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Beauty, talents of Catherine Deneuve on display
Special to The TimesFOR MUCH of her life, Catherine Deneuve, who turns 65 this year, has been a leading lady of European art cinema, not to mention an avatar of European beauty and glamour. In her native France, she is literally an iconic figure, having served as the face of...Tags: Gerard Depardieu, Catherine Deneuve, Alain Delon, Yves Saint Laurent, Brigitte Bardot
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In Paris, death makes a holiday
Newsday Staff WriterFLOWERS, love letters and lipstick kisses by the hundreds - all so apropos of Paris, the world's capital of love and destination for romantics everywhere. But something was amiss. The scene was not a charming cafe, nor an elegant hotel room, nor a...Tags: Sarah Bernhardt, Death and Dying, Émile Zola, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Victor Hugo
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'Ben-Hur' Chosen Film of the Year
From The Times: April 5, 1960
"Ben-Hur" last night proved as big an Academy Award winner as it has been on the big screen. Sweeping all before it, its horses, light and dark, its chariots and its filmic makers triumphed in 11 categories for an all-time...Tags: Carl Reiner, Buena Vista (Buena Vista, Virginia), Tony Curtis, George C Scott, Fred Astaire
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Oscar Show Smooth-as-Glass, Nimble and Just a Little Dull
From The Times: April 5, 1960 The motion picture industry turned out a nimble, smooth-as-glass, expertly produced 110-minute commercial for its particular branch of the visual art in handing out its collection of golden Oscars at the Pantages Theater...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Tony Curtis, Frankie Avalon, Rock Hudson, Shelley Winters
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Move review: 'Le Cercle Rouge'
Chicago Tribune Movie Critic4 stars (out of 4) Jean-Pierre Melville was a reigning master of French noir and the heist movie, the proprietor of a tight-lipped, dangerous world of deadly men in raincoats, multiple betrayals and Paris by night. Yet while Melville's austere crime...Tags: John Woo, Crimes, Ethics, Theft, Alain Delon
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Movie review: 'Jet Lag'
Chicago Tribune Movie Critic2-1/2 stars (out of 4) Slender but surprisingly smart and pleasing - a bit like its star role for Juliette Binoche - "Jet Lag" is a sprightly French romantic comedy about a mismatched couple at a Paris airport: neurotic celebrity chef Felix (Jean Reno)...Tags: Charles de Gaulle, Air and Space Accidents, Celebrity, New York, Emmanuelle Beart
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5 films based on real-life crimes and investigations
1. CALL NORTHSIDE 777 (Henry Hathaway; 1948) 3 1/2 stars Another of Hathaway's true-crime dramas, this crisp film details -- with nail-biting pace and palpable tension -- a Chicago reporter's investigative crusade for a prisoner wrongly convicted of...Tags: Bob Balaban, Crimes, New York City Police Department, Kansas, Sidney Lumet
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'Le Cercle Rouge' (1970)
Times Staff WriterA dazzling epic of love, guns, gangsters and cigarettes, Jean-Pierre Melville's "Le Cercle Rouge" (The Red Circle) is about three men on the run and one man on the hunt. Originally released in 1970, it was one of only 13 features directed by the French...Tags: John Woo, Melville, Jean Renoir, Death and Dying, Jean-Luc Godard
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5 films to watch with takeout food
1. With an Italian dinner: THE GODFATHER (Francis Coppola; 1972) 3 stars The first "Godfather" film is a masterpiece, a brutal yet tender tale of a mob family and how they pass the torch--and the gun--from father to son. With newcomers Al Pacino, James...Tags: Gerard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil, James Caan, George Lucas, Chuck Berry
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A Nostalgic 'Road' Trip With Montand
TIMES FILM CRITIC"The Wide Blue Road," the debut feature of the great Italian director Gillo Pontecorvo, is more than 40 years old, but its heart is the heart of a young lion named Yves Montand. The French star was just 36 when he made "Road" in 1957, only four years...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Los Angeles, Explosions, Movies
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