Five lesbian expressions from the 19th century to remember when watching Gentleman Jack: BBC/Lookout Point/HBO/Jay Brooks Based on the writings of English diarist Anne Lister(1791-1840), Sally Wainwright’s immensely popular BBC television series Gentleman Jack has returned for a second season. In comparison to the first, the new episodes rely more heavily on the language of …
South Africa in the news: With ‘Lupin,’ Netflix created a series worthy of Maurice Leblanc’s enduringly popular gentleman thief: You cannot grow up in France,” actor Omar Sy has remarked about his hit TV series “Lupin,” “and not know who is Arsène Lupin.” For those who grew up elsewhere, Lupin is literature’s most renowned …: …
Lupin: introducing anglophone audiences to a more socially conscious gentleman thief: Netflix’s immensely successful new French-language show Lupin has introduced a new generation of anglophone viewers to one of the most popular characters in French popular fiction, Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief. Lupin was created in 1905 by the writer Maurice Leblanc at the behest of …