Tag Archives: Michel Magne

cinema of the uncles (film: Les tontons flingueurs – Georges Lautner, 1963)

Almost every reference to ‘Les tontons flinguers‘ includes the phrase ‘cult film’. To be honest, I don’t know exactly what this expression means, but I suspect that what is meant in this case is that director Georges Lautner‘s film has … Continue reading

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the first Gabin-Delon (film: Mélodie en sous-sol – Henri Verneuil, 1963)

‘Mélodie en sous-sol‘ (1963) is an excellent heist film, one of the best of director Henri Verneuil‘s heyday and the first screen collaboration between Jean Gabin and Alain Delon. The great French star and the conqueror of hearts in the … Continue reading

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two legends (film: Un singe en hiver – Henri Verneuil, 1962)

In 1962, the year when Henri Verneuil made ‘Un singe en hiver‘, Jean Gabin was 58 years old (younger than Tom Cruise is today!), He was already considered a ‘sacred monster’ of the French screen and had entered the final … Continue reading

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