7 March 2016								Mrs MAYER ⑰

1. Monday 7/3	Arte 20.55-22.40 SUNSET BOULEVARD 1950 (Boulevard du crépuscule).
Dir. Billy WILDER. With William Holden, Gloria Swanson – Cecil.B.Demille in his own character role, Hedda Hopper (a Gossip Columist – she wrote about the private lives of Hollywood actors); and Buster Keaton who also plays  himself.
It’s about a star of silent pictures, an old film star, Gloria Swanson, who imagines she’s on the point of relaunching her career.
France 2 20.55-0.05 NO OFFENCE (GB;Channel 4) Season 1-Episodes 5-6-7-8/8

2. Thursday 10/3	Arte 20.55-23.50 THE POLITICIAN’S HUSBAND 2013 –A miniseries, political drama. Episodes 1-3/3 (Le mari de la ministre) GB; BBC 2→excellent reputation, a little bit more intellectual than BBC 1)
With Emily Watson and David Tennant
A home husband

3. Sunday 13/3	Arte 20.45-23.05 THE NIGHT OF THE GENERALS 1967 (La nuit des généraux). A Franco British production-2^nd world war
Dir. Anatole LITVAK –With Peter O’Toole, Omar Sharif, Philippe Noiret.
In Warsaw [wo:so:]-Poland, in the middle of the cold war.

The hold:	la soute
A single ticket: aller simple
A trap:		piège
To hire a bike: louer
Bike stand:	station
A cycle lane/bike lane/ (bus lane): piste cyclable –Bikeway US
Gallop:		gallop
Flood lighting/floodlit: projecteur/éclairé(avec des projecteurs)
He’s going to the races: aller aux courses
To go shopping
A special outing: une sortie
A fraud:	fraude
A flock of sheep: un troupeau de moutons
Sailor suit:	marinière

TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH

C’était un mythe plus qu’un moyen de transport.
It was a myth/legend/ more than a means of transport/locomotion
It was more of a myth/legend/than a means of transport.
C’était aussi la poursuite de l’adolescence par d’autres moyens.
It was also another way of staying young
It was also another way of outliving one’s teens/of being an overgrown teenager
C’était enfin un symbole pacifique.
Lastly/last of all/it was a pacific/peaceful/symbol.
Le solex c’était comme une vieille photo qui ne jaunissait pas.
The Solex was like an old photo that would never fade/never faded/never went yellow/would never go yellow.
Solex/moped
To mope: se morfondre
In a certain way it was a way of life.