Studio 28, Independent Cinema
  • 02
  • Oct
  • 2009

Since 1928, Studio 28 has been dedicated to avant-garde independent cinema. Jean Cocteau designed the chandeliers for this movie house in 1950, which was also used for a scene in Amélie.

There is a lovely covered terrace for drinks before. The studio is on walking distance from the Montmartre studio loft.

Studio 28, 10, Rue Tholozé, 75018 Paris

Literary Paris
  • 25
  • Sep
  • 2009

While browsing on the net, I found a book that might be interesting for people who like literature and Paris and who want to visit places out of the touristic feeling.

Literaly Paris is written by Jessica Powell and gives places to make a literary pilgrimage through Paris by following in the footsteps of thirty writers who made the city their home.

Starting with Moliere in the seventeenth century and ending with James Baldwin in the twentieth. It profiles thirty writers and describes more than one hundred sites associated with them—from cafes, salons, homes, and haunts, to locations in the city they so beautifully described in their writing.

 

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Mouche – a Boating Man’s Reminiscence
  • 20
  • Sep
  • 2009

This summer I was reading Great Love stories from Chekhov to Munro , My mistress’s sparrow is dead edited by Jeffrey Eugenides in which one of the stories is of Guy de Maupassant : Mouche – a boating man’s reminiscence.

In this scene the Seine is described as I’v never read it before , listen to this :

“… I cherish memories of sunrises on misty mornings, with floating, drifting vapours, white as ghosts before the dawn, and then, as the first ray of sunshine touched the meadows, lit with a lovely rosy glow; and I cherish memories too of the moon silvering, the rippling surface of the water with a radiance which brought all my dreams to life……”

So why not have a stroll along the Seine by sunset or dawn while staying in the Montmartre studio-loft ?

Espace Dali
  • 03
  • Aug
  • 2009

You can find L’Espace Dali at Montmartre, on walking distance of the Montmartre Studio Loft. This year they have an exhibition wich is a tribute to the 2oth anniversary of his disapearance.

In the heart of Montmartre, two art galleries invite you to discover his surrealistic creations.

ESPACE DALI GALLERY , 11, Rue Poulbot, 75018 Paris, located in the extension of the museum, offers a unique collection in France of limited editions of sculptures and engravings signed by Salvador Dalí.

MONTMARTRE GALLERY, 11, place du Tertre, 75018 Paris, works of art adorn the walls of the space that is bathed in light. Located at the Place du Tertre, the gallery reveals a splendid panoramic view over the most beautiful rooftops in Paris.