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...Joffrin isn't the only pundit who has lamented Sarkozy's star-struck flashiness in an office formerly characterized by the monumental solemnity of Charles de Gaulle, the intellectual loftiness exhibited by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and François Mitterrand, and the less formal yet dignified detachment of Jacques Chirac. The French media has wryly covered Sarkozy's open affection for celebrities like iconic rock star Johnny Hallyday, popular comic actor Christian Clavier, and the subtly named Doc Gyneco - a rapper whose dwindling popularity and fan base further shrunk when he announced his support for Sarkozy...
...something pestiferous about those ubiquitous guys. And when Marion hysterically denounces one of them in a crowded restaurant, their bleak idyll comes to a crisis. It does not help that visiting Jim Morrison's grave in Pere Lachaise is a turn-off for him (he's more of a Val Kilmer fan) or that French condoms are too small...
...taking place before a wedding, which the mother of the bride is holding in her Boston apartment, and she’s invited all her childhood friends. It’s a volatile mix of personalities, and hilarious chaos ensues. My character’s name is Val, short for Valerie. She’s the younger sister of the bride, exasperated at her mother and trying to keep things in control, but they spiral out of control anyway.' As “Reception” enters its last week before production, Cregg remains enthusiastic despite the pressures...
...Valéry Giscard d'Estaing achieved a rare victory from that middle ground in 1974. Now, once again, says Bayrou, "there are millions of French people who want out of the perpetual confrontation between the left and the right." The candidate is traveling through Normandy to a rally in Evreux. When he's not out campaigning, Bayrou likes to unwind driving one of his tractors. That machine would come in handy for uprooting the nation's two largest parties, which he compares to "big trees that have become rotten inside...
Beautifully choreographed by Val Caniparoli and set to the music of Bartók, “Sonata” stood out for its vivacity. Divided by two marches, the dancers began with moments of swelling creativity, traditional ballet positions were redefined with sharp, angled arm movements...