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Le Mur (other)
Le Mur (''The Wall'') may refer to: * Le Mur (urban art), urban art spot in Paris, France, active since 2000 * Le Mur, structure in Fermont Fermont () is a town in northeastern Quebec, Canada, near the Quebec-Labrador border about from Labrador City on Route 389, which connects to the Trans-Labrador Highway (Newfoundland and Labrador Route 500). It is the seat of the Regional Cou ..., Quebec, Canada * ''The Wall'' (short story collection), 1939 book by Jean-Paul Sartre * ''The Wall'' (1967 film), French drama film by Serge Roullet. * ''The Wall'' (1998 film), Belgian drama film by Alain Berliner. * ''The Wall'' (2012 documentary film), French documentary film by Sophie Robert. {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Mur (urban Art)
Le Mur is a contemporary urban art spot in rue Oberkampf ( 11eme arrondissement) in Paris, France. It is the initial spot of the street art movement in Paris in April 2000. Le Mur was at this time an advertising billboard was firstly hijacked by artist Hephaestus Hephaestus (; eight spellings; grc-gre, Ἥφαιστος, Hḗphaistos) is the Greek god of blacksmiths, metalworking, carpenters, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metallurgy, fire (compare, however, with Hestia), and volcanoes.Walter Burk ... in spring 2000. In 2007 it became an officially sanctioned street exhibition space. Further reading * Thomas Schmitt, ''Une Nuit'', Kitchen 93, 2005, *Jean Faucheur, Thomas Schmitt, ''Le Mur /The Wall'', Kitchen 93, 2010, , *Tristan Manco, Street Logos, Thames & Hudson, 2004, *Patrick Nguyen & Stuart Mackenzie, Beyond the Street: The 100 Leading Figures in Urban Art, Die Gestalten Verlag, 2010. , (p. 185) References and notes External links a review on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fermont
Fermont () is a town in northeastern Quebec, Canada, near the Quebec-Labrador border about from Labrador City on Route 389, which connects to the Trans-Labrador Highway (Newfoundland and Labrador Route 500). It is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Caniapiscau. Fermont (French contraction of "''Fer Mont''", meaning "Iron Mountain") was founded as a company town in the early 1970s to exploit rich iron ore deposits from Mont Wright, which is about to the west. The town is notable for the huge self-contained structure containing apartments, stores, schools, bars, a hotel, restaurants, a supermarket and swimming pool which shelters a community of smaller apartment buildings and homes on its leeward side. Popularly known as The Wall (''Le Mur''), the structure was designed to be a windscreen to the rest of the town. It permits residents (other than mine workers) to never leave the building during the long winter, which usually lasts about seven months. The town, des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wall (Sartre Short Story Collection)
''The Wall'' (french: Le Mur) by Jean-Paul Sartre, a collection of short stories published in 1939 containing the eponymous story "The Wall", is considered one of the author's greatest existentialist works of fiction. Sartre dedicated the book to his companion Olga Kosakiewicz, a former student of Simone de Beauvoir. "The Wall" The eponymous story coldly depicts a situation in which prisoners are condemned to death. Written in 1939, the story is set in the Spanish Civil War, which began July 18, 1936, and ended April 1, 1939, when the Nationalists (known in Spanish as the ''Nacionalistas''), led by General Francisco Franco, overcame the forces of the Spanish Republic and entered Madrid. The title refers to the wall used by firing squads to execute prisoners. The Wall itself symbolises the inevitability and unknowing of one's death. The protagonist, Pablo Ibbieta, along with two others in his cell, is sentenced to death. He is offered a way out if he reveals the location of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wall (1967 Film)
''The Wall'' (french: Le Mur) is a 1967 French drama film directed by Serge Roullet and based on the short story of the same name by Jean-Paul Sartre, who also wrote the dialogue for the film. It was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot During the Spanish Civil War, three men are arrested and imprisoned by General Franco's troops. Pablo is a worker and an associate of the anarchist leader Ramón, who is in hiding; Tom is an English member of the International Brigades; and Juan, still a teenager, is the innocent brother of a militant. Sentenced to death, they spend their last night together in a cell. A Belgian doctor is sent to watch over them, but they reject all companionship with him. At dawn the boy and the Englishman are taken out and shot, while Pablo is sent for further interrogation. Given 15 minutes to say where Ramón is or be shot, he decides to buy himself time by giving an absurd answer. He says Ramón is hiding in the cemetery, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wall (1998 Belgian Film)
The Wall (original title ''Le Mur'') is a 1998 Belgian tragicomedy film, directed by Alain Berliner for the 2000, Seen By... series. The story is a surreal satirical allegory of the bi-lingual problems in Belgium. Plot Belgium, 1999. Albert is a 35-year old Walloon philosopher who works as a Belgian fries salesman. His store is located right on the Belgian language border. He serves his customers in Flanders and bakes his fries in Wallonia. Albert fancies the Flemish woman Wendy. After a new year celebration Albert wakes up and discovers to his horror that overnight a giant wall has been built on the language border, effectively separating Flanders from Wallonia. His store is therefore cut in half. As a citizen of Wallonia he is only able to travel to Flanders by using a visa... Production The film was made for the 2000, Seen By... project, " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
