Georges Dufayel – a Model Modern Retailer
Georges Dufayel popularised the practice of buying on tick long before bank cards came on the scene. Know anything else about his Grands Magasins Dufayel emporium in Paris? Toronto writer Philippa Campsie of the Parisian Fields blog is on a mission to research and record little known treasures of Paris and finds Wikipedia offers an ideal [...]
A French Cow Shed and The Silent Movies
Behind Martin Scorsese’s Hugo fantasy set in Paris, lies a little known but true tale with links to a fabulous cache found in a dairy shed in Normandy. The trail has now been uncovered by Toronto writer Philippa Campsie of the Parisian Fields blog who unearthed the fascinating story of Georges Méliès, creator of hundreds of [...]
One Thing Leads to Another
Known as the composer of the Nouvelle Vague, the amazingly prolific Georges Delerue poured out works for cinema, ballet, theatre, concerts, even commercials but (thankfully say some) eschewed the atonality of the time. Here Toronto writer Philippa Campsie of the Parisian Fields blog discovers François Truffaut’s favourite composer while listening to web radio. We both like [...]
