In France, le sang has been spilled in buckets thanks to an unusual number of brutal crashes in this year's Tour de France.
Le Drapeau Belge Rouge pour le sang des soldats – Noir, jaune et rouge – Noir pour les larmes des mères – Noir, jaune et rouge Et jaune pour la lumière Et l'ardeur des prochains combats.
This BFI double-disc of Eyes Without a Face is accompanied by two Franju documentaries (though, unfortunately, not Le sang des bêtes (the notoriously unflinching record of a day in a Parisian abattoir, once a staple of film societies and guaranteed to make some viewers faint, throw up or head for the exit) and a spoken commentary by the American critic Tim Lucas.
Berthe I alla tomber au pied de la comode, contre la patère de cuivre; elle s'y coupa la joue, le sang sortit ("fell at the foot of the chest of drawers, against the brass fittings; she cut her cheek, it began to bleed").
October ll was the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Jean Cocteau the poet, playwright and director and along with an exhibition devoted to his life, the Cinematheque has been showing classics like Le sang d'un poete and La belle et la bete.
Debussy's settings, which Mr. Le Roux sang right after, sounded like a reprimand: act natural.
4. Duran Duran 911 Is A Joke, 1995 (Public Enemy, 1990) How can Simon Le Bon sing about getting shot and the police being slow on the case due to him being black? 5. William Shatner Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (The Beatles 1967) OK, a comedy one, from the actor who insists it was from the perspective of an LSD user.
Renée Fleming is busy singing "Le Temps l'Horloge" by Dutilleux and a ravishing list of Duparc songs.
Initially unrecognisable in a wooly red hat, multicoloured scarf and camel jacket, he drew a modest crowd when he started singing Le Freak.
(I liked to play this scratched 45 record we had of Jeanne Moreau singing "Le Tourbillon de la Vie" from the film: "She sang in a voice that soon wove its charm").
