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August 28-October 10
Carnival continues for the fall in the Bois de Boulogne for the annual Fête au Bois, at Porte de la Muette (16th, metro Rue de la Pompe or bus 63). See the big ferris wheel and all the traditional carnival rides.

August 28-September 5
The 9th annual Festival Silhouette features German short films this year, free open-air screenings at the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Cenquatre, and the Gethe Institute.

August 21-September 12
Attention garden lovers, come vote for your favorite dahlia at the Parc Floral (Bois de Vincennes) through September 12. The 22nd annual International Dahlia Competition includes 72 hybrids from France, Holland, Russia, Germany and Latvia.

Wednesdays through September 15
For the summer and early fall, the Sainte Chapelle is open late every Wednesday night from 6pm-9:30pm (last entry at 9pm)...

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Images of the Liberation of Paris

Monday, October 26, 2009

This documentary was filmed, cut and edited by a group of Resistance film makers in the week leading up to the Liberation of Paris as the Allies were approaching the city. It's narrated in French, but you'll recognize many Parisian monuments in the fighting scenes, including the Hôtel de Ville, Notre Dame, and the Opéra Garnier. It ends with the triumphant parade down the Champs-Elysées and Charles de Gaulle's speech.

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Reader Comments (2)

Waaaw, i've never seen this film before!
It's interesting to notice that most of the moments are really quiet, lots of sequences just showed fighters waiting. People are roaming in the streets, even when soldiers or resistants are shooting, the situtation doesn't seem to be really violent.
You've got the same impression when you look photographies of this period.
But with this movie it becomes almost funny: the voice-over is terribly cheesy, trying to creat a suspens while nothing is really happening!

October 27, 2009 |

Emmanuel

Yeah, I noticed that even when they are running, they look more like they're going for a jog, not trying to avoid bullets. I suppose four years of being starved and bullied can make one a bit blasé about being shot.

October 28, 2009 |