Whilst we choose to focus on all things French during July, I am afraid I cannot limit myself to just one month. My obsession with all things French is all year round!
Here is most of what I have seen, read or done since the last Paris in July. I am planning to share some mini reviews of some of the movies in the next few days!
Umami (film) - stars Gerard Depardieu and is about a French chef who goes to Japan.
A French Country Escape by Jennifer Bohnet - My review
The President's Hat by Antoine Laurain
Bernadette (Madame President) (film) - Catherine Deneuve as Bernadette Chirac
Falling for Provence by Alison Roberts - My review
The Resistance Bakery by Siobhan Curham - My review
Doing French lessons
Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel by Rebecca Raisin - My review
One Winter at the French Chalet by Mandy Baggot - My review
The Little Provence Book Shop by Gillian Harvey - My review
Widow Cliquot (film) - My review
Beauty and the Beast - Saw the musical version - yes, it is set in France
Visited the French Christmas market
Visited the Empress Josephine's Garden exhibition which was on at the Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle.
Stuck in Second Gear by Carmen Reid - My review
Midnight in Paris by Gillian Harvey - My review
The Paris Chapter by Victoria Walters - My review
The Paris Bookshop for the Broken Hearted by Rebecca Raisin - My review
The Paris Dancer by Nicola Rayner - My review
From Provence with Love by Alison Roberts - My review
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (movie) - A wannabe French author wins a week at a Jane Austen writing retreat
Honeymoon Crashers (movie) - A bit of fun
Under a Riviera Moon by Helen McGinn - My review
The Marching Band (movie) also known as My Brothers Band
Secrets Beneath a Riviera Sky by Jennifer Bohnet - My review
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris (movie) - A delight no matter how many times I watch it
How to Steal a Million (movie)
Paris Blues (movie)
Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris by Evie Woods
The Untouchables (movie) - Why did it take so long for me to watch this one.
The Madamoiselle Alliance by Natasha Lester (My review)
Chocolate Eclairs- my Weekend Cooking post
Les Miserables Arena show including French dinner
Macarons class - my Weekend Cooking post
Siddonie in Japan (movie)
A Secret Garden in Paris by Sophie Beaumont
French Rhapsody by Antoine Laurain
The Girl From Normandy by Rachel Sweasey - My review
I feel like I might have missed a couple of things but that's most of them!
wow, this is an impressive list - and should give great ideas to other participants.
ReplyDeleteYes, The Untouchables was so great!
I wish I had of watched it earlier really!
DeleteIt's wonderful for you to share what you have been doing Paris-wise since last July. I shall write down some of your ideas.
ReplyDeleteThanks Deb!
DeleteI didn't realize you were such a Francophile, lol. That Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris movie was fun. And I must see Jane Austen Wrecked My Life .... but first I need to find it. Nice list.
ReplyDeleteI must have been hiding it better than I thought! lol
DeleteImpressive list indeed. I have seen Mrs Harris Goes to Paris and it is a lovely film. Absolutely loved The Untouchables. Great movie. Do you find any more books to read on Paris, or France, if this is your general number of books read every year? Well done.
ReplyDeleteI am not going out of my way to find more books set in France! They just seem to find me! lol
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