French folk etymology: bleu-jaune

[Mark Mandel]

On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 12:10 PM, <RonButters at aol.com> wrote:
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> In the 1960s a famous pair of films scandalized America: I AM CURIOUS=20
> (YELLOW)   and I AM CURIOUS (BLUE). Any connection?

Not according to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Curious_(Blue)):

> I Am Curious (Blue) (original Swedish title: Jag är nyfiken - blå) is a 1968 film directed by Vilgot Sjöman and starring Lena Nyman as a character named after herself. It is a companion film to 1967's I Am Curious (Yellow); the two were initially intended to be one 3½ hour film.[1] The films are named after the colours of the Swedish flag.
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> Blue is a second version of Yellow, taking place before and after the first movie. It has a more somber and bitterly satiric style, and a further explication of the framing narrative.

Mark Mandel

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