It’s
still so hot in Perth. I didn’t know it was possible to get sunburnt after 6pm, but it is!
The
only things one can do in this heat is stay inside with the air conditioning on
and sort the washing whilst watching a DVD.
I’ve
just watched François Ozon’s “Potiche” (a French idiom for “Trophy Wife”). It’s
oh so French and silly. Catherine Deneuve is fabulous. I am putting her
character, Suzanne Pujol, down as one of my favourite movie heroines. Set in
the late 70s the fashion and interiors are wonderful – the DVD cover looks like
a French version of “The Brady Bunch”.
Suzanne’s
dresses (florals and pussy-bow ties at the neck) are tailored to a tee and her
hair is perfectly coiffed. I love how she wears her Adidas tracksuit ensemble
for her morning walk – hair in rollers “digging” the countryside and writing
poetry about the scampering squirrels in her little note pad. She ends up being
a real force to be reckoned with...
I
was reminded of another female character that I adore, Etheline Tenenbaum
(played by Angelica Houston) in “The Royal Tenenbaums”. Etheline is the matriarch
of the house keeping everyone together. It’s interesting to note that her son,
Chas (Ben Stiller) and his sons Ari and Uzi also trot around in a full Adidas
trackie.
Adidas
sure do attach themselves to some pretty cool movies.
Catherine Deneuve; Some Rights Reserved. Image by John McNab
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