the great boulevards of paris (I grandi verdi parigi) by konstantin korovin and pierre-auguste renoir

I've nothing profound to say about the Konstantin Korovin (1861 - 1939) painting 'The Great Boulevards in Paris' (I Grandi Viali Parigi) apart from l saw it for the first time the other night, and it makes me want to go back there, drink some red wine (and possibly some absinth), until l can view it like this myself. I actually prefer it to the similar painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) with the same name (below it).  Love it.

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vortex illusion carpet

This is enough to make you puke.  A vortex illusion carpet in the gaming section of a store in Paris. It must be great working there, watching the customers trying to navigate it, but l wouldn't like to visit the store after a few ales (or on psychedelic drugs).

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eric cantona french film poster for l'outremangeur

I took this picture while standing outside the Gare Du Nord in Paris, and it is of the great man himself, Monsieur Eric Cantona, starring as Superintendent Richard Milina in the film L'Outremangeur (The Overeater).  How French can you get?
He was lucky he got the role, because if l had been born in France, there is absolutely no question that l would have had that role sewn up as mine - l was born to play it.

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a cat in paris (un vie de chat) - jean -loup felicioli and alain gagnol

I'm a sucker for the old school foreign animation style, and 'A Cat In Paris' ticked the boxes for me.  A young girls cat goes out at night following and assisting a burglar, but the girl, the cat and the burglar get caught up in a crime lords plot to steal a rare artifact.  There are some laugh out loud moments, it's surreal in parts, and the size of the shoes have to be seen to be believed.  Did l mention the girls mother is trying to catch the crime lord, as she is in the police, and he killed her partner (the girls father).  If you enjoyed stuff like 'The Pink Panther Show' cartoons when you were a kid (and l did), you'll certainly derive pleasure from this little beauty.  I don't know why they had to change the title from 'Un Vie De Chat' (The life of a cat), but l guess it was probably thought (by some think-tank or committee) that putting 'Paris' in the title would encourage more people to check it out.  Never mind, at least it is worth checking out, whatever it is called.

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