Post by davidhr on Sept 25, 2018 8:47:40 GMT -5
The big news was the broadcast in Quebec of Lara’s appearance on “Tout le monde aime…Lara Fabian”, hosted by Sonia Benezra. It featured great warmth between the host, Lara and the audience, and should have brought a smile to the face of all who saw it. Here are the highlights:
**Lara asked the crowd waiting to get into the recording of the show which pair of shoes she should wear.
**Annie Villeneuve sang “Saisir le jour” (Cease the Day) which Lara included on her second album "Carpe Diem", appropriately enough as Lara entered the theater, 'seizing the day'….and then Lara joining her in singing it.
**They then followed it up with “I Will Love Again” and were accompanied by a chorus and dancers, for “Humana”.
**Miriam and Felix” (two of Lara’s favorites from her team on La Voix), further celebrated the album Carpe Diem by singing “Tu t’en vas” [both were wearing hats, as is their style].
**And in the same vein, there was an atmospheric version of “Je m’arreterai pas de t’aimer” sung at the piano by Ingrid St. Pierre.
**The famous Quebec actress Guylaine Tremblay praised Lara for her generosity and for being full of love.
**Lara sang an impassioned version of “Pas sans toi” to Stephanie, from the audience (who in effect represents Lara’s fans, to whom she often dedicates this song).
**People talked about what Lara’s songs meant to them, and then Lara surprised them from behind a screen.
**Lara discussed why she no longer sings “Tout” which Sonia Benezra described as a great song (Lara said, as she has elsewhere, that it no longer seems to fit her). In her place, Jonas Tomalty sang it. Lara enjoyed his jazzy version – maybe it will encourage her to try it again.
** In the great surprise of the night, Lara performed an abbreviated rendition of “For Always”, in duet with Bruno Pelletier. This is probably the first time Lara has sung that song since her appearance with Josh Groban at the Boston Pops on August 8, 2004.
**Lara then sang "Chameleon" with Julie St. Pierre, backed by some dancers. One has to say this was QUITE different from all the other songs associated with Lara on this show.
**The show ended with Lara singing “Je t’aime”, and then a chorus, the audience and the other performers all joining in to sing to her “On t’aime”. The words to that were written for this occasion, and went (in translation):
------------------------------------------------------
Okay, my little girl
We've been reclaiming you for a long time
You've crossed the seas
We missed you, we were looking for you
You know, with France
We should not have had to share you
If you go back there
We're going to cry out
We love you
We love you
We're crazy about you, Lara
You're our movie star
We love you
We love you
We are always here for you
We're bored when you're not there
----------------------------------------------------
Lara did not quite ‘lose it’ listening to the chorus and the words, but she did seem to appreciate it strongly.
Of course, this show was broadcast primarily in Quebec, however, with a little effort one can find it on-line (hint: try the Lara Fabian FB Romania site). And as of this writing three videos are available on youtube:
“Pas sans toi”, at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5_yIqEsUsM
“For Always” with Bruno Pelletier
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6Xf6mMrOwc
And the closing “Je t’aime” and “On t’aime”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8vV8w67174
There’s no guarantee that when you read this that they will still be there (they’ve been taken down various times already by the ‘youtube police’), but hopefully people uploading them will outlast the censors. [The show has already been broadcast, where is the harm in people who couldn’t have seen it in the first place getting a chance to do so? Wouldn't that make the show even more popular, via word of mouth]?
Following the show, Lara put a picture on her FB site of herself and Sonia Benezra on the couch, available at:
www.facebook.com/larafabianofficial/photos/a.622966977744803/2296863840355100/?type=3&theater
She included the caption, “Thank you for the beautiful messages following the show "everyone loves" with my dear Sonia! I'm so excited to meet you during the October concerts!”
There were also some photos of fellow performers and fans from the show, posing with Lara, posted on Instagram and Twitter. For example, (all comments translated):
From Julie St. Pierre, at
who wrote, “There are these special encounters in a life, this one was a big one. I am very grateful. Thank you to all the team for thinking of me!” To which Lara responded, “I can not wait to see you again my beautiful Julie.”
