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Thread #70006   Message #1191824
Posted By: katlaughing
22-May-04 - 11:25 PM
Thread Name: BS: Congratulation, Mr Moore
Subject: RE: BS: Congratulation, Mr Moore
Laurent, your English is very good. I don't know much French, but my husband was raised speaking Canadian French, in school and at home. It's been a long time since he's spoken French, but he says this translation from "Babelfish" sounds about right for me to say to you:

Bonne journee natale!


And, thank you for posting this about Michael Moore. I noticed, in the article from which I copied the following, that, unlike Resident Bush, Michael Moore flew home from Cannes to attend his daughter's graduation from college. He then returned to Cannes. Good for him!

Regarding the distribution:

The movie, as of last night, was technically still without a distributor. Last month, Walt Disney, the distributor of the movie through its Miramax division, had blocked the release of the documentary, citing its politically divisive content. This left "Fahrenheit 9/11" high and dry as it approached its scheduled July 2 opening date. Harvey Weinstein, Miramax's co-president, has vowed to distribute the movie one way or another, whether by buying the film and distributing it independently or releasing it through a third party. Negotiations between Weinstein and Disney are ongoing.

"I have a sneaking suspicion, thanks to what you have done here and the response of everyone at this festival, you will ensure that the American people will see this movie," Moore said. Later he joked, "I'm happy to announce now we have a distributor in Albania. Which means every country but one can see it."