Tag: Richard Gilles
Queerguru’s Paris Editor Richard Gilles says ‘Adieu” to the fabulous JANE BIRKIN
Yesterday was a sad summer day in France as we lost our favorite English icon. Jane sang softly to us for the last time “Je t’aime” and we are all singing back to her “Nous non plus” with tears in our eyes. Thanks to her beauty, her freshness, her simple and relaxed manners, her childlike…
Queerguru’s Richard Gilles is in raptures about 1997 BIG BANG FASHION at Palais Galliera, Paris
From 7 March to 16 July 2023, the Palais Galliera is organizing an exhibition focusing on the year 1997, a watershed year in the history of contemporary fashion. Queerguru’s own Paris-based Contributing Editor Richard Gilles, with camera in hand, couldn’t wait to see what all the fuss is about : here’s his 1st…
Queerguru’s Richard Gilles declares in Paris a new star is born : her name is PAULINE CHAGNE
Moi aussi je suis Barbara ★★★★★ Au Studio Hébertot, Paris A star is born: the Parisian audience rediscovers the Magnetic, Tall, Dark Lady. There is so much more to Paris than Awful Emily… the ever-so-talented Pauline Chagne, in Moi aussi je suis Barbara, pays tribute and embodies the iconic French chanteuse. In this musical…
Queerguru’s Richard Gilles reviews FULL TIME (aka À plein temps) a film by Eric Gravel
Full-time is an achievement of realistic cinema at its pinnacle. In this film, writer/director Eric Gravel directs a lonely heroine burning herself out between work and bringing two young children during a general strike in France, reminiscing of the most recent 2019 general strike. The result is a strong and realistic…
Richard Gilles Queerguru’s Paris Contributing Editor reviews SHOCKING ! THE SURREAL WORLDS OF ELSA SCHIAPARELLI
The Musée des Arts Décoratifs (MAD) houses many of Elsa Schiaparelli’s seminal fashion items. After staying dormant for decades, the label was re-launched in 2014 thanks to couturiers like Christian Lacroix and SHOCKING ! THE SURREAL WORLDS OF ELSA SCHIAPARELLI Bertrand Guyon. Since 2019, when Daniel Roseberry was appointed artistic director, the name Schiaparelli is once…
