Well, this weekend I was able to do a lot more than last week given the nicer weather and no impending storm so I took full advantage of the situation (as you'd expect). Saturday I decided to have a change from Pau, so spontaneously decided to jump on a bus and go to Jurancon for the afternoon. As the weather was decent, I went for a relaxing walk and to explore a little, it was nice to have a change to the hustle and bustle of Pau (although can I add at this point, I prefer civilisation to tranquility any day, but a change is always refreshing). On my walk i chanced upon a boulangerie where I bought one of the nicest chocolate eclairs I think I have ever had! Took pictures too, as I am slowly but surely coming to the conclusion that my camera has taken up permanent residence in my handbag, just as my i-pod has taken up permanent residence in my coat pocket! Even though I took the bus in order to get there (as it was my first time going there...hard to believe in 5 months I know) I decided to walk back to Pau, which was good as I got to see more of the surrounding area and also to test my sense of direction, which according to Mum is non-existent. Didn't take long to get back either and felt better for it, sort of like I had accomplished something, so next time I think I am going to attempt to walk there too now I have been once, shouldn't be too much of a mission, the odds are good at the moment anyway!
After arriving home, eating, dossing around on the computer for a couple of hours, I headed back out into Pau to meet my friends to go to the cinema to go and see Slumdog Millionaire. I have wanted to see this film for a while, not only because of all the awards it has won/been nominated for, but also because Danny Boyle who directed it is from a town called Radcliffe which is around 10 minutes away from where I live at home in England and my Dad used to have a shop there too, so naturally I am proud to see one of our own doing seriously well and also I was interested to see the film for myself and form my own opinion...needless to say I wasn't disappointed! The film was shown in the original language which was a mix of English and an Indian language (which I think may have been Gujarati, though I'm not sure)with subtitles. The story is based on a book which I didn't realise until the credits rolled at the end and I think the film was really well made even though having read some articles about it on the internet I know it hasn't gone down well in some countries, one being India itself. I won't spoil the plot in case any people haven't seen it and want to, but I highly recommend it!
Whilst I was waiting for my friends to arrive at the cinema as I was half an hour early I decided to have a look at what other films were being shown, when I found that Inkheart (Coeur d'Encre) had been released in France now, which I was happy about as I saw the film when I was home in England over Christmas and really liked it, so decided on the spot that I had to go and see it again, in French though this time. Well, what do you think I did this afternoon? You guessed it...Went to the cinema to see Inkheart and loved it again! Again, I won't spoil the plot in case anybody wants to see it and hasn't done already, but again I highly recommend it. There are two more films coming out on Friday that I really want to go and see, one of which is Volt (Bolt in English...why the change of one letter I have no idea!) which looks awesome, having said that I love Disney movies anyway, so it's a given that I'll like it. The other is a French film called LOL (laughing out loud) which looks like a chic-flick from the trailer, which again I can't wait to see. Before this weekend I had only been to the cinema 3 times since arriving in France, I went to see Mamma Mia a couple of weeks after arriving, which I had already seen at home in Enlgish beforehand and loved! Got the DVD for Christmas too which is great! I went to see a film called Tokyo at the Melies with some of the other assistants which was a Japanese film, which was completely in Japanese and subtitled in French, and to be honest it wasn't as much a film as three shorts, all of which were weird...as you may guess it wasn't my choice! The other time was when I went to see Quantum of Solace, the new James Bond film with my flatmate and some of her friends from university, which again I liked although given that I have only seen one other James Bond film it's not like I have anything to compare it to. It's always weird for me when I go and see films in France that are dubbed though because I know how the actors sound in real life and when a different voice is used it is rather strange though amusing sometimes. All good practice though, listening to French and improving my comprehension and learning more vocabulary...as well as having a good time! Who said learning had to be dull, difficult and boring?! :)
If anyone is interested the websites for Slumdog Millionaire and Inkheart are as follows:
Slumdog Millionaire:
http://www.foxsearchlight.com/slumdogmillionaire/
Inkheart:
http://www.inkheartmovie.com/
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