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Cipher Mysteries (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
The precise sequence of the invention of the telescope (and its early diffusion) remains cloudy: as an intellectual historian, the main issues revolve more around how the key ideas flowed - and, indeed, what ideas were even possible at different times. I also have a professional interest in lens technologies, and so was fascinated when I recently came across [...]
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Shooting Down Pictures (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
screened Wednesday October 29 2008 on VHS in New York, NY TSPDT rank #795 IMDb Wiki This lavish farce about a 17th century Belgian town whose women openly welcome Spanish invaders when their cowardly male counterparts go into hiding is a classic model of the ebullient pacing and jaunty eroticism that’s long been associated with French comedic [...]
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
Described by Georges Sadoul in his book French Film (1953) as "an honest craftsman, capable of good work and worthy of his international reputation", Jean Delannoy was the last surviving and last active member of the directing triumvirate of Claude Autant-Lara, Christian-Jaque and himself, who between them were responsible for much of what constituted the "Tradition of Quality" in postwar French cinema....
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Ferdy on Films, etc. (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
Douce (1943) Director: Claude Autant-Lara Screenwriters: Jean Aurenche and Pierre Bost By Marilyn Ferdinand One of my favorite directors is Bertrand Tavernier. I haven't come anywhere near to seeing all his films, but I’ve tried to take advantage of every...
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Cinematical (Free subscription) | 07/09/2007
Filed under: Obits & Memorials Max Duoy (1914-2007) - Production designer for Renoir's The Rules of the Game who went on to a thirty year career working on the films of Claude Autant-Lara. He also worked as a set decorator or art director on films by De Sica, Ophüls, Dassin, Costa-Gavras, Hunebelle, Annaud, Pollack, Clouzot and was art director on the 007 pic Moonraker . He also co-directed (with...
