wall Street is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stockbroker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.  Starring Leonado DiCaprio, Jonah Hill and Margot Robbie

24 January 20h45 : Inside Llewyn Davis is showing in VO at La Breche cinema in Ste Foy.

A week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.  Starring Oscar Issac, Carey Mulligan and John Goodman.

Saturday 25 January

25 January : Concert at the church in Gensac.  Pizzicati sings in aid of Restos du Coeur in Pays  Foyen.

25 January 19h30 : Burns Night Supper at the Rastaurant Nostalgair in Levignac de Guyenne.  For a truly Scottish evening call 05 53 84 95 21 to reserve, or find out more on https://www.facebook.com/pages/Restaurant-NostalgAir

Sunday 26 January

26 January : Exposition d'objets de Bars
Collection d'objets de bars, "Suze" et de cartes humoristiques sur le vin. Salle polyvalente d'Eymet de 9h30 à 17h. Entrée Gratuite.

26 January 20h30 : The Wolf of Wall Street is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

26 January 20h45 : The Selfish Giant (Le geante egoiste) is showing in VO at La Breche cinema in 

Ste Foy.

26 January : Les Puces du Rauzan.  You never know what you might find, anything from vintage cars to antique furniture.

Coming up…

28 January 14h15 : The Wolf of Wall Street is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne. (It’s that 2 for 1 Orange offer again!)

And finally…

I like a bit of Franglais… (thank you J&PL)

Subject: Francois Hollande et son alleged bit sur le side 

"François Hollande est dans un spot de bother. Il est dans un pickle. Franchement, il est dans l’eau chaud. Selon un magazine français, le président a been having une affaire très steamy avec une femme improbably belle. Et hier, slap bang dans le middle de cette scandale, il devait give un grand press conference. Quel luck rotten!

Mais il y avait un peu de bon news pour le pauvre homme: il est français. Et les français, apparently, ne care pas about les affaires steamy. En fait, un nouveau poll shows que depuis la scandale broke, le président a become plus populaire! En France, vous voyez, c’est seulement une scandale si un homme n’a pas une affaire.

En Paris, le press conference était complètement packed. En angleterre, les journalistesanglais ont regardé l’action à la télévision. Ils n’ont pas pu wait to écouter le gossip juicy about l’homme important et son bit sur le side.

En fin, le président – un petit fellow qui apparently a seulement un pair des chaussures – est arrivé. Pour once, il n’a pas porter son motorcycle helmet. Sans further ado, il a commencé parler about l’économie. Il a parlé about it pour un très long temps. Cinq minutes, dix minutes, vingt minutes, trente minutes – tout sour l’économie!
C’était tout terribly intéressant, mais je n’ai pas pu help but feel qu’il y avait un éléphant dans la salle.

Mais still il a continué de parler about l’économie, et le banking, et le social security, et so on et so on. Zut alors! Monsieur le Président certainement avait beaucoup à dire about sujets that a rien to do avec le steamy hot shagging.
“Je suis desolé pour going into such detail,” a dit le président. Il est such un tease.

Finalement il a fini parler about son dratted économie. Donc! C’était temps pour some questions about les sujets plus importants, such as le hanky-panky! Naughty Monsieur le Président a been jouer au Cachez le Saucisse! Les journalistes français would avoir beaucoup de choses à dire about ça!
“Excusez-moi, Monsieur le Président,” a dit un petit journaliste, très politely, “mais pouvez-vous possiblement tell nous, si ce n’est pas trop much trouble, qui at le moment est la ‘Première Femme’?”
“Non, je ne jolly well could pas,” a dit le président.
Et ça, apparently, était ça. Pas de further questions sur le rumpy-pumpy. Les journalistes français just voulaient to ask about le silly économie. Quel waste de temps ça was.