Well, this is the first subtitled version of the preview I have come across (so far). No official U.S. release date at this time. Also a reminder that anyone who wants to read the English version of the Boris Vian novel "L'écume des jours can do so with my press which published a beautiful translation by Brian Harper called "Foam of the Daze." The TamTam edition also comes with endnotes detailing specific aspecs of this novel with respect to Vian's life, etc.
Showing posts with label Mood Indigo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mood Indigo. Show all posts
Sunday, 5 May 2013
Well, this is the first subtitled version of the preview I have come across (so far). No official U.S. release date at this time. Also a reminder that anyone who wants to read the English version of the Boris Vian novel "L'écume des jours can do so with my press which published a beautiful translation by Brian Harper called "Foam of the Daze." The TamTam edition also comes with endnotes detailing specific aspecs of this novel with respect to Vian's life, etc.
Monday, 22 April 2013
Another and more recent preview of Michel Gondry's cinematic production of Boris Vian's classic "L'écume des jours. My press TamTam Books publishes the English language translation of this novel which is called "Foam of the Daze." Translated by Brian Harper with endnotes explaining the various aspects of Vian's life during the writing of this wonderful novel.
There will be another translation of this novel published by FSG in the late summer. That version is based on Stanley Chapman's British translation of L'écume des jours called "Froth on the Daydream," but will be re-named "Mood Indigo" to tie-in with the film when it comes out in the States and the U.K. Which is not to be confused with an older American translation with the same title. Both versions were from the 1960's. "Foam of the Daze" was translated in 2003.
Anyway I have high hopes for the film. It seems to be an ideal fit to have Gondry to do this material.
Friday, 25 January 2013
Friday, 8 June 2012
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| TamTam Books' edition of L'écume des jours (Foam of the Daze) |
On a personal note no one from the film production has approached me regarding the filming of "L'écume des jours. My translation of the book is "Foam of the Daze" but they're using an old American translated title of the novel, "Mood Indigo," that was published by Grove in the mid-1960's. I have read all three English translations (of course) and its strange that they're using this title. One, at least for the novel, the title or song "Mood Indigo" is never mentioned in the narrative. Nevertheless it promises to be an interesting film.
Here's the cover of Mood Indigo
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| The Grove edition of L'écume des jours (tr Mood Indigo) |
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| L'écume des jours (tr UK Froth on the Daydream) |
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