Paris se fait son cinéma

English translation: Paris: lights, camera, action!

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French term or phrase:Paris se fait son cinéma
English translation:Paris: lights, camera, action!
Entered by: RHELLER

14:24 Mar 18, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: Paris se fait son cinéma
se faire du cinéma = to fantasize
faire son cinéma = to make a fuss/show off

"Paris se fait son cinéma" is the title for an article about the Paris Film Festival. Has anyone got any good ideas for a jeu de mots which could work in the context. (Limelight on Paris for example...)
Polly McDonnell
France
Local time: 00:24
Paris: lights, camera, action!
Explanation:
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Note added at 3 mins (2004-03-18 14:28:37 GMT)
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Paris puts on the glitz!
Paris gets ready for Hollywood
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RHELLER
United States
Local time: 16:24
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +8Paris: lights, camera, action!
RHELLER
4 +2Paris makes its own show!
Diana Donzelli-Gaudet
5Paris Screen Machine or The Great Paris Film Out
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Paris se fait son cinéma
Paris makes its own show!


Explanation:
Paris makes its own show!

Diana Donzelli-Gaudet
Local time: 00:24
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  verbis
33 mins
  -> Thanks, verbis!

agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
40 mins
  -> Thanks, Vicky!
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
Paris se fait son cinéma
Paris: lights, camera, action!


Explanation:
-

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Note added at 3 mins (2004-03-18 14:28:37 GMT)
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Paris puts on the glitz!
Paris gets ready for Hollywood

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 16:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 47

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Scott Gilmour: Excellent!
6 mins
  -> thanks Scott!

agree  Aisha Maniar: :-)
13 mins
  -> thanks Aisha :-)

agree  IanW (X): Very nice, Rita!
16 mins
  -> thanks Ian :-)

agree  laurawheeler
18 mins
  -> merci Laura!

agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
42 mins
  -> thanks vicky

agree  Bourth (X): Paris, City of Lights, camera, action!
2 hrs
  -> very cute!

agree  Mario Marcolin
17 hrs

agree  Vanessa Marques
2 days 10 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Paris se fait son cinéma
Paris Screen Machine or The Great Paris Film Out


Explanation:
Better perhaps:
Super Paris Picture Show...

The Great Parisian Screen Machine

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Note added at 15 mins (2004-03-18 14:40:44 GMT)
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Spotlight on Film in Paris

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 121
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