At
Maggie wrote (in translation): “The pleasure of recording # TLMA is that I can listen to it again and again now! My heart does not understand what is happening today. GRATITUDE is the word! And Lara responded: “I kiss you and hold you tightly on my heart.”
And an ‘all-included’ photo, with the caption, “The beautiful artists who will highlight the repertoire and career of the beautiful Lara Fabian tonight (+ some surprises...) see you very soon, at 9 pm!” Avilable at:
www.facebook.com/productionsdeferlantes/photos/gm.304069747088857/1863209510399739/?type=3&theater
A number of additional wonderful photos can be found at:
www.facebook.com/productionsdeferlantes/photos/pcb.304136593748839/1863374210383269/?type=3&theater
With all the love Lara was shown in this program, it’s hard to imagine her leaving Quebec to live somewhere else, again. As the line of the “On t’aime” song said, it would make the people cry out…And as the closing line said, it’s definitely “not boring” when she’s around!
In other news, there’s an article about Lara in the Turkish publication "Sinema Terspektif" (http://sinematerspektif.com/Makale/siradisi-bir-kadin-lara-fabian/322) [thanks to Anthony Berenguer Degiovanni for the link].
Here’s the (google) translation:
----------------------------------------------------
AN UNUSUAL WOMAN: LARA FABIAN
Although she has had a close relationship with cinema for many years, we have always known her with her songs. The Turkish artist Matt Ersin produced the album 'Camouflage' and brought an up-to-date and elegant interpretation of the album by the artist Lara Fabian. Cinema Review asked questions.
1) Why did you make the Camouflage album in English not in another language?
LF: Camouflage is not my first English album. I had previously had my English albums composed of ”Lara Fabian opus” and “A Wonderful Life”. These albums include important pieces of my repertoire such as “I will love again” and ”Broken Vow“ and ”Adagio”. After that, I had an English album called “Every Women in Me” where I respected female artists who influenced my music. And many songs in my album Mademoiselle Zhivago were in English. I sang in both English and French throughout my career. In making an album, the song is composed in a natural way, in which language it will be composed. Depends on whom I work with. Camouflage album was made with a Swedish and American team. Hence, it was naturally English. Each language has its own musicality. When you convert some songs into other languages, they are not effective in the same way. For example, “I Will love again” should have been in English. In the same way, I do not think that “Je t'aime” will be effective in the same way as a language other than French.
2) What are the differences and similarities between the English-speaking Lara Fabian and the French, Italian, Russian and Turkish songs? Since each language is a culture, do you adapt to that culture in language transitions?
LF: The important thing is, if I sing in what language, I won't stay at Lara Fabian. Of course, the language we use in songs also affects our style of sound and interpretation. You may not be able to hear some of the things you hear in my English albums in my French albums, and vice versa. I'm a naturalist with a multicultural nature. My mother is Italian, my father is Flemish. I am a Canadian and Belgian citizen. So my English is French, English and Italian. In other languages, I also sang in Turkish. But of course I don't speak these languages and I don't understand. I'm studying phonetically. Although I ask the meaning of what I said, it is difficult to get them right as much as the songs that I wrote in my own language. But I also enjoy singing in other languages. For me, these countries' efforts to establish a connection with people is important and I enjoy it. But I can't say I'm fully adapted. In every song, I'm staying. That's the way it should be.
3) Is there a specific reason why you named your last album "Camouflage"? Does this name have anything to do with the shocking and brutal process that the world is going through?
LF: Of course there is. I've always been interested in issues related to identity. When we look around, we see a lot of problems, oppression and struggles about identities, both in our own environment and in the broader context, politically. This can be ethnic identity, sexual identity, or sexual orientation. Or religious identity, the identity of the social masses you belong to. Sometimes the identity we create and live in a relationship can create problems. Some of us feel the need to protect themselves, to hide their true identity and to camouflage. There is a camouflage to keep up with the society, not to attract attention and not react. In this album, there is also a song called “camouflage”. It's about the masks we carry in our daily lives.
