Self (archive footage)
40 years of "Apostrophes". Hours and historical meetings, Pierre Assouline has composed an anthology of the best extracts presented in the form of a primer, which he had commented on by a surprised Bernard Pivot.
Writer
Wonderful piece of film noire. Great acting, París, well, as beautiful as ever. Love the plot gaps, force you to thunk. To imagine. The whole story is never revealed. Highly recommended. Marie is delicious.
Screenplay
Cuando en junio de 1940 ministros, periodistas, grandes burgueses, mujeres galantes y espías coinciden en el hotel Splendide de Burdeos, un joven deberá elegir entre una actriz famosa y una estudiante apasionada, entre los políticos y los granujas, entre la despreocupación y la edad adulta.
Novel
Jean and Sylvia left France with a stolen diamond to start a new life in South America. They land in Lima to live their passion. But the diamond is not easy to sell. They meet a French couple and hope to sell them the stolen diamond.
Françoise Dorléac et Catherine Deneuve were nearly twins. Only 18 months separated these sisters who liked to say “Both of us could make the ideal woman”. Françoise Dorléac created her own style, unique even in France : a rare mix of elegance, humor, glamour. This is a touching portrait of an actress whose glory was cut short, seen through the eyes of her sister Catherine.
Writer
You're a provincial kid in Paris and suddenly you're the center of attention: Movie stars, famous directors and sexy women are doting on you because they all think you're the son of their long-dead legendary friend. You never knew your dad, but the facts of this famous guy's life suggest that he might have fathered you. Your mom tells you nothing. All the fuss makes you uncomfortable at first but soon you find it's rather fun to be the son of the famous Gascogne. And in the midst of it all you fall in love. It is, after all, springtime in Paris.
Novel
Una pareja se conoce y se convierten en amantes durante un verano. No saben mucho el uno del otro, pero no les importa, no les interesa descubrir más allá de su erótica relación, más allá de los misterios que parecen esconder fuera de la habitación del hotel donde se aman.
Writer
Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial Lacombe, un joven campesino cuyo padre está prisionero en Alemania y cuya madre se acuesta con su jefe, intenta ingresar en la Resistencia. Rechazado por el cabecilla local, ingresa por azar en la policía alemana. Con una capacidad asombrosa para amoldarse a lo que su nuevo puesto le exige, su vida cambia cuando se enamora de France, la hija de un sastre judío.
