French Archive

  • Walk to Church in New Orleans

    In early April, I had to (got to?) to a conference in New Orleans for work. So on Sunday morning, I threw on my tennis shoes, grabbed my camera, and headed towards St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square. As you know if you’ve ever been […]

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  • A Christmas Tale

    Some films leave you with a feeling that you have experienced something solid and illuminating that will stay with you. A Christmas Tale (released in 2008), with its dream cast, rich characters and blend of humor and big ideas, is such a film for me. Every time I watch it, I like it more and I'm even more amazed by the strange alchemy Desplechin uses to create his moving, joyful, but unsentimental family drama.

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