You are on a mission, but beware - there is no past and there is no future.
Baudelaire did not fly or Rimbaud die and Lemy Caution is missing in action.
Rendezvous: "Brown tie?"
Password: "And braces!" I am waiting here for the French agent with feathered hat.
The phone does not ring.
Still waiting. I am distracted by the kamikaze dive of a demented fly. In one hand, a book of poetry by Anna de Noailles. The other to mouth, sipping champagne out of a cracked glass. I spy a refracted card being delivered under the door. This facet a clue? That one a trap?
At the Institute I am ushered into a meeting room.
The silhouetted outline of a man is framed by a monstrous clock. It has no second or minute hands. The machine activates and my brain quivers.
I come round on the floor in a darkened cell with a folder in my hand.
I crave to read the contents, but.... I... wake.
I... wake on a bench outside the Louvre which is turning inside out.
My memory has been semi-erased. Was I.... a.... European son? Madeleine? Painting 1: The Poet's Elixir After Baudelaire Or in other delirious words: "Pretty witty twoon. Swoony noon loon." Acrylics and collage. 10 x 14" 1991 Photo: Down and out in Paris Summer, 1987 Business card Hotel de Champagne et de Mulhouse, 1987 Leaflet Advance Computer Institute, Rue du Faubourg-Montmartre, 1987 Folder 1986: Visnews International news agency that broadcast the first daily satellite news service. Drawing 1: Louvre, Outside In Oil pastel and pencil, 22 x 17" 1996 Drawing 2: Louvre, Inside Out Oil pastel and pencil, 21.5 x 19" 1996 Filmic sub-text: Cléo de 5 à 7 Directed by Agnes Varda, 1962 and starring Corinne Marchand Alphaville: une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution Directed by Jean Luc-Godard, 1965 and starring Eddie Constantine A blog entry inspired by seeing these films after an absence of 30 years; akin to waking from a dream. I will overcome e-motion and travel sickness in search of past-tense, future-flex.
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7/6/2023 13:16:43
Wow! I also want to see the Eiffel tower in person. It looks really beautiful.
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7/12/2023 09:19:27
Wow, "Paris Film Time" takes you on a captivating journey through the enigmatic streets of Paris, where time seems to stand still. The quote "there is no past and there is no future" perfectly encapsulates the surreal atmosphere created in this film.
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21/12/2023 07:12:43
The mention of Baudelaire and Rimbaud, two iconic poets, adds a poetic and philosophical layer to the story. The cryptic exchange about the brown tie and braces adds an air of mystery, making me wonder what secrets lie within this film. I'm excited to see how all these elements come together on screen and what role the French agent with the feathered hat plays in the plot. Count me in for a viewing!
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