(Photo of Bruno Toussaint, Fabrice Humbert, and me, by Wendy Rohm)
Where can you enjoy the passion and erudition of Cinema Master Bruno Toussaint followed by a gourmet cheese tasting with assorted wines? Only at Paris Writers’ Retreats sponsored by the Rohm Agency pariswritersretreat.com. Bruno entertained and enlightened us with a weekend of insights into the art of story telling through image and sound. His outlines are clear and to the point, with rich video illustrations from the likes of Stanley Kubrick, Francis Coppola, Andrew Stanton, and Darren Aronofsky. Against a soothing background of bâteaux-mouches gliding by on the Seine just outside a tall French window, lively discussions and inspired readings by our ensemble cast of witty luminaries (novelists, non-fiction writers, and searchers) added to the festivities, guided by Bruno’s skilful moderating and sense of humor. Then, each evening he initiated us into the artistry and mysteries of fromage:
The Master presents platter number one (plan américain), in ascending order of sophistication,
cutting to the chase in a close up (knife clicks metallically on ceramic surface).
Dolly out for daring knee-shot of our hostess, behind her always-stunning table (still-life chiaroscuro painstakingly researched at the Louvre).
Leading ladies in group shot by Fabrice…
Aliss, Anne, Karin, Wendy, Bruno, Susan, Letitia (laughter, toasts, clinking of glasses).
Dialogs with our leading men, photo by Wendy…
Establishing shot from Wendy’s door towards Notre Dame.
Zoom out, looking west from Pont Marie (Parisian traffic noise in the distance)…
To be continued…
Aliss this is a perfect rendition – aromatic pictures and the title brings it all together, well done along with the sounds and the clinking – brought me right back 😉 as for the daring knee shot – I wonder what Bruno would have to say about that? 🙂
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