Richard and Judith are off again

HOPE you all have a great time at the Sydney ASOPA bash. Sorry we can't be
there but had to delay this year's o/s jaunt until after youngest
granddaughter's 1st birthday.

So, NO MORE E-MAILS (not even a reply to this e-mail, thanks) until the end
of next month.
This laptop will be going into its case at 5 pm and linger there until our
return.

Cheers and best wishes: RICHARD & JUDYTH

Father Of My Children (M)

Richard Jones sent his latest movie review:

GREGOIRE Canvel seems to be a successful, if harried, Paris film producer with a loving family.

But all is not as it seems with Gregoire (Louis-Do de Lencquesaing). In order to produce edgy, arthouse films his film company struggles constantly with the demands of pushy directors.

One particular Swede regularly hassles Gregoire and places extra strain on the production company’s overworked staff.

Then there’s the seven-figure sum the producer owes his bank, plus the fact film funding agencies won’t extend any more credit to his firm.

And on the way home for a family dinner with Italian-borne wife Sylvia (Chiara Caselli) and their three daughters he’s pulled over for speeding.

He really should also have been booked for speaking on his mobile phone while driving, but that’s conveniently overlooked.

The second half of Mia Hansen-Love’s movie focuses on Sylvia and 15-year-old daughter Clemence (Alice de Lencquesaing) as they try to deal with their changing circumstances.

Meanwhile Gregoire’s other “family” -- the staff at his film production outfit -- are struggling, too, and it all falls to him to sort things out. 

Butchard Gardens, Vancouver Island

by Bill Bohlen

On our recent tour of Canada and Alaska, we visited the famous Butchard Gardens near Victoria on Vancouver Island. It was summer and a glorious day, here is a little film I cut of that great garden