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The title, Le Dîner de Cons can be translated into English as "The Dinner of Fools" (which is one translation used for the title of the film version, the other being "The Dinner Game"). " Con " can be translated as "prat", not as is popularly believed to be the English equivalent for "Connasse": "Cunt".
The Dinner Game (French: Le Dîner de Cons, pronounced [lə dine d(ə) kɔ̃]; literally Dinner of Fools) [4] is a 1998 French comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber, adapted from his play Le Dîner de Cons. It became that year's top-grossing French film at the French box office (second overall behind Titanic). [5]
Between 1855 and 1864, Offenbach collaborated with the librettist Ludovic Halévy on ten stage pieces – mostly one-act comic operas. [1] In 1864 Halévy was joined by Henri Meilhac to write the libretto for Offenbach's La belle Hélène, followed by four more full-length pieces over the next four years, including the immensely successful La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein. [1]
Dîner en Blanc ("Dinner in White" in French) is a worldwide event spanning six continents in which people dressed in white have a meal in a temporary dining setup in a public space. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Diners are required to provide their own food, tables, chairs and tablecloths. [ 3 ]
[4] [5] The Romanian word dejun and the French déjeuner retain this etymology and to some extent the meaning (whereas the Spanish word desayuno and Portuguese desjejum are related but are exclusively used for breakfast). Eventually, the term shifted to referring to the heavy main meal of the day, even if it had been preceded by a breakfast ...
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Dom Juan ou le Festin de Pierre ("Don Juan or The Feast of Stone") is a five-act 1665 comedy by Molière based upon the Spanish legend of Don Juan Tenorio. [1] The aristocrat Dom Juan is a rake who seduces, marries, and abandons Elvira, discarded as just another romantic conquest. Later, he invites to dinner the statue of a man whom he recently ...
It is similar to Spanish tapas and Italian antipasti. [1] A meze may be served as a part of a multi-course meal or form a meal in itself. Meze are often served with spirits such as arak, rakia, raki, oghi, ouzo, or grappa [2] at meyhane and ouzeri or at regular restaurants. [3]