Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
May 26, 2009
And after Cannes and Monaco?
After 12 days of crowds, actors, paparazzi, and all sort of film workers, Cannes has woken up this morning quieter and once is cleaned up, ready to welcome anyone for a stroll along the Croissette. It was a quieter and perhaps less glamorous 62nd film festival that gave the Palme d’Or appropriately to a master of the disturbing, bleak and depressing films, the Austrian director Michael Heneke for his black-and-white film The White Ribbon about a children’s choir in a northern German village, set on the eve of the First World War. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
May 24, 2009
Tennis in Paris, Formula 1 in Monaco, cinema in Cannes!
This was and still is a great Sunday in France as three important events have and are taking place. One in Paris, where lovers of tennis have been able to assist to the first tennis matches for the 2009 Roland Garros tournament also known as the French Open. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
May 3, 2009
Cannes Film Festival
In just ten days, for those who like the magic of the movies the 62 Cannes Film Festival will bring some joy to their lives. Something that we all can welcome, entertainment and fun in this gloomy year of financial and health crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
September 15, 2008
Obama, McCain and the bankrupcy of Lehman Brothers
When yesterday Paul Krugman wrote in his New York Times column about the possible financial collapse of Lehman Brothers, it was not yet 100% sure it would happen and here in the French Riviera it was just a too beautiful day to have gloomy thoughts. We should have known better. Read the rest of this entry »
