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American essays France Social life and customs 21st century JR 1983- Motion picture producers and directors France Muralists France Photographers France Photomurals France Portrait photography France Public art France Varda, Agnès 1928-

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Monsieur Mediocre : one American learns the high art of being everyday French

Sothen, John von

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Summary: "Americans love to love Paris. We buy books about how the French parent, why French women don't get fat, and how to be Parisian wherever you are. While our work hours increase every year, we think longingly of the six weeks of vacation the French enjoy, imagining them at the seaside in stripes with plates of fruits de mer. John von Sothen fell in love with Paris through the stories his mother...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SOTHEN, JOHN VON SOT

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Wit Sothen

Faces places = Visages villages

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Summary: Filmmaker Agnes Varda and photographer JR set out on a trip through France to meet locals and produce epic sized murals and form an unlikely friendship along the way.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FAC

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