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A Matter of Resistance (French: La Vie de château) is a 1966 French romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau, and starring Catherine Deneuve, Pierre Brasseur, Philippe Noiret and Henri Garcin. [1] Set on the coast of Normandy in the summer of 1944, it received the Louis Delluc Prize in 1965.
The Musée de la Vie romantique in Paris. The Musée de la Vie romantique (French pronunciation: [myze də la vi ʁɔmɑ̃tik], Museum of Romantic Life) is one of three literary museums in Paris (along with the Maison de Balzac and the Maison de Victor Hugo). It is located at the foot of Montmartre hill in the 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Pablo Picasso purchased Château de Vie (then Mas Notre-Dame de Vie) in 1961 from Thomas "Loel" Guinness, Benjamin and Bridget's son as a wedding gift for his soon to be wife, Jacqueline Roque. [12] The estate became Picasso's final home, and he lived in the house until his death in 1973.
The Vollard Suite is a set of 100 etchings in the neoclassical style by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, produced from 1930 to 1937.Named after the art dealer who commissioned them, Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939), the suite is in a number of museums.
In 1542, Hippolyte d'Este (Cardinal d'Este and Archbishop of Lyon [2]) bought a building on the Chaillot Hill. In 1583, Queen Catherine de Médicis bought this mansion or hermitage and the part of the estate of the convent of the Minimes de Chaillot located in the present-day gardens of the Trocadéro, extending to the northeast opposite the present-day Palais d'Iéna on rue Albert-de-Mun and ...
Marriott’s Grand Chateau is a timeshare resort near the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, managed by Marriott Vacation Club. It is a 38-story tower with three wings; a fourth wing is planned. [1] It has 643 suites, [2] and amenities including a gym, three bars, and two swimming pools. [3]
Anne "Annette" Boutiaut Poulard (15 April 1851 – 7 May 1931), one of the Mères of France, was known as Mère Poulard (Mother Poulard), and was a cook and innkeeper in Mont-Saint-Michel, France. She was noted for her omelette creation, the Omelette de la mère Poulard , which became a specialty of the region, and for her hospitality.
The Château de Chantilly (pronounced [ʃɑto d(ə) ʃɑ̃tiji]) is a historic French château located in the town of Chantilly, Oise, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of Paris. The site comprises two attached buildings: the Petit Château, built around 1560 for Anne de Montmorency , and the Grand Château, which was destroyed during the ...