Posted on 11/14/2010 2:52:22 PM PST by Stoat
The actress told a French magazine that the tradition of British decency is in decline.
"I'm under the impression that this notion is disappearing from our society, where conflicts are made worse on cinema and on television, where people are nasty and cruel on the internet and where, in general terms, everybody seems to me to be very angry.
"This causes me a lot of pain," she said.
She singled out British comedy as an example. "I prefer the finesse of French humour. English humour is harsher, more scathing, more cruel and more surreal too, as illustrated by Monty Python and the TV series Little Britain, where situations are far-fetched and over-the-top."
The 65-year-old actress, who won an Oscar for her role in The Queen, said her home country had become too Americanised. "England is constantly threatened by a savage assimilation. This isn't the case with France which remains furiously protective of its culture."
Dame Helen lives in Los Angeles with her American husband, Taylor Hackford.
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“The French suck too with no names coming to mind.”
Serge Gainsbourg...The image of BB (Brigitte Bardot)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rBiTL0ej2o
Of course, that’s not French comdedy, for comedy they had Jerry Lewis.
>>> LOL! Jerry Lewis got a medal from the French for his comedy.
It’s not that difficult to see why.
Jerry Lewis - The Errand Boy (1961) Pantomime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MA3406YJUg
Jerry Lewis -The Ladies Man (Forbidden Room)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAwKPjDwb9M
>>> She thinks Americans are savages but lives and works here.
She didn’t say that. She said that the current forms of humor have degraded from prior times. She is right. The cheap shot and the sexual innuendo are about all that is marketed. Tina Fey just received the honor of the MARK TWAIN AWARD.
Mirren is a helluva an actress
so what?
he’s subtle..the doc that is
she doesn’t look like much knife work...maybe botox and restalin....that would be a dermatologist
good genes...my wife has them too
i don’t...life ain’t fair
women can do whatever they like to look good to me....I am grateful and I’m sure whoever is sleeping with Helen is too
some serious feline envy screeching on this thread...God bless ya Helen..anyhow and btw...she did not do any graphic sex in Caligula like some did but knowing her I’m sure she got naked
contrast with not so pretty Chloe Sevigny...the darling of fashionistas who gave fellatio to Vincent Gallo in one of his weird flicks and gets applauded for her art
Helen may not be very shy but she is cool...at least to me.
I bet she would be amused that she has fans and ardent defenders on a right wing forum in The States.
I have children and have noticed that many comedy shows directed at children have just wise cracks, scatological humor, and parent put downs. This is especially true of Disney.
Gone are the days when one hears a “yes sir” or a “yes ma’am” from popular kid’s TV.
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