Père Ubu Report post Posted March 15, 2012 while searching for the scene with WC fields I ran into this that has a bit of it. funny as heck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Père Ubu Report post Posted March 15, 2012 (edited) Finally found the actual clip. See at 4:26 The bit about the $20 is hilarious. Edited March 16, 2012 by Miguel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Père Ubu Report post Posted March 15, 2012 (edited) DP Edited March 16, 2012 by Miguel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Père Ubu Report post Posted March 16, 2012 Jeez, I must've been more out of it than usual. Link added, and double post noted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ambear Report post Posted March 16, 2012 And we wonder why your post count is so high... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Père Ubu Report post Posted March 16, 2012 It is the base, it is all alcohol!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Absomphe Report post Posted March 16, 2012 It is the base, it is all alcohol...and thujone...and fenchone...and clown envy!! Fixed for complete disclosure! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baubel Report post Posted December 25, 2013 In the 1975 film Legend of the Werewolf, a movie set in France, Peter Cushing's character orders Pernod. Another character remarks that a police surgeon could afford Pernod, and two straight, cylindrical glass tumblers are brought out by the waiter. The waiter pours about an ounce into each tumbler, which is a dark brown color, and Peter Cushing's character and the other character add about an ounce of water from a carafe. It louches, but looks more like a pastis than absinthe. The character Peter is interviewing makes several facial expressions that the Pernod is not a pleasant drink to ingest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
distill my beating heart Report post Posted May 15, 2015 Just watched a movie on Turner Classic Movies called 'French Cancan' by Jean Renoir with Jean Gabin and a cameo by Edith Piaf. Gabin was sitting outside a bistro and a waiter brings a small tray with a glass of absinthe topped by a spoon and large cube of sugar. Gabin pours water over the sugar out of a carafe and the waiter says: 'don't drown your absinthe.' The absinthe was quite yellow - but you probably can't trust old color films, and was completely louched rather quickly - at less than 1:1 He kept adding water. It probably ended up between 1:1 and 2:2 water to absinthe and looked pretty tasty. My mouth began to water. I think I'll pour myself one.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Absomphe Report post Posted May 15, 2015 I'll bet it was actually pastis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheLoucheyMonster! Report post Posted May 15, 2015 I agree with Absomphe, it looks like pastis was used for the prop. I found a clip here, go to 4:50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf9mL6hd-ro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bodhran_Thumper Report post Posted March 22, 2019 Bump: Four years later but kudos to everyone on this thread talking about Carnivale, I've watched season 1 now and I'm halfway through season 2 and I'm loving it, so different to other television series. No doubt there is a maybe a heap of newer stuff emerged in the last four years that could be discussed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
