tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461666380265364189.post7926820049357408125..comments2023-08-31T18:05:53.836+01:00Comments on John Saunders' Chess Blog: PhilidorJohn Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533087091700425575noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461666380265364189.post-71721312188098026542007-03-23T17:32:00.000+00:002007-03-23T17:32:00.000+00:00I saw the review too and have to say it got me rat...I saw the review too and have to say it got me rather curious... alas he doesn't turn up on youtube though, where I listen to most of my music nowadays...Tom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461666380265364189.post-27824601971488949162007-03-30T10:09:00.000+01:002007-03-30T10:09:00.000+01:00Of course he's also referred to in A Matter of...Of course he's also referred to in <i>A Matter of Life And Death</i>, which some critics regard as the greatest British film of all.ejhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461666380265364189.post-69255743803717807972007-03-30T10:35:00.000+01:002007-03-30T10:35:00.000+01:00Yes, a great film indeed. I recall Marius Goring r...Yes, a great film indeed. I recall Marius Goring referring to "ze great Feel-ee-dorrr!" in his cod French accent, which in its turn reminds me of an old TV advert which tried to persuade us that "Ze French adore Le Piat D'Or" when in all likelihood they had never heard of it. <br><br>I wonder if Gambit Publications considered "The French Adore Philidor" as a punning title for Christian Bauer's new book "The Philidor Files". Hmm... probably not.John Saundersnoreply@blogger.com