life in late modern France theme
It is described what life might have been in France in and around 1800 to 1945.
6 total · 3 choice · 2 major · 1 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Gigi (1958) | choice | The story imagines what life in Belle Époche Paris at the turn of the century might have been like. It makes explicit reference to Parisian culture, for example, when Gigi in song laments that she cannot comprehend the inhabitants' obsession with "love". |
| movie: The Rules of the Game (1939) | choice | we saw a parody on upper class French snobbery and immorality, vis à vis each others as well as servants, in inter-war France |
| nonfiction: Down and Out in Paris and London (1933) | choice | first half of the book is around Paris. |
| owgm1x03 | major | The story is set in post-Napoleonic restoration Paris and makes a point about showcasing what nightlife in that city might have been like. |
| owgm1x04 | major | The story imagines what life might have been like in rural France around 1808-1814 and the Peninsular War with Spain. |
| bridesheadrevisited1981e1x06 | minor | Rex met with Charles in Charles' Paris art studio and they had dinner in the city, in the roaring 1920s. |