Claiming Sisterhood » Frenchies http://thesisterproject.com/smith Anastasia Smith: 24, sisterless and searching. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:15:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Bon Anniversaire, Catherine http://thesisterproject.com/smith/bon-anniversaire-catherine/ http://thesisterproject.com/smith/bon-anniversaire-catherine/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:01:09 +0000 Anastasia http://thesisterproject.com/smith/?p=3066

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IN CELEBRATION OF CATHERINE Deneuve’s birthday (she happens to be one of my all-time favorite French leading ladies), today I’m renting Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, in which Deneuve stars alongside her sister, Françoise Dorléac. The sisters play on screen, musically inclined twins living in the seaside town of Rochefort. Tragically, Françoise was killed in a car accident shortly after the film had finished shooting in 1967, and it always gives me chills seeing Catherine perform with her. Bon Anniversaire Catherine, your strength and talent are ever-inspiring. (More movies all about sisters here. What are you favorites?)

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]]> http://thesisterproject.com/smith/bon-anniversaire-catherine/feed/ 1 If I Were the Stork: ‘Le Flamby’ http://thesisterproject.com/smith/if-i-were-the-stork-le-flamby/ http://thesisterproject.com/smith/if-i-were-the-stork-le-flamby/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:30:08 +0000 Anastasia http://thesisterproject.com/smith/?p=2989

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MON DIEU! NEW DEVELOPMENTS on the cute French children front: this papa eats his petite fille’s flamby and some adorable mayhem ensues. There aren’t any subtitles, but I think even the French-challenged will be able to appreciate this one. (She keeps asking “elle est où?” meaning “where is it?”)

via Capucha.

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]]> http://thesisterproject.com/smith/if-i-were-the-stork-le-flamby/feed/ 5 Frightened French Children (Redux) http://thesisterproject.com/smith/frightened-french-children-redux/ http://thesisterproject.com/smith/frightened-french-children-redux/#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:52:40 +0000 Anastasia http://thesisterproject.com/smith/?p=2829

50648a4805a15763_landing-1TSP READER Keith was so kind to send me the image above from a 1963 issue of Life. These adorable Frenchies are in the Parc de Montsouris watching Guignol puppet show at the  moment the dragon is slain. Their faces remind me of one of my most beloved scenes from Truffaut’s Les quatre cent coups–remember this past “Stork” pick?

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]]> http://thesisterproject.com/smith/frightened-french-children-redux/feed/ 6 Found: the Sweetest Tribute Ever http://thesisterproject.com/smith/found-the-sweetest-tribute-ever/ http://thesisterproject.com/smith/found-the-sweetest-tribute-ever/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:45:48 +0000 Anastasia http://thesisterproject.com/smith/?p=2458

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OUR FAVORITE PETITE FRENCHIE, Capucine, turned 5 last week and her mama made this tribute video for her. Isn’t it adorable? And I love that she chose the music from Amelie to go along. Bon Anniversaire Capucine! Also: Did you see her brother dressed as a clown in the first photo? How silly.

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]]> http://thesisterproject.com/smith/found-the-sweetest-tribute-ever/feed/ 4 If I Were the Stork: Truffaut’s Puppet Show http://thesisterproject.com/smith/if-i-were-the-stork-truffauts-puppet-show/ http://thesisterproject.com/smith/if-i-were-the-stork-truffauts-puppet-show/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:22:18 +0000 Anastasia http://thesisterproject.com/smith/?p=2159

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NOTHING MAKES ME WANT TO return to childhood more (well, maybe except for The Red Balloon) than this puppet show scene from Truffaut’s 1959 film, The 400 Blows. (Clearly, I’m speaking of returning to my non-existent, retro French childhood. Sigh.)

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]]> http://thesisterproject.com/smith/if-i-were-the-stork-truffauts-puppet-show/feed/ 2 If I Were the Stork: Animal Stories! http://thesisterproject.com/smith/if-i-were-the-stork-animal-stories/ http://thesisterproject.com/smith/if-i-were-the-stork-animal-stories/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 05:59:09 +0000 Anastasia http://thesisterproject.com/smith/?p=1842

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THANK GOODNESS CAPUCINE NEVER STOPS being cute. She’s at the storytelling again (I posted her original animal tale back in November 2008), and I can see her recounting skills have advanced–so much dialogue in this one! She’s a budding writer for sure. And she’s got some interesting near-yoga moves there in the middle. To quote Madmoiselle Capucine, herself, “Wow!” ( 1:35)

Update: as of 5/09 this video is no longer private. Woo hoo!

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]]> http://thesisterproject.com/smith/if-i-were-the-stork-animal-stories/feed/ 5 Rethinking the Stork Method http://thesisterproject.com/smith/rethinking-the-stork-method/ http://thesisterproject.com/smith/rethinking-the-stork-method/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:43:52 +0000 Anastasia http://thesisterproject.com/smith/?p=1755

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AS YOU MAY KNOW, I’ve been engaged in a stork-playing game for quite some time now. This simply perfect video is making me rethink my method–all methods, really. Take note parents (and parents to be): Perhaps you should bookmark this video for future use. (I’m sure it could be quite handy in forthcoming baby-sibling situations.) Thanks to Capucha at Tralalere! for sharing it.

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]]> http://thesisterproject.com/smith/rethinking-the-stork-method/feed/ 2 Si J’etais la Cigogne: Partie Trois http://thesisterproject.com/smith/si-jetais-la-cigogne-partie-trois/ http://thesisterproject.com/smith/si-jetais-la-cigogne-partie-trois/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:32:06 +0000 Anastasia http://thesisterproject.com/smith/?p=1415

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FOR THOSE OF YOU who are craving some Capucine, here’s another video installment. Apparently, in the video above, Capucine is a little jealous that her brother lost a tooth, but she hasn’t. (Un petit recap of our Capucine story: after seeing a video of her recounting a tale about all kinds of magic and animals, I chose her as my very first ‘If I Were the Stork’ pick. Then, a few weeks ago, I featured a second video of Capucine talking about raising money to help school-children in Mongolia. She’s quite the star on Vimeo (her video archive here), and she’s a regular feature on her mother’s Tumblr site, Tralalère)

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]]> http://thesisterproject.com/smith/si-jetais-la-cigogne-partie-trois/feed/ 0 Si J’étais la Cigogne: Reprise http://thesisterproject.com/smith/si-j%e2%80%99etais-la-cigogne-reprise/ http://thesisterproject.com/smith/si-j%e2%80%99etais-la-cigogne-reprise/#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:22:39 +0000 Anastasia http://thesisterproject.com/smith/?p=1063

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A WHILE BACK, I posted a video from Vimeo of Capucine telling a story about animals on an adventure. It was a big hit, so here’s some more cute Capucine overload. Not surprisingly, everyone loves her–that’s why she’s working to raise money for kids in Mongolia. You can learn more about her Edurelief efforts here. Now that’s some good sisterly behavior.

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]]> http://thesisterproject.com/smith/si-j%e2%80%99etais-la-cigogne-reprise/feed/ 5 Si J’étais la Cigogne (If I Were the Stork…) http://thesisterproject.com/smith/si-jetais-la-cigogne-if-i-were-the-stork/ http://thesisterproject.com/smith/si-jetais-la-cigogne-if-i-were-the-stork/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:04:26 +0000 Anastasia http://thesisterproject.com/smith/?p=175

If only I had been given a little French sister with a propensity for outrageous storytelling. I think we would have gotten on well together.

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