Bringing this thread vaguely back on-topic, anyone
underestimating Belgium should check out Fabrice du Welz's
brilliant film CALVAIRE
(aka THE ORDEAL). There's much noir in there.
Charlie
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--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Juri Nummelin"
<juri.nummelin@...> wrote:
>
> Hercule Poirot is Belgian, right? I seem to remember
someone he
reveals is a
> criminal tries to shoot him (or whatever) and shouts
out: "You
goddam
> Belgian you!" (Or something to that
effect.)
>
> Baudelaire hated the Belgians and wrote many essays
on the topic
(which is
> officially off-topic, and I won't say anything more
about it, even
if
> someone rose up and shouted out loud: "Baudelaire is
noir!").
>
> Juri
>
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