Wikio - Yves Montand

Review: Piaf (Whatsonstage.com)

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:44:41 GMT

... a brusque, watchful Marlene Dietrich from slinky, svelte and equally surprising outlines of Yves Montand (at first a comedy turn) and her acolyte Charles Aznavour by .Whereas the movie made you feel you’d lived every minute of Piaf’s 47 years, Gems’ play more appropriately lets you experience the rapidly self-consuming fire of a great talent, flickering like a moth in the spotlight....

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The Red Circle (Le Cercle Rouge) (1970) (Edith Abeyta)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:01:00 GMT

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Preview: Piaf, Donmar Warehouse, London (The Independent)

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:00:01 GMT

... forging their papers. We know more about the men surrounding her, including Charles Aznavour and Yves Montand. Her relationships can now be based on reality rather than invented. "We also now understand the significance of the boxer Marcel Cerdan, who was the love of her life, so he features prominently in the new play. When he died in a plane crash, she went on the road of self-destruction."...

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Philip French's screen legends: Simone Signoret (The Guardian)

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:03:01 GMT

Meanwhile, she had a valuable relationship with her second husband, Yves Montand, on screen and off as co-stars, left-wing activists (she denied they were ever Communist party members) and in the gossip columns, especially when he embarked on an affair with Marilyn Monroe during the shooting of Let's Make Love (1960). They made three memorable films together: Les Sorcières de Salem (1957),...

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Euro File: why the French have caught biopic fever (The blog Film)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

... starring Audrey Tautou as the fashion designer, and features about singers Serge Gainsbourg and Yves Montand.The trend for biopics is mainly due to La Vie en Rose, it seems. "The financing of [our] movie has, without doubt, been favoured by the triumph of Olivier Dahan's movie," , to the news website Rue89.com. And of course, there's the popularity of Hollywood films such as Ray or...

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Vive La France! (The Debatable Land)

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:59:27 GMT

This one's for my French friends and readers. Here's Yves Montand singing Les Feuilles Mortes. Wonderful stuff.

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Day 6 - Paris, France (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:03:36 GMT

... they had found their final resting place; artists, singers, writers, actors, etc. include Yves Montand, Edith Piaf, Oscar Wilde, Marcel Proust, Balzac, and of course Jim Morrison. No wonder it is bigger than the Vatican! After our picnic lunch we met up with our second guide, who captured everyone's attention with ease; she clearly understood the attention span and interests...

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Review: At Paris cemetery, reminders of art's immortality (Salt Lake Tribune)

movies@sltrib.com (Sean P. Means / The Salt Lake Tribune) — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:21:13 GMT

... Jean-Auguste Ingres, film pioneer Georges Méliès, soprano Maria Callas, actors Simone Signoret and Yves Montand (buried together), and writer Oscar Wilde (whose gravestone is covered in lipstick kisses) - Honigmann makes an elegant and moving statement about the immortality bestowed by art. To the visitors of Père-Lachaise, these artists (including ones Honigmann skips, such as singer...

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StudioCanal prepares projects (Variety.com)

Sat, 17 May 2008 23:08:36 GMT

Film News: Montand film, Bouchareb thriller on slate -- France's StudioCanal is preparing a biopic on Gallic actor and singer Yves Montand and producing a thriller from "Days of Glory" director Rachid Bouchareb.

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Autumn Leaves (Power Line Forum)

Sat, 17 May 2008 13:08:22 GMT

"Autumn Leaves” is a much-recorded popular song. Originally a 1945 French song “Les feuilles mortes” (literally “Dead Leaves") with music by Joseph Kosma and lyrics by poet Jacques Prévert, English lyrics were written in 1947 by the American songwriter Johnny Mercer. It has become a pop standard and a jazz standard in both languages, and as an instrumental. “Les feuilles mortes” was introduced by Yves...

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Yentl Illness (The New Yorker)

Mon, 05 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

... more apt for a skit than for a movie: Daisy seeks help for her nicotine addiction from a shrink (Yves Montand, looking none too happy) who hypnotizes her and finds her regressing instantly into former lives. This gives us the opportunity to witness Streisand the Cockney ruffian and Streisand the haughty Victorian temptress, although neither is quite as winning as Streisand the miniskirted...

