Thursday, September 3, 2015

Carol

My Paris Bedroom, 2011

I'm pretty sure I've shown you this photo before. It is the bedroom of the Paris apartment I stayed in during the winter of 2011. Why are you seeing it again? Because I woke up this morning thinking about Carol. Carol is an American letter carrier traveling alone in Paris in the short film, 14e arrondissement, from the anthology film, Paris, je t'aime (2006). What I want you to do is click on 14e arrondissement at the bottom of this post and watch Carol. The short film is 6 minutes and 45 seconds. You will not forget Carol. One day you will wake up missing her and you will return to her in this short film about an essay with a poem buried inside. #threepoemsthursday

14e arrondissement

16 comments:

  1. What a sweet way to spend 6 minutes. Carol fell in love of Paris, Paris fell in love of Carol, and i loved Carol for all that!

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    1. I just love this short so much. I'm happy to know you saw the beauty in it as well.

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  2. That's the speed of French I understand ;-), and although she made a little mistake by changing Simone de Beauvoirs to Simone Bolivar, the film is captivating. It makes me wonder if I would have the same experience as Carol.

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    1. I wondered if anyone else would notice her Simone slip. It adds to her charm.

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  3. You're right. I won't forget her. Joy and sadness. Yes.

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  4. Her French is so cute. The film was so funny that I totally didn't see that moment at the end coming! I've thought a lot about Carol already and what she symbolizes. I probably looked to the French a lot like her when I studied abroad, a bumbling American doing everything wrong, and still falling hopelessly in love with Paris. Sigh! Thanks for sharing this!

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  5. Really thanks for sharing the most valuable post. From my heart i am saying, these 6 minutes which i have used to watch the 14e arrondissement will be the most valuable and precious time which i had ever spent. As i have been working in one of the leading online resume writing service website, i will get some free time in a very rare manner and before this, i will most frequently get out to have tea or else i will get into sleep in my free time. After seeing this film, i have decided to spend my free time in an useful way like this.

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  6. I saw "Paris, je t'aime" years ago, and had forgotten about this clip. Thank you for reminding me. Carol feels like a friend.
    - Shannon (from Instagram)

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  7. I saw this movie several years ago and loved it. Thanks for the link to see Carol again...it's a gem.

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