Laughing out loud at an Egg fight...

Today as my lessons were cancelled due to my students having to sit mock exams I decided to go to the cinema and see LOL, a French film I had wanted to see since my last visit to the cinema when I saw the trailer...was worth waiting for! I really liked it...granted I didn't understand every word, but almost. As with the last time when I talked about my visit to see Slumdog and Inkheart I won't go into detail about the plot so as not to ruin it for anyone who may want to see the film for themselves...but again, highly recommended! It was nice to actually see a French film and not and English/American one that had been dubbed. I must say though that French films are really underrated- having studied a module on French Cinema at uni last year I learnt that French Cinema used to be the equivalent of Hollywood, producing many a classic film due to pioneers such as the Lumiere Brothers and Melies, and the reason as to why it no longer is escapes me...it may be something to do with one or both world wars, but I can't remember. People are missing a trick seriously just because they can't be bothered to read the subtitles if they don't understand...it seems in a way many classics unfortunately will remain unrecognised and potentially undiscovered which is a tragedy in my opinion.

Being at the cinema today has also taught me that I still stand out as being English which is annoying after having lived here for five months...ah well you have to laugh it off, at least he didn't change language though and continued speaking to me in French unlike some people. I suppose it'd be the same with a French person in England, people would automatically be able to tell the difference...ah well, I can but try and improve my accent I suppose or something I don't know...suggestions welcome!

Now to the second part of the title of this blog- the egg fight. Yesterday Lycée Barthou and Lycée Saint-Cricq both had an egg-fight for the Mardi Gras of the Carnaval held in Pau a few weeks ago- only managed to see three days of it due to my trip to Grenoble. In truth the actually day of the Mardi Gras was last Tuesday although as everyone was still on school holidays they had a 'fake' one yesterday in order to not let the occasion pass unmarked. As I have to work on Tuesday afternoons and seriously didn't want to be smelling of egg for the rest of the week I declined to participate though went over to Parc Beaumont to watch- it was one of the maddest things I think I have ever born witness to! That said it did seem to be quite dangerous at times with people running across the road etc, but as with all things of this nature the police showed up (some killjoy must have called them!). Saw some of my students there who wereb't participating but had gone to watch anyway like me and they caught the wrath of a stray waterbomb as did I! Made my day somewhat more interesting I have to say, was so glad it was just water and not an egg though- had it been an egg I may well not have laughed it off, but even so. Something different to take back to England with me :)...