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Uruguay: Home of the biggest barbecue ever (CalorieLab Calorie Counter News)

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:00:36 GMT

A tiny, peaceful country stuck between two giants — namely Brazil and Argentina — with a population of a mere three million people, Uruguay was once a famous and popular destination with European celebrities. Indeed after World War II, movie stars such as Brigitte Bardot and Yves Montand graced the beautiful and exclusive beaches of Punta del Este, where wealthy Argentines still vacation...

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News: Elena Roger Plays 30th-Anniversary Piaf at Donmar (Whatsonstage.com)

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:04:55 GMT

... Gems to reorder Piaf’s songs for more dramatic effect and to make the men in her life – including Yves Montand and the boxer Marcel Cedan – more distinct, rather than presented as a composite, as in the original production. Just opened this week at the Donmar Warehouse, Peter Gill’s revival of his own play continues until 31 May 2008 and is followed, from 5 June to 2 August 2008,...

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The new Le Cercle Rouge, Ang Lee's autobiography and other movie news (Shanghaiist)

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:43:49 GMT

Fans of French film might be interested to know that Jean-Pierre Melville's 1970 classic Le Cercle Rouge (starring Alain Delon, Andre Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonte and Yves Montand) is being remade in Hollywood by none other than Hong Kong action auteur Johnnie To. What's even more weird is that Chow Yun-fat and Orlando Bloom are attached to the project. Malaysia's The Star reports that...

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Director wants Bloom for 'Red Circle' (Digital Spy)

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:02:00 GMT

Director Johnnie To wants Orlando Bloom to star in new crime thriller Red CircleThe Hollywood Reporter claims that Bloom has been offered a role in the film, a remake of 1970 heist movie Le Rouge Cercle, which starred Alain Delon and Yves Montand.Chow Yun-Fat and Liam Neeson are currently in talks to star in the project for France's Studio Canal.Wai Ka-Fai, who formed production company...

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Jazz Rāhoroi : Romance Languages (TUMEKE!)

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 07:08:39 GMT

... Another doll. Gloria Benavides Spanish. Proving men can't dance. Yves Montand French. Not much from France as we did them last time round. But here's a Greek being French and calypso all at the same time: Ozana Barabancea Romanian. She is Mama alright. The only thing remotely appropriate from Romania, even if she does say "foch" and make a hole with...

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Jazz Razz Rāhoroi : Franco-o-rama (TUMEKE!)

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:56:00 GMT

Jazz Rāhoroi The Saturday Jazz show SPECIAL EDITION: Francophonique/Kitschophonique If you love France, the French language, turtleneck sweaters, smoking everywhere and sexually-tinged chortling - and you also love the 60s and 70s - then this show is *shrug* errrr, *shrug* je ne sais pas: Salut France Gall Ginette Sage Serge Gainsbourg Bimbo Jet Jacques Brel Nana Mouskouri Eddy Mitchell Barbara Yves...

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I’d like to thank the Academy (huh, sort of…) (SuperFrenchie)

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:17:20 GMT

... about French popular culture and what do you usually get? References to Maurice Chevalier , Yves Montand , Brigitte Bardot or the New Wave cinema . If you're lucky, they might bring up Catherine Deneuve . Or Charles Aznavour . (And then punctuate it with “ Sacrebleu !”) Or take Jerry Lewis , who may last have had some popularity in France sometimes in the early 60’s and is now a complete...

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A Tribute To Edith Piaf: Live At Montreux 2004 (DVDVerdict)

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

... with public drama and private pain. She associated with giants of the film world (Jean Cocteau, Yves Montand, and Marlene Dietrich) but her realm was the music hall. Lovingly remembered in her country, and influential to a broad spectrum of the music world, Piaf's music will always be the soul of Paris.

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Roy Scheider (Ferdy on Films, etc.)

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:32:54 GMT

... joining the long list of male actors who had their features interestingly rearranged in the ring (Yves Montand, Bob Hope, Gabriel Byrne, Mickey Rourke, Liam Neeson, etc). In college, he became interested in theatre, a passion that survived his conscription service. Scheider’s stage career began professionally when he played Mercutio in a 1961 New York Shakespeare Festival production...

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