4) You have made a modern, updated and elegant record in your last album. At which point did you find it difficult to achieve this balance?
LF: Thank you. In fact, in the process of the emergence of this album, everything has developed very fluently. Matt Ersin, my Turkish producer and manager, has brought me together with a new team. An American and Swedish team based in Stockholm and Los Angeles. We sat, worked together, and 12 songs appeared in 10 days. This is the album that has emerged as the least difficult and smoothest of all the albums I have ever performed. Everything sits in a natural way…Melodies, arrangements, recording process. It's a very satisfying process for me. Some artists describe how much difficulty they have in the preparation of the album, and how they are compared to a birth pang. The birth of this album was the opposite. A new experience for me.
5) What do you listen to in your daily life?
LF: I listen to a lot of different things, usually new things via Spotify. I love discovering new artists. Unfortunately, we hear the same 15-20 songs in succession on the radios. But there are so many beautiful things in every genre. I don't want to call you that or that artist. I always listen to different things, but I usually listen to pop music, in English, French, and sometimes in other languages.
6) Would you like to perform a project with a Turkish artist? Who do you want to work with the most?
LF: Turkey in music, as in other matters, a very rich country. I know you have music in many different styles, but I don't know the names of all the artists. I had the chance to listen to different things through my producer. Sezen Aksu, Nilüfer, Candan Erçetin is one of the names I have known and appreciated, both with their sounds and music. In classical music, Fazıl Say is world famous. I had the chance to meet Yeşim Salkım and Halit Ergenç . And of course with Mustafa Ceceli. Apart from that, there are many valuable musicians like Kudsi Erguner around the world. But I would love to meet Sezen Aksu and work together.
7) And cinema. How do you contact the cinema?
LF: I have a close relationship with cinema for many years. The film projects I participated in are as follows; I had a little role in in De-Lovely, film starring Kevin Kline and Cole Porter's life. In addition, I performed the song For Always in Steven Spielberg's “AI Artificial Intelligence. In the same way, I sang The Dreams Within in the version Final Fantasy and I performed the voice of the Esmeralda character in the Canadian version of Walt Disney's Disney Hunchback of Notre Dame. And the Mademoiselle Zhivago project, which was realized in Russia and Ukraine, was a cinematographic project in which the parts I performed were animated with small films. It is currently available on YouTube and can be viewed. Beyond a simple music clip; it was a project we could call a mini-film.
8) What kind of movies do you prefer to watch?
LF: Like in music, do I follow many different projects in movies? European cinema and Hollywood movies are the ones I followed. Every film has beautiful works. The last films I watched include “Call me by your name”,”Coco”, “Dunkirk” “Insult”, “The Shape of Water” and Ferzan Özpetek’s “Napoli Velata". There it is. As you can see, there are many different films.
9) You have accompanied many of your music with series and movies. Have you considered acting, taking part in a script?
LF: I would like to take an important role in a film that I like the script. In film projects that have been offered to me so far, I was always offered the role of singer. I don't find it interesting. I want to revive a different woman, not a character that tells my life. Such a beautiful project, especially if you like Ferzan Özpetek as a director, I would be happy.
10) What kind of acting would you prefer if you were involved in a scenario?
LF: I don't have enough experience to discuss the acting style. I think this is something to work with the director. If I take part in a film, first of all, I have to serve to revive the character in the script. But that character is obviously an interesting character from my point of view. A character that expresses something ..
11). Your concert was in Turkey. And you have a serious fan audience. What do you think about Turkish cinema? Is there a film that you follow overseas impressions?
LF: I can't say that I know Turkish cinema very well. But there are many Turkish directors who are successful in international festivals, I watch their works. For example; Nuri Bilge Ceylan. It's more like French cinema. Silence; films that are even more important than dialogues. I like Ferzan Özpetek's films, partly because of my Italian origin, he is a director who makes place at the point where Turkish-Italian cinema meets. Turkey combined with the poetic essence of Italian cinema is a mystery and contradictions, including multi-dimensional characters, interesting movies I've seen, very nice. Fatih Akın's latest film, “In the Fade” l felt was very impressive.
