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I don't dare go surfing on YouTube or DailyMotion at the moment, but there's an article in today's NYT about French commercials past and present, and I am intrigued:

Ostensibly to improve programming President Nicolas Sarkozy last month banned commercials from four major stations during evening hours.

This still leaves France with dozens of outlets on which to see Maurice Lamy, an actor dressed as a crazed, chainsaw-wielding Orangina Rouge soda bottle, screaming "Because!" (don't ask why, it doesn't matter); or Bruno Aveillan's digital extravaganza for Paco Rabanne's XS perfume, in which a naked couple languidly copulate in midair like an X-rated version of the Flying Wallendas in slow motion.

Vive la France. French liberalism also accounts for Wilfrid Brimo's public service announcement about AIDS, a cheery animation of graphic gay sex, unfolding to the soundtrack of "Sugar Baby Love." Dick Cheney will ask for French citizenship before that one is broadcast in the United States.

courir dans les tournesols Bonjour! Je m'appelle Mechaieh. This is where I dork around about pop songs, slang, and other diversions. I'm neither particularly functional nor fluent in French, other than owning a decent dictionary, so suggestions, corrections, and amplifications are most welcome. The title means "Running Around in the Sunflowers" (song by Marc Lavoine).
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Previous Entry :: Next Entry Read/Post Comments (0) Share on Facebook		2009-02-19 4:57 PM French commercials I don't dare go surfing on YouTube or DailyMotion at the moment, but there's an article in today's NYT about French commercials past and present, and I am intrigued: Ostensibly to improve programming President Nicolas Sarkozy last month banned commercials from four major stations during evening hours. This still leaves France with dozens of outlets on which to see Maurice Lamy, an actor dressed as a crazed, chainsaw-wielding Orangina Rouge soda bottle, screaming "Because!" (don't ask why, it doesn't matter); or Bruno Aveillan's digital extravaganza for Paco Rabanne's XS perfume, in which a naked couple languidly copulate in midair like an X-rated version of the Flying Wallendas in slow motion. Vive la France. French liberalism also accounts for Wilfrid Brimo's public service announcement about AIDS, a cheery animation of graphic gay sex, unfolding to the soundtrack of "Sugar Baby Love." Dick Cheney will ask for French citizenship before that one is broadcast in the United States. Read/Post Comments (0) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top