Là-bas (comics)
Là-bas may refer to: * ''Là-bas'' (novel), 1891 novel by French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans * "Là-bas" (song), 1987 song by Jean-Jacques Goldman * ''Là-bas'' (film), 2006 documentary film by director Chantal Akerman See also *"Il doit faire beau là-bas The Eurovision Song Contest 1967 was the 12th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Vienna, Austria, following the country's victory at the with the song "Merci, Chérie" by Udo Jürgens. Organised by the European Bro ...

Là-bas (novel)
''Là-Bas'', translated as ''Down There'' or ''The Damned'', is a novel by the French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans, first published in 1891. It is Huysmans's most famous work after ''À rebours''. ''Là-Bas'' deals with the subject of Satanism in contemporary France, and the novel stirred a certain amount of controversy on its first appearance. It is the first of Huysmans's books to feature the character Durtal, a thinly disguised portrait of the author himself, who would go on to be the protagonist of all of Huysmans's subsequent novels: ''En route'', '' La cathédrale'' and ''L'oblat''. History and plot ''Là-Bas'' was first published in serial form by the newspaper ''L'Écho de Paris'', with the first installment appearing on February 15, 1891. It came out in book form in April of the same year; the publisher was Tresse et Stock. Many of ''L'Écho de Paris more conservative readers were shocked by the subject matter and urged the editor to halt the serialisation, but he ignored ...
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Là-bas (song)
"Là-bas" is a 1987 song recorded as a duet by the French singer Jean-Jacques Goldman and the British-born artist Sirima. It was the second single from Goldman's 1987 double album ''Entre gris clair et gris foncé''. It was a smash hit in France and became a popular song throughout the years. Background, lyrics and music In 1987, Goldman had finished composing the song but had not yet found a female voice to record the duet with him. Philippe Delettrez, Goldman's saxophonist, met Sirima who sang in a Parisian metro, and suggested that Goldman meet her. After several takes in studio, Goldman finally decided to record the duet with her. Composed by Jean-Jacques Goldman, the song deals with "the need of escape and the dilemma between a vital renewal and the loss of one's roots". Goldman and Sirima sing the song as a fictional couple from a unidentified country, described as poor and socially rigged. While the man wants to go away to start a more fruitful life in the country of his ...
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Là-bas (film)
''Down There'' is a 78-minute 2006 Belgian-French English- and French-language independent documentary art film directed by Chantal Akerman. Description and synopsis The film, which premiered at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival and was released on DVD in 2016 as part of a boxset also containing '' D’Est'' (1993), '' Sud'' (1999), and '' De l’autre côté'' (2002), documents Akerman's spending of a month in Tel Aviv-Yafo, in an apartment by the sea, contemplating her family, her Jewish identity, and her childhood.Rapord, Nicolas. Edited by Claire Atherton, financed by , and distributed by , it was also shown at the 2006 Marseille Festival of Documentary Film (where it won the Grand Prix of the International Competition), at the 2006 Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (where it was nominated for the Best World Documentary), at the 2006 and 2011 Vienna International Film Festival, at the 2007 Mar del Plata International Film Festival, at the 2018 Jer ...
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