For my last post here, I’d like to share three films by French directors, and a few more of my photographs on the Mediterranean.

Two films are by Jean-Daniel Pollet, Méditerranée (1963), and Bassae (1964), and the third film is by Jean-Marie Straub et Danièle Huillet, Les yeux ne veulent pas en tout temps se fermer ou Peut-être qu’un jour Rome se permettra de choisir à son tour (1970). They are in French… well, if you don’t understand it, it’s time to learn for you to be able to enjoy these gems! ;) but even if you don’t understand French, Bassae can be only listened to and watched, and it still is worth your time. For me, these works can be a representation of an essence of the Northern part of the Mediterranean basin, with the inheritance of Greek and Latin civilisations and also of Semitic and Arabic culture.

I feel intimately moved by Mediterranean landscapes, having roots in several parts of the basin, in the South of France (where I live), in Italy and in Lebanon. This post is a humble tribute to this wonderful region.

Thank you Der Greif and readers!