Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Astrid et Raphaëlle S05E04

Astrid et Raphaëlle, "Le dernier des Aztèques" (The Last of the Aztecs), runtime 49:58
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Raph's mom has taken up residence in her place, and the apple couldn't have fallen farther from the tree. This week's case starts with the discovery of a self-styled Indiana Jones with his heart cut out. The trail leads Astrid and Raphaëlle to an Aztec descendant and the National Assembly building, and the possibility of a fortune in hidden gold. Raph thinks she has a way for Tetsuo to stay in France.


(L-R) Lola Dewaere, Sara Mortensen, and Benoit Michel

NOTES

Un petit pétard, a little firecracker (0'08"), is a joint.

Recall from Les Pennac(s), "Mort d'un chef," that SDF (5'50") is sans domicile fixe, 'No fixed address,' or 'homeless person.'

Necalli (6'01") is an Aztec name meaning 'battle' or 'fight.' It is also a character in several video games, including Street Fighter and Call of Duty.

Musée du Quai Branly (6'46"), full name 'Jacques Chirac Museum of Quai Branly,' is a museum of the indigenous art and cultures of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. It was designed by Jean Nouvel, who also designed the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis (2006).

The Nahua (16'06") are the biggest indigenous group in Mexico, probably settling in central Mexico in the 6th century.

17'32": A vaqueros (Spanish) is like a ranch hand.

The real Tihuapa (19'07") is a river and region in El Salvador.

There are several San Rafaels (20'23") in Mexico, but none are near Guanajuato, which is 160 miles northwest of Mexico City.

The "Codex Borbonicus" (20'48") is real and does reside in the National Assembly library. However it does not appear to mention Eldorado.

On se tient au jus?, 'We'll hold the juice?' (24'56") means 'keep us posted.'

Norah says she's found non plouf linking the Cartel to Desmond (25'54"), meaning 'not a splash.' I'm putting 'not a ripple.'

The Rosicrucian Brotherhood (27'31"), AKA Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross, originated in the 1600s, centering on the existence of secret mystical knowledge. It is either a religious order or a hoax posing as one. There is also a group called the Rosicrucian Order, but it was founded much later in the United States.

Astrid refers to the Aztec water goddess Chalchiutlicue (32'58"), but pronounces it chal-chue. The outline she made of an illustration confirms that she does mean Chalchiutlicue.


Astrid's outline of Chalchiutlicue (L) is very close to how she looks in the actual codex


Nico says, Après, si il s'intéressait au codex, 'After, if he was interested in the codex' (33'56"). Raph was asking him to draw a conclusion, so I think here après means 'logically.'

I can't find a Babora Jungle or Forest in Mexico (41'14"). There is a Babora Zone in Ethiopia.



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