12). Do you like Turkish actors?
LF: Unfortunately, I do not know the names of Turkish actors, can not count them. Except for Halit Ergenç . I have seen very good actors in the Turkish films I watch, but I don't know their names. In fact, many things about your country; Even though I don't know the names, I know it from my producer. Turkey although it is far for me, it is as well as a close country.
---------------------------------------------------
In fact, Lara made the cover of this publication,
www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=863709630685866&set=gm.789729791375538&type=3&theater&ifg=1
Most likely, Matt Ersin, whom Lara describes as her Manager and her Producer, set up this interview, though it doesn’t appear as if it has any specific event tied to it (i.e., no concert dates, or, as the article asked, acting roles).
Lara will be part of an album of duets by Jean-Pierre Ferland entitled “"Toutes les femmes de ma vie" that will be released “forthcoming” (https://www.archambault.ca/disques/toutes-les-femmes-de-ma-vie/ferland-jean-pierre/mqmcd2507/?id=2607649&cat=1884314). She will sing on the song "Un peu plus haut, un peu plus loin".
Interesting photo(s) of the week, from Bertran Exertier on Instagram of Lara,
with the caption, “More than an hour before @larafabianofficial pushes the door for her "Everyone loves”.
And Lara with Sonia on the beautiful couch, at
www.facebook.com/productionsdeferlantes/photos/gm.304111353751363/1863313143722709/?type=3&theater
with Sonia’s caption, “Let's go! Good season of "Tout le monde aime"!
When asked what’s happening with the new French album, Lara’s people replied – “Patience, Lara’s been dropping hints” (on her FB page). This would appear to relate to the hints about the music video she may have been shooting. Again, with the normal lag that time frame implies, any single release may well be more than a month away. Lara has her concerts in Montreal and Quebec coming up several weeks from now, and it would be interesting (and commercially productive) for her to announce something about it there, although she doesn’t often capitalize on such opportunities. For now, the broadcast of this wonderful program will have to suffice.
David
**Lara asked the crowd waiting to get into the recording of the show which pair of shoes she should wear.
**Annie Villeneuve sang “Saisir le jour” (Cease the Day) which Lara included on her second album "Carpe Diem", appropriately enough as Lara entered the theater, 'seizing the day'….and then Lara joining her in singing it.
**They then followed it up with “I Will Love Again” and were accompanied by a chorus and dancers, for “Humana”.
**Miriam and Felix” (two of Lara’s favorites from her team on La Voix), further celebrated the album Carpe Diem by singing “Tu t’en vas” [both were wearing hats, as is their style].
**And in the same vein, there was an atmospheric version of “Je m’arreterai pas de t’aimer” sung at the piano by Ingrid St. Pierre.
**The famous Quebec actress Guylaine Tremblay praised Lara for her generosity and for being full of love.
**Lara sang an impassioned version of “Pas sans toi” to Stephanie, from the audience (who in effect represents Lara’s fans, to whom she often dedicates this song).
**People talked about what Lara’s songs meant to them, and then Lara surprised them from behind a screen.
**Lara discussed why she no longer sings “Tout” which Sonia Benezra described as a great song (Lara said, as she has elsewhere, that it no longer seems to fit her). In her place, Jonas Tomalty sang it. Lara enjoyed his jazzy version – maybe it will encourage her to try it again.
** In the great surprise of the night, Lara performed an abbreviated rendition of “For Always”, in duet with Bruno Pelletier. This is probably the first time Lara has sung that song since her appearance with Josh Groban at the Boston Pops on August 8, 2004.
**Lara then sang "Chameleon" with Julie St. Pierre, backed by some dancers. One has to say this was QUITE different from all the other songs associated with Lara on this show.
