Belle Époque

The Belle Époque or La Belle Époque (French pronunciation: [bɛlepɔk]; French for "Beautiful Era") was a period of Western European history. It is conventionally dated from the end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871 to the outbreak of World War I in around 1914. Occurring during the era of the French Third Republic (beginning 1870), it was a period characterized by optimism, regional peace, economic prosperity and technological, scientific and cultural innovations. In the climate of the period, especially in Paris, the arts flourished. Many masterpieces of literature, music, theater, and visual art gained recognition. The Belle Époque was named, in retrospect, when it began to be considered a "golden age" in contrast to the horrors of World War I.

In the newly-rich United States, emerging from the Panic of 1873, the comparable epoch was dubbed the Gilded Age. In Great Britain, the Belle Époque overlapped with the late Victorian era and the Edwardian era. In Germany, the Belle Époque coincided with the reigns of Kaiser Wilhelm I and II, in Russia with the reigns of Alexander III and Nicholas II and in Mexico with the period known as the Porfiriato.

Belle Époque (film)

Belle Époque is a 1992 Spanish comedy-drama film directed by Fernando Trueba. The title does not derive from the period in French history known as the Belle Époque ("The Beautiful Era") but from the days before the Spanish Civil War. Belle Époque received the Goya Award for Best Film along with eight other Goya Awards and was named Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards.

Plot

The year is 1931. Spain is politically divided between Republicans and Traditionalists and on the verge of the Spanish Second Republic. Fernando, a young soldier, deserts. He befriends Manolo (Fernando Fernán Gómez), an old man with a large house in the country. Fernando meets and is enchanted by Manolo's four daughters. As he meets each of the first three one by one, he falls in love and has sex with each of them, determining to marry but with each one a complication arises: Clara (Miriam Díaz-Aroca), a widow who only recently lost her husband and who seeks solace with Fernando; Violeta (Ariadna Gil), a lesbian who is only attracted to Fernando when he is dressed as a woman for a costume ball and Rocío (Maribel Verdú), a social climber who is about to marry into a royalist family for the security it would provide and who only momentarily succumbs to Fernando's charms. Heartbroken each time, the father of the girls encourages him to have patience. Each of the daughters is beautiful and represents a different aspect of feminine sexuality. The youngest of the family, Luz (Penélope Cruz), represents naïveté. While Fernando is pursuing her sisters, Luz gets progressively angry and jealous but eventually Fernando realizes that she is the best one of the four to marry.

Belle Époque (disambiguation)

Belle Époque or La Belle Époque refers to a period in European history that began during the late 19th century and lasted until World War I

Belle Époque may also refer to:

Film

  • Belle Époque (film), a 1992 Spanish film directed by Fernando Trueba
  • Belle Époque (miniseries), a 1995 French TV-miniseries directed by Gavin Millar
  • Transport

  • La Belle Epoque (barge), a luxury barge
  • Music

  • Belle Epoque (band), a European disco music group popular in the mid- to late 1970s
  • La Belle Epoque, album by Orchestra Baobab
  • La Belle Epoque (Kent song)
  • Podcasts:

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    by: Belle Epoque

    Well, I'm gonna get a job 'cause I need the bread
    But somehow I know it's gonna affect my head
    Wanna buy fine dresses and a fancy car
    So I better go out looking for my lucky star
    Money buys
    Money buys
    Hey, Miss Broadway, you're walking up and down
    You got caught in the net by the underground
    For fame and fortune you gave your body away
    And you were forced into action the next day
    Money buys
    Money buys
    If we're all in together won't you realize
    If we want to break down we'd better compromize
    Don't let days of small kind get loose
    By makin' him the offer he can't refuse
    Hey, Miss Broadway
    Hey, Miss Broadway
    Hey, Miss Broadway
    Hey, Miss Broadway
    Money buys
    Money buys
    Buy your ticket for a square yard in the sun
    Buy your right of living far from a gun
    Watch out 'cause if you make a wrong deal you'll see how it feels
    You may miss out on your next meal
    Money buys
    Money buys
    Aha, I like it, aha, I like it
    Aha, I like it, aha, I like it
    Aha, I like it, aha, I like it
    Aha, I like it, aha, I like it
    Aha, I like it, aha, I like it
    The gambler won't get out before he's lost it all
    The junkie always knows where to call
    Hey, Miss Broadway, is your lover's money clean
    You know what I mean?
    Where is his connection with the underground scene?
    So, so, so, money buys




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