tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post717028448986452078..comments2024-01-19T11:05:43.355-05:00Comments on Polly-Vous Francais?: Charm SchoolPolly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-5810947794581273562008-05-10T16:56:00.000-04:002008-05-10T16:56:00.000-04:00Well "X Rated" in France is the same thing than "X...Well "X Rated" in France is the same thing than "X Rated" in the US.<BR/>But "charme" is softcore. You don't see any genitalia and the sexual acts are usually simulated and the films are forbidden for kids under 16, not 18 (that is X rated).David in Setouchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895289419248698831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-76481237010742353972008-05-10T16:37:00.000-04:002008-05-10T16:37:00.000-04:00I guess I don't understand what "X rated" is in Fr...I guess I don't understand what "X rated" is in France, David. Whoa!<BR/><BR/>Is there a next level beyond "charme"? Can't wait to discover that nuance.<BR/><BR/>I love the "danseuse de charme" description, Autolycus. Time to re-read or re-view 'Zazie': a classic.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I love the "Emotion" label for tender stories.Polly-Vous Francaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-74260381327330202682008-05-10T12:22:00.000-04:002008-05-10T12:22:00.000-04:00Yeah, "charme" is an euphemism for "nude in a more...Yeah, "charme" is an euphemism for "nude in a more or less arty way but with an erotic content". This includes among other things photography, dance (strippers), and of course movies.<BR/><BR/>Those movies are not X rated (the Fnac can't sell those (well, I never actually checked, but I really doubt it)) but soft core stuff like "Emmanuelle" and other movies that were very popular in the 70's-80's.David in Setouchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895289419248698831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-73868608293180300232008-05-06T21:22:00.000-04:002008-05-06T21:22:00.000-04:00I knew about charme from a French photo magazine (...I knew about <I>charme</I> from a French photo magazine (Photo, I think) that used to have an annual contest where readers submitted their photos. A special edition of the magazine showed the top entries by category: sport, tourisme, nature, etc., and charme. (I think there may have been a separate category for nudes.)Jay Livingstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652075579940313964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-47850666874129395462008-05-06T16:20:00.000-04:002008-05-06T16:20:00.000-04:00In the dim recesses of my memory, there's a line f...In the dim recesses of my memory, there's a line from Zazie Dans le Métro: the police stop and ask her father what he does for a living, to which he modestly replies "Danseuse de charme". It stuck because it was a rather striking thing to read as an impressionable teenager..Autolycushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642868944400656922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-90810778225216610222008-05-05T16:28:00.000-04:002008-05-05T16:28:00.000-04:00K- I'm game- -- other than, I suppose, the obvious...K- I'm game- -- other than, I suppose, the obvious connection (she is, indeed charming), WHAT could "charme" possiblement have in common with skin flix?<BR/><BR/>Aide-moi!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17319980965859720974noreply@blogger.com