**The show ended with Lara singing “Je t’aime”, and then a chorus, the audience and the other performers all joining in to sing to her “On t’aime”. The words to that were written for this occasion, and went (in translation):
------------------------------------------------------
Okay, my little girl
We've been reclaiming you for a long time
You've crossed the seas
We missed you, we were looking for you
You know, with France
We should not have had to share you
If you go back there
We're going to cry out
We love you
We love you
We're crazy about you, Lara
You're our movie star
We love you
We love you
We are always here for you
We're bored when you're not there
----------------------------------------------------
Lara did not quite ‘lose it’ listening to the chorus and the words, but she did seem to appreciate it strongly.
Of course, this show was broadcast primarily in Quebec, however, with a little effort one can find it on-line (hint: try the Lara Fabian FB Romania site). And as of this writing three videos are available on youtube:
“Pas sans toi”, at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5_yIqEsUsM
“For Always” with Bruno Pelletier
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6Xf6mMrOwc
And the closing “Je t’aime” and “On t’aime”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8vV8w67174
There’s no guarantee that when you read this that they will still be there (they’ve been taken down various times already by the ‘youtube police’), but hopefully people uploading them will outlast the censors. [The show has already been broadcast, where is the harm in people who couldn’t have seen it in the first place getting a chance to do so? Wouldn't that make the show even more popular, via word of mouth]?
Following the show, Lara put a picture on her FB site of herself and Sonia Benezra on the couch, available at:
www.facebook.com/larafabianofficial/photos/a.622966977744803/2296863840355100/?type=3&theater
She included the caption, “Thank you for the beautiful messages following the show "everyone loves" with my dear Sonia! I'm so excited to meet you during the October concerts!”
There were also some photos of fellow performers and fans from the show, posing with Lara, posted on Instagram and Twitter. For example, (all comments translated):
From Julie St. Pierre, at
who wrote, “There are these special encounters in a life, this one was a big one. I am very grateful. Thank you to all the team for thinking of me!” To which Lara responded, “I can not wait to see you again my beautiful Julie.”
At
Maggie wrote (in translation): “The pleasure of recording # TLMA is that I can listen to it again and again now! My heart does not understand what is happening today. GRATITUDE is the word! And Lara responded: “I kiss you and hold you tightly on my heart.”
And an ‘all-included’ photo, with the caption, “The beautiful artists who will highlight the repertoire and career of the beautiful Lara Fabian tonight (+ some surprises...) see you very soon, at 9 pm!” Avilable at:
www.facebook.com/productionsdeferlantes/photos/gm.304069747088857/1863209510399739/?type=3&theater
A number of additional wonderful photos can be found at:
www.facebook.com/productionsdeferlantes/photos/pcb.304136593748839/1863374210383269/?type=3&theater
With all the love Lara was shown in this program, it’s hard to imagine her leaving Quebec to live somewhere else, again. As the line of the “On t’aime” song said, it would make the people cry out…And as the closing line said, it’s definitely “not boring” when she’s around!
In other news, there’s an article about Lara in the Turkish publication "Sinema Terspektif" (http://sinematerspektif.com/Makale/siradisi-bir-kadin-lara-fabian/322) [thanks to Anthony Berenguer Degiovanni for the link].
Here’s the (google) translation:
----------------------------------------------------
AN UNUSUAL WOMAN: LARA FABIAN
Although she has had a close relationship with cinema for many years, we have always known her with her songs. The Turkish artist Matt Ersin produced the album 'Camouflage' and brought an up-to-date and elegant interpretation of the album by the artist Lara Fabian. Cinema Review asked questions.
1) Why did you make the Camouflage album in English not in another language?
LF: Camouflage is not my first English album. I had previously had my English albums composed of ”Lara Fabian opus” and “A Wonderful Life”. These albums include important pieces of my repertoire such as “I will love again” and ”Broken Vow“ and ”Adagio”. After that, I had an English album called “Every Women in Me” where I respected female artists who influenced my music. And many songs in my album Mademoiselle Zhivago were in English. I sang in both English and French throughout my career. In making an album, the song is composed in a natural way, in which language it will be composed. Depends on whom I work with. Camouflage album was made with a Swedish and American team. Hence, it was naturally English. Each language has its own musicality. When you convert some songs into other languages, they are not effective in the same way. For example, “I Will love again” should have been in English. In the same way, I do not think that “Je t'aime” will be effective in the same way as a language other than French.
