Comments on: L'esprit de mes reve

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:22:54 +0000

I had to look up Cyrano de Bergerac to understand the reference, and it sounds like a very interesting play.

By: xibee

xibee — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:43:38 +0000

Marvelous phrase, I’d never bumped into it before. Reminds me of Cyrano insulting his own nose…. and winning over everyone at every pause.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 06:59:50 +0000

I know, for some reason, when I hear the term, I always imagine an imperial party. This was before I found out that it was coined in the 1700s. That’s how one knows it’s a great expression: it communicates so much, transcending language and society, in a few words.

By: Pearl

Pearl — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 13:44:18 +0000

I’m glad there’s a term for it. It paints such a romantic scene with its phrase, dramatic lighting, dark wood, rich colors, distant party babble, cool breeze coming up from the night air mixing with the stale, smoked and perfumed air of the upper landing.