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French 101 with the Minions (Despicable Me 3)

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There’s a scene in Despicable Me 3 where the Minions are comparing some pictures of Gru. The Minions’s voice is made by the director, who is French. It’s complete gibberish but if you pay attention, you can hear real words, mostly borrowed from romance languages such as French, Spanish and Italian. One of my favorite sentences …

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Dunkirk, by Nolan

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Just saw the new Christopher Nolan movie: Dunkirk. It felt like watching something in-between Inception and Interstellar. Inception for the music and the mood. Interstellar for the shots. I was already a big fan of Nolan’s work. This movie has only made me even more in love with his movies.