LOVE, DESIRE & MYSTERY – IL PARLE, ELLE CHANTE faces DESIRE at The French Institute

As an uncertain world trembles outside, an errant Philadelphia novelist, a refugee Broadway star, and an expatriate pianist (and secret composer) tumble into a rain soaked Parisian boîte for a late night tête-à-tête. He speaks, she sings, they play…

Such is the ambiance and loose Salingeresque set up for the enticing new French Institute / Alliance Française salon cabaret series, Love, Desire, and Mystery – Il Parle, Elle Chante now streaming on the FIAF website.

What, after all, could be more French than the obsession of love in all its passionate eccentricities?

In truth, as presented by the winning American trio of Adam Gopnik, Melissa Errico, and Tedd Firth, the promise of such a Gallic offering might perhaps be more accurately described in its ultimate realization as French observation. But when the wit is this effortless, the music as sparkling, and the company so engaging, who is going to question the authenticity of the translation?

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