I managed to see five films at the recent French Film Festival in Melbourne and I recommend four them if they come to a screen near you. Here are the titles and trailers. The Richest Woman in the World Isabelle Huppert is fantastic in this. It's a fantastic story based on real life which is the subject of this documentary. Leave One … [Read more...] about French Film Festival
Yiaga
Joe and I dined at Yiaga on the 3rd of April with friends Jen and Chris. Our second fine dining experience in three weeks after Botanic in Adelaide (see this blog). It was a similarly fantastic experience. Here are my pictures in the order taken. We were met at the sliding door that is opened from inside when you press a button. Everything is round … [Read more...] about Yiaga
Art Gallery of South Australia – Modern
Associated with the Adelaide Festival (see this blog) was the 2026 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art entitled Yield Strength. Works were - and are still, until 8 June - exhibited in three galleries - the Art Gallery of South Australia, the Samstag Museum of Art and the Adelaide Botanic Garden. We saw a few at the Adelaide Art Gallery which we … [Read more...] about Art Gallery of South Australia – Modern
Art Gallery of South Australia – The Women
Being in Adelaide for the Adelaide Festival (see this blog), we had time between shows, to visit the Art Gallery of South Australia. These days whenever I visit a gallery in addition to looking out for old favourites (see this blog) and in this instance modern artists (see this blog); I also check out which women artists they have hanging on their … [Read more...] about Art Gallery of South Australia – The Women
Art Gallery of South Australia- Old Favourites
While in Adelaide for the Adelaide Festival (see here) we visited the gallery a couple of times (see this blog and this blog). It's a beautiful gallery but I found the paintings were hung somewhat randomly. So I've put them up here in a schema that is all my own. I always like find favourite artists when I visit galleries. Both because I like them … [Read more...] about Art Gallery of South Australia- Old Favourites
Adelaide Scenes
This is just a quick blog about things we did in Adelaide in addition to the Adelaide Festival (which I've written about here). First up, out of deference to Joe's newfound interest in family history, we ventured out to Norwood in search of the church where his great great grandparents were married on the 5th of May 1888. It turned out to be this … [Read more...] about Adelaide Scenes