tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post8487789620630953673..comments2023-10-21T13:33:22.177+02:00Comments on Thoughts from a Catholic Oasis: Casablanca La MarseillaiseJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419516065899508757noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-76042747987093620252011-09-26T01:01:51.561+02:002011-09-26T01:01:51.561+02:00"Casablanca" is one of the most entertai..."Casablanca" is one of the most entertaining films ever made. Ingrid Bergman used to say that she preferred to forget it, but even she had to admit that she acted brilliantl in it, as did the whole cast.<br /><br />The Marseillaise certainly is stirring. So is Rule Britannia.....<br /><br />Mary Hoka2_99Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-64968449226463942112011-09-19T18:35:43.907+02:002011-09-19T18:35:43.907+02:00Not really cheating, just shows admirable initiati...Not really cheating, just shows admirable initiative if you ask me. Mac once told me how to do it, but it seemed rather complicated and I was too busy at the time to follow it up. I'll ask her again!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419516065899508757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-83981789327837673012011-09-19T18:02:12.577+02:002011-09-19T18:02:12.577+02:00Ooh, you've caught me out cheating. I can'...Ooh, you've caught me out cheating. I can't work it out on my pc either. I copy and paste words with accents off google.Gentyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05569143943867323153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-35571556501842390802011-09-19T13:06:15.998+02:002011-09-19T13:06:15.998+02:00Thank you for sharing this Genty.
btw, sorry no ac...Thank you for sharing this Genty.<br />btw, sorry no accents. Still haven't worked out how to do it with my English keyboard.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419516065899508757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-65591404300610888532011-09-19T00:43:40.984+02:002011-09-19T00:43:40.984+02:00My sister who lives in France says the same about ...My sister who lives in France says the same about the appreciation of the village when she and her husband turn up wearing their poppies on November 11.<br />I was taken to see the memorial to Violette Szabo and my sis said there is a fresh posy of flowers placed there all year round.Gentyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05569143943867323153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-7269986421550547292011-09-18T20:45:03.077+02:002011-09-18T20:45:03.077+02:00Yes, agreed about the European emigres. And also a...Yes, agreed about the European emigres. And also about the way the French sing it - your description is perfect! We have it every year on November 11 in front of the War Memorial. All the names of the village fallen in both World Wars are read out. The children from the village primary school are always present and usually recite poetry in honour of the dead. <br />The adult French appreciate it when we appear wearing our Poppies AND the equivalent French token. Of course it's a secular event; the Church is not involved. Quand-meme.....Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419516065899508757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-83415356682798007142011-09-18T18:23:53.423+02:002011-09-18T18:23:53.423+02:00A real weepy moment if ever there was one. Absolut...A real weepy moment if ever there was one. Absolutely love the film for its understated tale of heroic personal sacrifice. I still think the greatest era of film-making was when the studios were stuffed with European émigrés.<br />Out of the bloodbath of revolution came the best national anthem of the lot. It would have to be a very bad version not to bring a tear to my eye, but I think it's also the way the French sing it; as if it's coursing through their veins.Gentyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05569143943867323153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-58860668261720057492011-09-18T13:26:50.666+02:002011-09-18T13:26:50.666+02:00I was never very keen on Dick Emery, but one of hi...I was never very keen on Dick Emery, but one of his catch phrases sticks in my memory. Something to do with liking naughty people!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419516065899508757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-45454811122250112132011-09-18T12:58:11.896+02:002011-09-18T12:58:11.896+02:00Yes it is truly glorious but, as I watched it the ...Yes it is truly glorious but, as I watched it the Germans morphed into Catholics singing 'Shine Jesus shine' while the French (Catholics) sang 'Faith of our fathers' - was that too bad of me? On a Sunday?Richard Collinshttp://linenonthehedgerow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com