Aurore Berger Bjursell et la dédicace de son livre, "15 ans de cinéma suédois contemporain", à La Librairie du Cinéma du Panthéon, Paris

Aurore a reçu une invitation pour une dédicace de son livre de la part de La Librairie du Cinéma du Panthéon. Cette invitation est venu après notre visite à Paris le 17 et 18 novembre 2015.

Quand nous étions à Paris les deux jours là, nous avons visité la librairie parce que le propriétaire avait entendu parlé d'Aurore et son livre et il a voulu cinq exemplaires.

En parlant avec Aurore il avait dit que s'il aimait le livre, il voudrait inviter Aurore pour une dédicace et une soirée autour du cinéma suédois contemporain et maintenant nous sommes ici.

La vitrine avec le livre d'Aurore

La table pour la dédicace.

Parmi les visiteurs nous voyons ci-dessous

Sofia Norlin (debout), 

la réalisatrice suédoise qui vit et travaille en France.

Aurore a écrit sur elle et son film 

Ömheten (Broken Hill Blues, 2013) dans le livre

Aurore et Sofia Norlin

"Ingmar Bergman : une vie de théâtre mise en film"

Si vous êtes un fan d'Ingmar Bergman - comme moi et ma femme Aurore (bon pas tous ces films, loin de ça, il faut l'avouez) - vous pouvez, ce soir à 19h, visitez Cinéma Balzac, Paris, pour l’événement ci-dessous:

"Ingmar Bergman : une vıe de théâtre mıse en fılm"

Soirée projection / rencontre. Une discussion suivra la projection du film En présence d’un clown sur le thème: « Ingmar Bergman : une vie de théâtre mise en film. »

D'Une leçon d'amour, À travers le miroir, Persona ou En présence d'un clown, le théâtre devient un thème constant du cinéma d'Ingmar Bergman; une pièce dans le film, des personnages acteurs, artistes, saltimbanques ou forains, une parodie du théâtre, un théâtre de marionnettes...

Quelle place donner au théâtre dans l'évolution d'un réalisateur de cinéma et quelles sont les expériences cinématographiques qu'Ingmar Bergman intègrera dans son théâtre?

Avec Bénédicte Acolas, metteur en scène et Sophie Marceau, interprète d’Une histoire d’âme, Jan Holmberg, directeur de la Fondation Bergman, Magnus Florin, directeur du département Dramaturgie au Théâtre Royal d’Arts dramatiques de Suède-Dramaten et Jean Narboni, historien et critique de cinéma. La rencontre sera modérée par Hervé Aubron, journaliste au Magazine Littéraire. Sous le parrainage de l’Ambassade de Suède.

Jan Holmberg

Magnus Florin

Jean Narboni

Hervé Aubron

(Photo Ingmar Bergman copied from: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLgdsNcNsfEzqQO6-ZvFXT23Kv_rztiUSoOb_XzrCyrwZVHmA5JcDkJg0raqhT8rou81cPQTgLQrJ2Rs0CM4ZjKN7R_zEsxcUYW0KLGprR2kbc3FcOl6qPup-6NBjJJG-8hk9/s1600/IngmarBergmanR_468x490.jpg)
(Photo 'Cinéma Le Balzac' copied from: http://www.salles-cinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/cinema-balzac1.jpg)
(Photo Bénédicte Acolas and Sophie Marceau copied from: http://www.lefigaro.fr/medias/2011/10/20/667ca4de-fb25-11e0-beb5-7c65df65bf5e.jpg)
(Photo Jan Holmberg copied from: http://hedlundagency.se/2018/01/29/ingmar-bergman-the-writer)
(Photo Magnus Florin copied from: http://dagensbok.com/wp-content/uploads/legacy/images/authors/magnusflorin.jpg)
(Photo Jean Narboni copied from: http://medias.unifrance.org/medias/6/92/23558/format_affiche/jean-narboni.jpg)
(Photo Hervé Aubron copied from: http://2011.fif-85.com/archives/2008/spip8817.html?rubrique90)

Another day in Paris... Passeport part two

La Grande Mosquée de Paris

As I had to travel twice to Paris in order to get my passeport, I took some photos this time too.

The first time I went to Paris I asked the personnel at the Swedish Embassy, if they could send my passport to the local 'City Hall' (La Mairie) in La Châtre, as they also issue passports but with the new 'safety passports' this was impossible. I had to return once more, et voila: Here I was.

On the same time it gave me an opportunity to meet my second 'first cousin first remowed', Elin Bjursell.
Now I'm not sure if this is the terminology in English but she and her sister Jenny - whom I met last time in Paris (29/6) - are the children of one of my cousins.
Unfortunately I didn't take any photos of her and not her sister either and this is a shame as they are both very beautiful and photogenic.

We went to the mosque - La Grande Mosquée de Paris - where we ate and drank, accompagnied by birds as the photos will reveal. Elin is working as a stylist (as you can see through the link on her name), Jenny is working as a make-up artist at Shu uemura in Paris.

Jardin des Plantes et

Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle

When eating at the mosque we were accompagnied by House Sparrows.
To the left one of them trying to pinch the bread.
To the right his friend (wife, husband, brother, sister?),
wh has joined him, finishing the rest of the couscous

The pidgeon was not appreciated by Elin who shooed him/her off.

One day in Bangkok - sorry: Paris...Passeport part one

...is not the title of a film (or song) but the 'short story' about me having to visit Paris in order to get my passport renewed.

This first time only for the photos, papers and fingerprints.
I don't complain. Paris is a fantastic town. On the same time I'm actually glad living in a small town like La Châtre and this for many reasons.

First of all it's very expensive living in Paris, if you don't want to live in a small 'studio' in the terrible suburbs, paying a rent that is sufficient for a three room apartment in La Châtre.
Secondly the town is rather filthy and malodorous, I'm sorry to say.
Thirdly the pollution from the cars - as in any other major town - is terrible. The scooter and motorcycle drivers are people you feel inclined to kill!

The advantages of having fresh vegetables and fruits from your own (or your father-in-laws) garden, is another advantage, not easily realizable either. There are fine markets, as we all know but it's however not the same.

Spending two weeks in the capital is though wonderful, giving you an opportunity to visit museums, exhibitions, concerts, see a lot of films, theatrical performances etc etc.
This time it lasted one day but I have to return once again in order to get my passport and we'll see what happens then.

During this visit I met one of my cousin Lars' daughters, Jenny, working as a make up-artist in connection with fashion parades.
The company where she is emplyed is Shu Uemura (176 Boulevard Saint-Germain-des-Près).
I had planned to say hello to her sister Elin too (working as a stylist) but she was working in another town this day. Jenny and I ate a lunch and had a good time talking about this and that.

After this I only strolled around the town, looking at sites and people, memorizing streets and places and taking some (not so good) iPhone-photos (above and below):

(Photo boutique Shu Uemura 176, Bld. Saint-Germain 75006 Paris copied from: http://s.plurielles.fr/mmdia/i/84/9/boutique-shu-uemura-10532849wnelv_2041.jpg)