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“The Prey,” a Hyperactive Action-Thriller from France [Review]

Michael van Baker — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:15:48 +0000

Albert Dupontel plays Franck Adrien, who's knocked over a bank for a cool two million euro (that's 2.6 million U.S.!), and is trying to wait out his sentence without being killed in prison by an impatient partner (or Russians, because they will kill you, that's how they are).

Ozon Sets a Literary Lurker Loose “In the House”

Michael van Baker — Fri, 17 May 2013 00:11:29 +0000

For his puckish new fable, In the House (opening May 17 at Seven Gables Theater), François Ozon trades the swimming pool and beach for a sly, disquieting foray inside a middle-class maison. For lycée student Claude (Ernst Umhauer), the home of his banal, "normal" friend Rapha (Bastien Ughetto) is a mysterious object of desire.

Vespertine Opera’s Playful Les Mamelles de Tirésias at Columbia City Theater

Margaret Higginson — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:28:54 +0000

Full of double entendres, word play (the relationship and translation between French and English is a fertile field), and a playful disregard of logic and sense, the story will amuse you. The singing will also please you; the small cast is full of young rising singers.

Kirkland’s Le Grand Bistro: French Cuisine, American Accent

Michael van Baker — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:15:54 +0000

You sense the more relaxed (in the context of French dining) attitude right away, as you glance at the menu. There are plenty of French names, but the ingredients are in English, so you can tell what you're getting without being restricted to le burger américain. Some menu items, too, could be classified as French dishes that haven't been discovered yet.

Discovering the Foodie Appeal of France’s School Lunches

mindyjones — Tue, 03 May 2011 22:15:37 +0000

Knowing there is an intense focus on “the right food” at school creates anxiety in a foreign non-foodie like me. Once I had to pack Lucien a sack lunch for a field trip and I lost sleep for days beforehand. In this country of refined palates and toddlers who eat foie gras and duck gizzards, I had no idea what to put in a sack lunch that wouldn’t earn me a reproachful look and a talking-to from the teacher.