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The Inspiring Deauville
Deauville has been an inspiration for all kinds of artists from the time they arrive to this place of sea and sand. It has inspired filmmakers, of course, but also photographers like the Seeberger brothers and Jacques Henri Lartigue, writers like Flaubert, Apollinaire, Guitry, and even painters like Eugène Boudin, Dufy, and Von Dongen. It's where Coco Chanel opened her first boutique, and where Yves Saint Laurent used to relax. Even today, Deauville continues to inspire. I was flipping through the program "Ouverts livres à Deauville" (Deauville like an open book) and I could see the list of authors linked to Deauville.
The Hall of Books and Music was opened here in 2004. Besides concerts, panel discussions, lectures and readings, this place highlights eclectic artists and fashionable topics like "Rock and Literature." For its 150th anniversary in 2012, the city increased the festivities and released, among others, a new photography event called "Contacts Planches", allowing photography students to display their talent. The future photographers present their best work about Deauville during the transition into winter. It's like a poem.
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