This week, in addition to being the first real week of summer and the last week of classes, was also the Fete du Cinema in France. This annual cinema festival lasts for a week. If you purchase one regular movie ticket, you get a pass that allows you to see an unlimited number of other movies for only 3 euros each. With my student pass, I paid roughly $8 for my ticket, which was not bad at all, considering that the cinema was air-conditioned, unlike the great majority of French establishments. I saw something that caught my eye--a French film, directed by the same person who did the Triplettes of Belleville, Sylvain Chomet. The film was called "L'Illusionniste" and was inspired by the work of a legendary French actor from the 1950s, Jacques Tati. I really enjoyed the film, which was almost completely silent, and which was incredibly moving. I will definitely be seeing it again when I get back to the States.
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