2) What are the differences and similarities between the English-speaking Lara Fabian and the French, Italian, Russian and Turkish songs? Since each language is a culture, do you adapt to that culture in language transitions?
LF: The important thing is, if I sing in what language, I won't stay at Lara Fabian. Of course, the language we use in songs also affects our style of sound and interpretation. You may not be able to hear some of the things you hear in my English albums in my French albums, and vice versa. I'm a naturalist with a multicultural nature. My mother is Italian, my father is Flemish. I am a Canadian and Belgian citizen. So my English is French, English and Italian. In other languages, I also sang in Turkish. But of course I don't speak these languages and I don't understand. I'm studying phonetically. Although I ask the meaning of what I said, it is difficult to get them right as much as the songs that I wrote in my own language. But I also enjoy singing in other languages. For me, these countries' efforts to establish a connection with people is important and I enjoy it. But I can't say I'm fully adapted. In every song, I'm staying. That's the way it should be.
3) Is there a specific reason why you named your last album "Camouflage"? Does this name have anything to do with the shocking and brutal process that the world is going through?
LF: Of course there is. I've always been interested in issues related to identity. When we look around, we see a lot of problems, oppression and struggles about identities, both in our own environment and in the broader context, politically. This can be ethnic identity, sexual identity, or sexual orientation. Or religious identity, the identity of the social masses you belong to. Sometimes the identity we create and live in a relationship can create problems. Some of us feel the need to protect themselves, to hide their true identity and to camouflage. There is a camouflage to keep up with the society, not to attract attention and not react. In this album, there is also a song called “camouflage”. It's about the masks we carry in our daily lives.
4) You have made a modern, updated and elegant record in your last album. At which point did you find it difficult to achieve this balance?
LF: Thank you. In fact, in the process of the emergence of this album, everything has developed very fluently. Matt Ersin, my Turkish producer and manager, has brought me together with a new team. An American and Swedish team based in Stockholm and Los Angeles. We sat, worked together, and 12 songs appeared in 10 days. This is the album that has emerged as the least difficult and smoothest of all the albums I have ever performed. Everything sits in a natural way…Melodies, arrangements, recording process. It's a very satisfying process for me. Some artists describe how much difficulty they have in the preparation of the album, and how they are compared to a birth pang. The birth of this album was the opposite. A new experience for me.
5) What do you listen to in your daily life?
LF: I listen to a lot of different things, usually new things via Spotify. I love discovering new artists. Unfortunately, we hear the same 15-20 songs in succession on the radios. But there are so many beautiful things in every genre. I don't want to call you that or that artist. I always listen to different things, but I usually listen to pop music, in English, French, and sometimes in other languages.
6) Would you like to perform a project with a Turkish artist? Who do you want to work with the most?
LF: Turkey in music, as in other matters, a very rich country. I know you have music in many different styles, but I don't know the names of all the artists. I had the chance to listen to different things through my producer. Sezen Aksu, Nilüfer, Candan Erçetin is one of the names I have known and appreciated, both with their sounds and music. In classical music, Fazıl Say is world famous. I had the chance to meet Yeşim Salkım and Halit Ergenç . And of course with Mustafa Ceceli. Apart from that, there are many valuable musicians like Kudsi Erguner around the world. But I would love to meet Sezen Aksu and work together.
7) And cinema. How do you contact the cinema?
LF: I have a close relationship with cinema for many years. The film projects I participated in are as follows; I had a little role in in De-Lovely, film starring Kevin Kline and Cole Porter's life. In addition, I performed the song For Always in Steven Spielberg's “AI Artificial Intelligence. In the same way, I sang The Dreams Within in the version Final Fantasy and I performed the voice of the Esmeralda character in the Canadian version of Walt Disney's Disney Hunchback of Notre Dame. And the Mademoiselle Zhivago project, which was realized in Russia and Ukraine, was a cinematographic project in which the parts I performed were animated with small films. It is currently available on YouTube and can be viewed. Beyond a simple music clip; it was a project we could call a mini-film.
