What is "bon voyage"

1670s, French, "pleasant journey," from bon "good," (see bon) + voyage (see voyage (n.)).

interj. Used to wish someone a good journey.

n. an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture [syn: send-off]

Bon Voyage may refer to:

• Bon voyage, a French phrase borrowed into English, usually translated as "have a nice trip" or "safe journey"

Bon Voyage (1944) is a short French language propaganda film made by Alfred Hitchcock for the British Ministry of Information. Although the film is short (26 minutes), and generally only of interest to Hitchcock completists, it is interesting for its use of two radically different interpretations of the same events, a technique not unlike that used by Akira Kurosawa in Rashomon (1950), Errol Morris in The Thin Blue Line (1988), and Fernando Meirelles in Cidade de Deus (2002).

Hitchcock had offered his services to the British government after his former producer in the UK, Michael Balcon, made a statement about overweight British directors who had left the country for Hollywood "while we who are left behind short-handed are trying to harness the films to our great national effort." Later, Hitchcock told Francois Truffaut "I felt the need to make a little contribution to the war effort, and I was both overweight and overage for military service. I knew that if I did nothing I'd regret it for the rest of my life; it was important to me to do something and also to get right into the atmosphere of war." Hitchcock soon began development of Bon Voyage, which he described as "a little story about an RAF man who is being escorted out of France through the Resistance channels. His escort was a Polish officer. When he arrives in London, the RAF man is interrogated by an officer of the Free French Forces, who informs him that his Polish escort was really a Gestapo man. Upon that startling revelation, we go through the journey across France all over again, but this time we show all sorts of details that the young RAF man hadn't noticed at first, various indications of the Pole's complicity with the Gestapo detail. At the end of the story there was a twist showing how the Polish officer had been trapped. At the same time, the RAF man learned that the young French girl who'd helped them, and had spotted the Pole as a spy, had been killed by him."

Hitchcock cast John Blythe in the lead role, and the remaining members of the case came from the Molière Players, who had escaped from France after the German invasion, and whose names were not revealed so as to protect their relatives still in France.

Bon Voyage was filmed from 20 January to 25 February at Associated British Studios. Hitchcock was paid ₤10 a week.

It is uncertain whether Bon Voyage – which was a disappointment as a propaganda film to the Ministry of Information – was ever shown in Britain or in France. It and Aventure malgache were shelved by the Ministry and were not seen again until the 1990s, when they were restored by the British Film Institute.

Bon Voyage is a 2003 French film directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau starring Isabelle Adjani and Gérard Depardieu.

Bon Voyage is a 2006 television drama film written by Oliver Brown and directed by John Fawcett. It starred Fay Ripley, Ben Miles, Daniel Ryan and Rachael Blake.

Ben Miles and Rachael Blake play a couple who take their two children on a camping holiday to France. They soon realise they are being stalked by another couple, Simon (Ryan) and Linda (Ripley).

Bon Voyage is a musical group consisting of the duo Jason Martin, of Starflyer 59, and his wife, Julie.

Bon Voyage is a 1987 album by McCoy Tyner released on the Timeless label. It was recorded in June 1987 and features performances by Tyner with Avery Sharpe and Louis Hayes.

Bon Voyage is the debut studio album and by Swiss singer-songwriter Anna Rossinelli, released on December 9, 2011 by Universal Music. The album includes the single " Joker". The album was produced by Fred Herrmann. The album entered the Swiss Albums Chart at number 10. The song "No One" was available for free on iTunes preceding the release of the album.

"Bon Voyage" is the first single from the debut studio album Bitte ziehen Sie durch, by the Hamburger hip hop and electropunk band Deichkind, in cooperation with the German rapper Nina Tenge. It was the first single ever by the band.

Bon Voyage is the eleventh studio album by Japanese recording artist Kumi Koda. It was released on February 26, 2014 by Rhythm Zone. Bon Voyage is Koda's first album since her 2012 Japonesque, and her longest album in production since her 2008 studio album Kingdom. The album's production was handled by several music producers, such as Joseph Lawrence, Toby Gad, T-Sk, Mats Lie Skare, Figge Bosstrom, Tommy Henriksen, Badur Haberg, and Clarabell. It also features guest appearances from Sean Paul and OVDS. Five different formats were released to promote the album: a standalone CD, a CD and DVD bundle, a CD and Blu-ray bundle, a fan package featuring a live DVD, and a digital release in Japan.

Upon the album's release, it was met with favourable reviews from music critics. Critics highlight individual songs for their production and composition, and commended the singles. Bon Voyage became Koda's seventh studio album to reach the top spot on Japan's Oricon Albums Chart, but her first album to not ship over 100,000 units in that region. Because of this, it became her first studio album to fail to achieve a certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). Three singles and one EP were released from the album. Koda promoted the album through her 2014 Bon Voyage concert tour.

"Bon Voyage" was the initial series finale of the American comedy-drama series Gilmore Girls. The episode serves as the 22nd episode of the seventh season and the show's 153rd episode overall. Written by David S. Rosenthal and directed by Lee Shallat-Chemel, the episode was originally broadcast on The CW in the United States on May 15, 2007.

Gilmore Girls centers on the relationship of Lorelai Gilmore ( Lauren Graham) and her daughter Rory ( Alexis Bledel). In this episode, Rory gets a job offer, which forces her to cancel her plans to go on vacation with her mother, and the town of Stars Hollow organizes a farewell party for her. "Bon Voyage" received mixed reviews from television critics and fans. Even cast members, including Kelly Bishop, Liza Weil and Edward Herrmann expressed their dissatisfaction with the conclusion. The episode was viewed by 4.9 million viewers, garnering a 2.9/9 Nielsen rating/share in the 18–49 demographic.

Bon Voyage remained as a conclusion to Gilmore Girls, before in October 2015, when Netflix picked up the series for an additional four 90-minute episodes as a limited run. Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino will return to helm the series.