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Silverfoxesclub-digest In this issue:
-On Maurice Ravel: book review in current "Torso"
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In response to some earlier musings the following book may be of
interest.........Maurice Ravel: A LIFE by Benjamin Ivry Finally a topic to which I can contribute! Delon has been very prolific in cinema. His career so far spans 5 decades. And if you were to check a biography of some of the greater European directors (and some of my all time favorites) you would find many occurrences of this actor. Clement, Fellini, Antonioni, Godard all have worked with him. As is the case with many an eager and willing actor, there is some shame with the fame. Not all of the efforts even made it to the marquee, and a few that did, well, shouldn't have ;-) For history's sake a few details ; He was truly a wild child and he moved from parents to foster parents and back to his mother in some unclear tragic incidences. He was street smart and has scars to show that his pretty looks were deceiving. In the very earliest part of his career he had been compared to James Dean. Cold but cuddly (my words, heh heh). Many rumors still float about Clement and Delon's relationship during the making of Purple Noon (Plein Soleil as you refer). That film still satisfies me more than the recent remake. However, Jude Law nails his role as does Philip Seymour Hoffman in the modern version. Damon.....well.... he is in fact easy on the eyes.....But Alain is just soooo damn sexy, and Clement frames him so that it is just breathtaking. Delon is unfortunate in that his characters are killed more often than not. Even more odd, my memory suggests his characters are often contrary to the law - thieves and otherwise villians. Hmmmmm. And in real life he has been linked on many more than a few occasions with the French underground. If I am not misktaken, he is almost as prolific a producer. And recently Alain has been caught writing and directing on a few occasions. For the trivia buffs ; He has acted with Jane Fonda, Orson Welles, and Charles Bronson in film to name a few American costars. Does anyone remember? Hint the one with Jane was not written by Roger Vadim, but was in the same era. More trivia ; Very recently he has starred with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Deneuve, Gerard Depardieu, Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Marcello Mastroianni, and Jeanne Moreau all in the same film. I do not believe it was released worldwide, and I am certain I was priveleged to see a bootleg (shhhhhh!) copy. The title evades me at the moment.
For what it's worth he admitted to homosexual affairs and to
this day he
claims to be bisexual. And if you have a problem with that,
just tell him.
I'm sure he'll clarify things for you (whack!)....
It stars silverfoxes Maurice Chevalier,
Charles Boyer, Salvatore Baccaloni, Lionel
Jeffries, and Raymond Bussieres, as well
as the young Leslie Caron and gay German
beauty Horst Buccholz (as Marius) in the days
when he melted my heart.
The Marcel Pagnol stories were made into a trilogy of French
movies:
"Marius," "Fanny" and "Cesar," with the great Raimu
remarkable as the last
title character. In addition to the musical, an
English-language play based
on the material went under the title "Marseilles." Saw Fanny years ago on Broadway, with Florence Henderson of the Brady Bunch, but loved the movie more than the musical. Also for those who love Marcel Pagnol, there are two excellent french movies, that explore the early and later life of Pagnol, La Gloire de Mon Pere, and Le Chateau de Ma Mere. Had to read La Gloire de Mon Pere for 300 level french class for college. Also I believe that he wrote the Manon of the Spring series. He is an author, which more americans should be acquainted with, so if you wish to read some good lit, try Pagnol. He is superb, can not say enough good about his works. Jim Young James Young wrote: Also I believe that he wrote the Manon of the Spring series. He did indeed. "La Gloire de mon phre" is in fact the sequel to "Manon des Sources". I too had to read a fair amount of Marcel Pagnol during my secondary education, most of which took place in France, in Provence furthermore, which is the part of the country Pagnol lived in and wrote about. Pagnol also wrote plays, some of which are quite witty - "Topaze", for example, in which a teacher finds himself in all kinds of sticky situations.
GRS In the Learn Something Every Day Department, today's item is dedicated to our fellow club member, Harley the Seeing Eye Dog, who is presently serving on the front lines as aide-de-camp to Bob Feinstein in New York City. Harley, did you know that there are also Hearing Ear Dogs?
A Hearing Ear Dog compensates for the
missing sense of hearing much as a Seeing
Eye Dog has done for blind people. The dog
is trained to recognize and alert his/her
I have yet to discover a Seeing Eye or
Hearing Ear Cat. However, I used to know
one with a soft, swishy tail which was a
perfect Balls Duster. End of silverfoxesclub-digest V1 #260/1
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owner to vital sounds, such as the alarm
clock, door bell or door knock, telephone,
smoke detector, or a crying baby. The dog
also provides a sense of security and
independence for the hearing-impaired
person.