8) What kind of movies do you prefer to watch?
LF: Like in music, do I follow many different projects in movies? European cinema and Hollywood movies are the ones I followed. Every film has beautiful works. The last films I watched include “Call me by your name”,”Coco”, “Dunkirk” “Insult”, “The Shape of Water” and Ferzan Özpetek’s “Napoli Velata". There it is. As you can see, there are many different films.
9) You have accompanied many of your music with series and movies. Have you considered acting, taking part in a script?
LF: I would like to take an important role in a film that I like the script. In film projects that have been offered to me so far, I was always offered the role of singer. I don't find it interesting. I want to revive a different woman, not a character that tells my life. Such a beautiful project, especially if you like Ferzan Özpetek as a director, I would be happy.
10) What kind of acting would you prefer if you were involved in a scenario?
LF: I don't have enough experience to discuss the acting style. I think this is something to work with the director. If I take part in a film, first of all, I have to serve to revive the character in the script. But that character is obviously an interesting character from my point of view. A character that expresses something ..
11). Your concert was in Turkey. And you have a serious fan audience. What do you think about Turkish cinema? Is there a film that you follow overseas impressions?
LF: I can't say that I know Turkish cinema very well. But there are many Turkish directors who are successful in international festivals, I watch their works. For example; Nuri Bilge Ceylan. It's more like French cinema. Silence; films that are even more important than dialogues. I like Ferzan Özpetek's films, partly because of my Italian origin, he is a director who makes place at the point where Turkish-Italian cinema meets. Turkey combined with the poetic essence of Italian cinema is a mystery and contradictions, including multi-dimensional characters, interesting movies I've seen, very nice. Fatih Akın's latest film, “In the Fade” l felt was very impressive.
12). Do you like Turkish actors?
LF: Unfortunately, I do not know the names of Turkish actors, can not count them. Except for Halit Ergenç . I have seen very good actors in the Turkish films I watch, but I don't know their names. In fact, many things about your country; Even though I don't know the names, I know it from my producer. Turkey although it is far for me, it is as well as a close country.
---------------------------------------------------
In fact, Lara made the cover of this publication,
www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=863709630685866&set=gm.789729791375538&type=3&theater&ifg=1
Most likely, Matt Ersin, whom Lara describes as her Manager and her Producer, set up this interview, though it doesn’t appear as if it has any specific event tied to it (i.e., no concert dates, or, as the article asked, acting roles).
Lara will be part of an album of duets by Jean-Pierre Ferland entitled “"Toutes les femmes de ma vie" that will be released “forthcoming” (https://www.archambault.ca/disques/toutes-les-femmes-de-ma-vie/ferland-jean-pierre/mqmcd2507/?id=2607649&cat=1884314). She will sing on the song "Un peu plus haut, un peu plus loin".
Interesting photo(s) of the week, from Bertran Exertier on Instagram of Lara,
with the caption, “More than an hour before @larafabianofficial pushes the door for her "Everyone loves”.
And Lara with Sonia on the beautiful couch, at
www.facebook.com/productionsdeferlantes/photos/gm.304111353751363/1863313143722709/?type=3&theater
with Sonia’s caption, “Let's go! Good season of "Tout le monde aime"!
When asked what’s happening with the new French album, Lara’s people replied – “Patience, Lara’s been dropping hints” (on her FB page). This would appear to relate to the hints about the music video she may have been shooting. Again, with the normal lag that time frame implies, any single release may well be more than a month away. Lara has her concerts in Montreal and Quebec coming up several weeks from now, and it would be interesting (and commercially productive) for her to announce something about it there, although she doesn’t often capitalize on such opportunities. For now, the broadcast of this wonderful program will have to suffice.
David
