Perhaps it was fate that during this relaxed Saturday at the beginning of the second week of Advent, an individual chose to broadcast “Daddy Longlegs” (1955) on television. This delightful romantic comedy features the quintessentially American actor Fred Astaire and the unmistakably French actress Leslie Caron.
if you haven’t seen it, it’s “My Fair Lady” meets “The Nutcracker” (sort of), with Astaire playing the mysterious, doting benefactor, and Caron dreamily dancing her way through fantasy sequences that mirror the painterly visions of a girl growing into a woman.
Leslie Caron and Fred Astaire in Daddy Long Legs, 1955 pic.twitter.com/jOuEIh1toV
— Hollywood Actresses (@HollywoodActre2) April 2, 2023
I was just such a teen girl when I was lucky enough to visit the City of Lights (Paris) during my junior year of high school in the late ’80s. When you first step inside Notre Dame Cathedral, the solemn and serene tone is unmistakable. It’s surprisingly cold. Dazzling stained glass windows inspire awed silence, and ominous columns hem you in like the massive, ancient legs of stone giants. That’s my best attempt; it’s difficult to convey the atmosphere, unless you’ve been there yourself. Unsurprisingly, it felt like a gut punch when the cathedral was damaged by fire five years ago. It wasn’t known how soon it might be restored then.
As we wrote previously on Saturday, President-elect Trump is on a road trip to Paris, where he attended the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral, sitting in the same row as First Lady Jill Biden, and warmly greeting the French president:
In the latest example, Acting President Trump attended the re-opening of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on Saturday, and did so alongside France’s President Emmanuel Macron, where the two exchanged friendly remarks.
— Marjorie Taylor Greene Press Release (Parody) (@MTGrepp) December 7, 2024
