Au Petit Coin Breton can now be crossed off the list – for future reference, I would highly recommend the dessert crêpe w/ pear, ice cream, and nutella – delicious stuff – a plan has been hatched to make a trip just for dessert crêpes. I see epic deliciousness in my future.
Went to a rock concert tonight featuring 2 French and 1 Quebecois bands in the line up – we arrived too late to see Achemede (France), but Pepe Goes Français (Quebecois) and Indochine (France) were definitely good. Both groups have male singers, both have pretty solid voices, though the guy from Indochine definitely has a wider range. I've been told that Indochine is actually huge in Europe – rightfully so I think, they've got a good beat. The main singer did a soft rock duet together that was absolutely beautiful – no other way to describe it (if you're interested, I seem to remember part of the lyrics being "une fille masculine et un garcon feminine"... and then something about holding hands... yeah I know, I'm being super helpful here). The Indochine was doing their 2nd encore when we left (damn that 830 class...). I've made a mental note to look them up again when internet is more readily available to me, Aside from being able to enjoy really good music, I really think that songs are one of the best ways to learn a language b/c lyrics tend to go slower and are enunciated better than the rapid-fire French the Quebecois likes to dish out. (Seriously, even our phonetics teacher thinks that the Quebecois speaks way too fast.)
Sometime this week, I'm going to try to catch a Quebecois film that just came out this yr called "J'ai tué ma mère" (trans. "I killed my mother). It's about a guy who hates his mother (sort of a family drama I guess), apparently it's a bit autobiographical. Not usually my type of movie, but it comes highly recommended. The guy who produced, directed, and acted in it is only 20 years old!
Hey Vivian! Sounds like you're having a great time, and I'm trying really hard to convince myself that my turning bright green means I'm really happy for you :P
ReplyDeleteIndochine is huge in Europe, and pretty big around Quebec too, as far as I know. They're a bit of an acquired taste for me, but they definitely have some amazing songs. One of their most famous "recent" (2002) ones is "J'ai demandé à la lune". Definitely worth a YouTube search.