Monday 23 July 2012

The Migrant

Woman carrying a suitcase, red house, closed shutters, burning sun. What story is unfolding here?

Femme portant une valise, maison rouge, volets fermés, soleil brûlant. Quelle histoire se joue ici ?
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18 comments:

  1. Nathalie23 July 2012 at 23:45

    I'm back in Avignon but haven't retrieved any photos from my camera yet. Here's one I took last summer in l'Isle sur Sorgue. I like its enigmatic feel but in fact the woman is my younger sister and the suitcase is an old leather one we'd found next to a rubbish bin. Although we had no use for it we just had to pick it up - doesn't it make for a gorgeous prop?

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  2. Nathalie23 July 2012 at 23:48

    Je suis rentrée à Avignon mais je n'ai pas encore eu le temps de récupérer les photos de mon appareil. Voici donc une image que j'ai prise l'année dernière à l'Isle sur sorgue. J'aime son atmosphère énigmatique mais en fait la marcheuse est ma jeune soeur et la valise est une quasi-antiquité en cuir que nous avions trouvée près d'une poubelle. Bien que nous n'en ayons nullement l'usage, nous l'avions ramassée : à elle seule elle raconte une histoire, n'est-ce pas ?

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  3. Tilia24 July 2012 at 00:38

    Magnifique photo ! une ambiance digne d'un tableau d'Edward Hopper.

    Bonne reprise, Nathalie

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  4. Bob Crowe24 July 2012 at 03:27

    Welcome home. We know about burning sun here this summer.

    Love the photo. Nobody carries suitcases like that any more. (Why didn't they figure out wheels on suitcases sooner?) This could be a movie still from the earliest days of color cinema.

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  5. Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.com24 July 2012 at 03:36

    The solitude of this photo makes one wonder where she is going and why, and what she has left behind.

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  6. Jack24 July 2012 at 03:52

    You have a marvelous and enigmatic mood in this photo, Nathalie. Thanks for your explanation.

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  7. Michel Benoit24 July 2012 at 06:48

    Oui, très belle photo qui raconte une histoire !
    Lumières, contrastes, formes et couleurs des deux parties qui s'opposent s'harmonisent malgré tout.

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  8. Thérèse24 July 2012 at 08:25

    L'harmonie...

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  9. chri24 July 2012 at 08:38

    Un retour en beauté!

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  10. jeandler24 July 2012 at 09:45

    La maison tannée aux teintes de cuir.
    La maison valise...

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  11. Nathalie24 July 2012 at 11:31

    Bob you're right, no-one carries suitcases like this one any more. I guess that's why this image is so special.

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  12. Vince Stephen24 July 2012 at 15:21

    What a great image. I lived in France for a while, but I've never been to Avignon. It looks lovely. I'm glad to have found your blog.

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  13. claude24 July 2012 at 16:12

    Si les murs, les fenêtres murées et les volets clos pouvaient parler.
    Top, la valise !

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  14. Tilia24 July 2012 at 23:58

    L'histoire pourrait être un remake du Chocolat, le film de Lasse Hallström avec Juliette Binoche.
    Je dis un remake, parce que lorsque la Chocolatière arrive dans le village avec sa fille, elle porte bien une grosse valise, mais c'est encore l'hiver et il neige !

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  15. Bob Crowe25 July 2012 at 04:55

    Right. Ingrid Bergman carried a suitcase like this in the Gare-Whatever in Casablanca. Nobody carries suitcases like this in airports.

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  16. AnneduSud26 July 2012 at 16:06

    Allure de danseuse ta soeurette!

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  17. Jilly31 July 2012 at 07:40

    Adore this photo. Enigmatic for sure. I like the comment comparing it to a movie still. Colours, position of your sister, perfect. I wish I walked with such a beautifully straight back as she does!

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  18. Linda7 August 2012 at 08:46

    Timeless photo. It could be from the 1940s or 50s.

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