Monday, July 15, 2019

Coming August 25 & 26: The Vive la France! Blogathon


On July 14, France's Bastille Day, the Vive la France! blogathon was officially announced. Hosted by this blog and Silver Screen Modes, the event was originally set for one day, Sunday, August 25. We are excited to announce that we've had to add a day, Monday, August 26, in order to accommodate all the bloggers who are participating.  Our subject is broad and includes just about "everything" France/French-related. For example, French films, movies set in France, etc. etc. There are so many possibilities. See Silver Screen Modes' announcement post for more background on French cinema.

To join in or if you have questions or suggestions, contact ladyevesidwich@gmail.com or c1esquevin@gmail.com; you can also comment below.

Though we hosts of Vive la France! are members of the Classic Movie Blog Association and all members are welcome to participate, this blogathon is also open to non-member classic film bloggers. As is often standard, we're restricting submissions to one entry per topic (a particular film or subject).

These are the participating blogs and their subjects:
  • 4 Star Films: Leon Morin, Priest (1961)
  • Caftan Woman: Paris Blues (1961)
  • Classic Film & TV Café: The Bride Wore Black (1968)
  • Critica Retro: Faces of Children/Visages d'enfants (1925)
  • Lady Eve's Reel Life: The French Roots of Noir: Two Films by Marcel Carné with Jean Gabin 
  • Lady Eve’s Reel Life: Hitchcockian: Francois Truffaut's The Soft Skin (1964)
  • Maddy Loves Her Classic Films: Five French Classics You Should See
  • Make Mine Film Noir: Merci pour le chocolat (2000)
  • Midnite Drive-In La Planete Sauvage (1973)
  • Mike's Take on the Movies: Farewell, Friend (1968)
  • Motion Picture Gems: Small Change (1976)
  • Movies Silently: A Tale of Two Cities (1911)
  • Old Hollywood Films: All This and Heaven, Too (1940) 
  • The Old Hollywood Garden: Les Diaboliques (1955)
  • Once Upon a Screen: The Aristocats (1970)
  • A Person in the Dark: Liliom (1934)
  • Realweegiemidget Reviews: Leon (1994)
  • Retro Movie Buff: The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
  • A Shroud of Thoughts: The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
  • Silver Screenings: The Baker's Wife (1938)
  • Silver Screen Modes: Z: The 50th Anniversary (1969)
  • The Stop Button: Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
  • Strictly Vintage Hollywood: Gay Purr-ee (1962)
  • Twenty Four Frames: Repulsion (1965) 
 Click here to go to the final blogathon page for links to all Vive la France! blogathon entries.



This event was voted The Best Classic Movie Blog Event of 2019 by the members of the Classic Movie Blog Association



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25 comments:

  1. Citizen ScreenJuly 16, 2019 at 8:18 AM

    Hello!

    I'll take Disney's THE ARISTOCATS (1970) if it's available.

    Aurora
    BLOG: Once Upon a Screen
    @CitizenScreen

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    1. The Lady EveJuly 16, 2019 at 8:52 AM

      Ha! And "Meow" - which means of course it's yours. Glad you'll be part of the blogathon, Aurora!

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  2. Silver ScreeningsJuly 16, 2019 at 9:37 AM

    I'd love to do The Baker's Wife (1938), if not already snatched up.

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    1. The Lady EveJuly 16, 2019 at 9:43 AM

      Not snatched, it's yours, Ruth! Happy you'll be part of this.

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  3. Alex WindleyJuly 16, 2019 at 2:23 PM

    Hello! Is it okay if I nab Funny Face from 1957? Bonjour Paris!

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    1. The Lady EveJuly 16, 2019 at 2:51 PM

      Yes! And we made a banner especially for you! Thanks, Alex, it should be fun.

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  4. TynanJuly 16, 2019 at 3:08 PM

    I'd love to do Leon Morin, Priest 1961 if that works!

    fourstarfilmfan.com

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    1. The Lady EveJuly 16, 2019 at 3:27 PM

      Wonderful, Tynan. Very happy to see Melville will be part of our blogathon (though I haven't seen this film).

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  5. Terence Towles CanoteJuly 16, 2019 at 9:37 PM

    How about The Phantom of the Opera (1925) for A Shroud of Thoughts https://mercurie.blogspot.com

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    1. The Lady EveJuly 16, 2019 at 10:19 PM

      Good choice, Terence, and it's all yours. Very happy your joining the blogathon.

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  6. Caftan WomanJuly 17, 2019 at 8:49 AM

    I've had a change of heart and would like to run something up on Paris Blues in place of Cornered. Hoping this is OK.

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    1. The Lady EveJuly 17, 2019 at 9:54 AM

      It's fine to make a change, Paddy. And you'll have a banner to go with your subject, on top of it!

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    2. Caftan WomanJuly 17, 2019 at 10:01 AM

      The banner! It must have been working on me subliminally.

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  7. Mike's Take on the MoviesJuly 19, 2019 at 5:22 PM

    Hello, if possible I'd like to contribute an Alain Delon/Charles Bronson effort titled Farewell Friend from 1968.

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  8. retromoviebuffJuly 22, 2019 at 10:42 AM

    Hello, I'd like to write about 'The Young Girls of Rochefort', please for Retro Movie Buff (www.retromoviebuff.com). Thanks, Edirin.

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    1. The Lady EveJuly 22, 2019 at 1:22 PM

      Hello, Edrin, and thanks for your entry. Happy to see there will be two films starring Francoise Dorleac being covered in our blogathon.

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  9. Realweegiemidget ReviewsAugust 4, 2019 at 12:53 AM

    Hi there, would I be able to change my post to Leon (1994), with Jean Reno and directed by Luc Besson. Not sure if it counts.

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    1. The Lady EveAugust 4, 2019 at 6:53 AM

      Not a problem, I'll make the change. Please send a link to your post to either my email address or Christian's on the 25th. Thanks!

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  10. MaddyAugust 23, 2019 at 3:47 AM

    Here is my entry for this blogathon. Maddy

    https://maddylovesherclassicfilms.wordpress.com/2019/08/23/vive-la-france-blogathon-five-french-classics-you-should-see/

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  11. ErinAugust 24, 2019 at 11:15 AM

    This is extremely last-minute, I realize, but could I possibly change my topic to Le Grand Amour (1969)? My blog is Cinematic Scribblings. Thank you.

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  12. EMay 20, 2020 at 7:12 AM

    Les Demoiselles de Rochefort is a wonderful, albeit underrated film.

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