Roland-François Lack

The Cine-Tourist is a website about connections between maps and films, and about local cinema (London, Paris, Geneva).

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@longpauses I see, I see, thanks for explaining. I'll try and find out where he registered the domain name. You've been very helpful! - PL

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Dr Roland-François Lack, creator of the Cine-Tourist, sadly passed away on Friday. If anyone has any suggestions on how to maintain/archive the website so it can continue to be accessed by researchers and enthusiasts, reply and let us know.

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@lukemckernan Wonderful. I have added to this profile a link to the archived version. Thanks for your help. - PL

[Roland-François Lack @cinetourist]

@lukemckernan Ah that's good, thank you! In your judgement does the site, when archived in this format, remain useable and navigatable by those interested? Our interest is for it to remain useful. - PL

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His family give special thanks to @NLondonHospice, @Ldn_Ambulance and @PancreaticCanUK. All three accept donations :)

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@Gilleeece @subtopian we had that table 'mid '60s. I still have it.

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'Walter Booth in Muswell Hill', a Conjurer, Ventriloquist, Lightning Cartoonist, Quick Change Impersonator, Illusionist, Thought Reader and Filmmaker who worked for Robert Paul between 1899 and 1906: https://t.co/AJdZWnVxhN

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Maps in films no. 823: The Mystery of Mr X (1934): https://t.co/z8HPklt5XG

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Jean Richepin, The Song of the Beggars, 1876: 'Noel Noel: the priest says that God came down among us to comfort the poor wretch. This one would gladly drink to God's health, but God hasn't put anything in his glass.'

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Anyone know a free (or cheap) platform to create a space for academic articles with footnotes etc.? WordPress wants a pro-subscription before allowing footnote plugins, Weebly doesn't enable footnotes + I have found the process in Blogger too complicated, All advice appreciated.

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maps in films: outlines of Africa in Denis's Beau travail (1998) and some other French films: https://t.co/hWbaRJ7KyM

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I am home now, recuperating. Chemotherapy starts again next Monday. I am already suffering hair loss. Some of you will remember my luxuriant chevelure, as in the image below left. I am now as in the image below right:

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personal no.4: I was rushed to hospital 3 weeks ago with heavy vomiting (see Max Linder in cancer post no.1). The growth was blocking my stomach so nothing could go beyond it. First they tried to introduce a tube as conduit, but it was too big to insert:

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So then they had to operate, making a bypass of the growth from stomach to small bowel:

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@StampShelley if you look @The Cine-Tourist page 'notes on Sans toit ni loi' there may be some things you'll find useful. best wishes.rfl

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@autopsiesgroup I can't help with the street name but the phrase after the date looks like it could be 'décédé à domicile'.

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But then I contracted an infection (e.coli) which had me in hospital for a week, suspending the chemo-therapy for two weeks. Treating the infection involved a five-hour blood transfusion. It was a bit like this:

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Personal, no.3: my chemo-therapy for pancreatic cancer started three weeks ago with no immediate adversity. It was a bit like this:

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@BarraODuilearga Thank you Barra, I'm very touched.

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Personal x2: over the last 11 years I haven't tweeted much that was personal, and be assured this is just a momentary lapse. 1/ in a few days' time I begin treatment for pancreatic cancer. I had first thought it would be an operation, something like this: