Speech of Presentation

This festival is called "La Fete des vendanger de Neuchatel" in French. It is held on last weekend of September, and it continued three days and nights. This is main festival in Neuchatel, so it is held on large scale. Wine makers who ride on festival car hand out wines, cheeses, fruits,　sweets, etc to audience. We can see Guggen musik parade, fanfare parade, children's parade, too. Look at the right bottom picture. It is called "Corso Fleuri", and it parades through the city. This is made by local artists and craftsman. It is big festival, and warms up very much. I would like to go this festival!

Autum Festival

La Fête des Vendanges de Neuchâtel

It is a harvest festival in Switzerland, and it is held three days and nights on last weekend of September. A festival car which arranged with flowers (it is called "Corso Fleuri") parades through the city. It is made by local artists and craftsman. In addition this, we can see "Guggen musik", fanfare, children's parade,too. Wine makers who ride on festival car hand out wines, cheeses, fruits,sweets, etc. to audience. It is big festival, and warms up very much. I would like to go this festival!

(photo http://www.swissworld.org/)

My Favorite Movie

RENT

Have you ever seen this movie? The original of this movie is Broadway musical which got many prizes and it has been very popular. RENT is a movie directed by Chris Columbus, a great director, who shot “Harry Potter” and “Home Alone” and so on. This movie is on the basis of “La Bohème” (by Puccini), and it shows the days of poor young people’s youth.

Librettist
Jonathan Larson
He is a composer and librettist. He wrote some musical "tick,tick...BOOM!"(1990), "RENT"(1996). He wrote musical while working as a bartender, but people didn't recognize his talent. It was not long before his musical "tick,tick...BOOM!" was accepted, finally It was decided to making a stage, but he passed away on morning of first showing. After his dead, he get many prizes(The best musical,The best original score, The best book of musical of Tony award and The best Pulizer Prizefor Drama)

Characters
Mark
He is a Main character of this movie. He was just took his girl friend, Maureen, by Joanne.

Roger
He is a roommate of Mark. He was an HIV-infected musician who is recovering from heroin addiction, but he is the man who refuses to go out. He loves Mimi.

Collins
He is a gay lecturer of university, and he is the former roommate of Mark and Roger. He is Angel’s lover.

Angel
He is a gay, and both a street drummer and drug queen. He is Collins’s lover.

Mimi
She is an HIV-positive exotic dancer. She loves Roger.

Joanne
She is a smart lawyer and Mimi’s lover.

Maureen
She is a lesbian performance artist and she used to be Mark’s girlfriend.

In this movie, many great songs are sung, and especially “Seasons of love” is famous and good song, I think. I recommend you to listen to RENT's songs and watch movie!