Tag Archives: Georges Delerue

adventures in Africa (film: L’africain – Philippe de Broca, 1983)

‘L’africain‘ is a film that had all the premises of a great success. It was released in 1983 as a kind of French cinema industry’s response to the trend of action films set in exotic locations generated by the enormous … Continue reading

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

the exceptional debut of Henri Colpi as director (film: Une aussi longue absence – Henri Colpi, 1961)

Henri Colpi‘s directorial debut film, ‘Une si longue absence‘ (the English title is ‘The Long Absence’), won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1961 with ‘Viridiana‘ by Luis Bunuel. Such a distinction should have launched a formidable career, especially since … Continue reading

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment