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Silverfoxesclub-digest In this issue:
-Re: Fanny
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sorry GRS but I have to correct you! Marcel Pagnol did indeed write 'Manon des Sources' (Manon of the Springs) but it is the sequel to 'Jean de Florette' not 'La Gloire de Mon Pere'. Manon is the daughter of Jean. The two books are fiction and known collectively under the title of 'The Water of the Hills'. 'La Gloire de Mon Pere' ('My Father's Glory') is the prequel to 'Le Chateau de Ma Mere' ('My Mother's Castle'). These books are autobiographical, detailing the idyllic childhood of Pagnol in Provence, southern France. The two books were followed by 'In The Time of Secrets' and 'In The Time of Love' (sorry, I don't know the Frech titles!). All of the above named books are brilliant even in translation. Pagnol writes with a beautifully clear style and evokes the child's view of the world wonderfully in the autobiographies. Both his fiction and factual stories are very moving. Films have been made of the two novels and the first two autobiographies. 'Jean de Florette' is one of the most succesful french films ever made. It has a great number of beautiful silverfoxes amongst the characters, not least 'The Papet', played by a stunningly sexy older Yves Montand. I am really enjoying this email group, to which I have only been subscribing for about a month. The combination of humour, true-life stories, cultural discussion and horny pictures of naked old men is great! This is what a true web-community should be about. Well done to Ben for all of your hard work.
Andrew Deathe And I stand corrected! You are quite right, I had completely forgotten about "Jean de Florette". Yves Montand did look very sexy in the film, but his version of a "Provengal" accent was almost laughable and killed much of the effect - for me at least. This film was also the first one in which I'd seen Daniel Auteuil in a serious role. I was pleasantly surprised by his ability after only seeing him clowning around in comedies up until then (like "Les sous-douis passent le Bac", 90 minutes of pure slapstick).
GRS
"Fanny" is the second of a trilogy of novels, of which each part was first made into a superb French film in 1931 ("Marius"), 1932 ("Fanny"), and 1936 ("Cisar"). Two great French stars appeared in each---Pierre Fresnay and Raimu. Someone mentioned Raimu on the list the other day. I am attaching a portrait of Pagnol (pronounced "pahnyol") and a picture of a wax figure of Raimu in his role as Cisar, which stands in "The Little World of Marcel Pagnol," a museum of films and remembrances of Pagnol and his works in his hometown of Aubagne. Pagnol died in 1974 at age 79. The town has a 24-hour webcam on its site with the webcam facing a hill which Pagnol wrote about and loved. It's charming. http://www.lcm.fr/garlaban.htm. BTW, I
loved Emmanuelle Biart in "Manon des
sources." Now 35, she is coming along nicely
in the footsteps of such beautiful and
independent French stars as Jeanne Moreau
and Annie Girardot.
------------------------------ Two medical students were walking along the street when they saw The Old Man walking with his legs spread apart. One of the students said to his friend: "I'm sure he has Petry Syndrome - those people walk just like that." The other student says: "No, I don't think so. The old man surely has Zovitzki Syndrome, he walks just like we learned in class." Since they couldn't agree they decided to ask The Old Man. They approached him and one of the students said to him: "We're medical students and couldn't ignore the way you walk, but we couldn't agree on the syndrome you might have. Could you tell us what it is?" The Old Man said: "I'll tell you but first you'll tell me what you think." Then one of the students said: "I think it's Petry Syndrome." The Old Man said: "you thought, but you're wrong." Then the other student said: "I think you have Zovitzki Syndrome." The Old Man said: "you thought, but you're wrong." So they asked him: "so what do you have?"
The Old Man said: "I just needed to fart, I thought, but was wrong." End of silverfoxesclub-digest V1 #265
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