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the charm of Belmondo (film: L’as des as – Gerard Oury, 1982)

In 1982, when he made ‘L’as des as‘ (the English title is ‘Ace of Aces‘) Gérard Oury was a highly regarded director in France and had also gained an international reputation with action comedy films, including the best known of … Continue reading

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La Grande Nostalgie (Film: La Grande Vadrouille – Louis de Funes, Bourvil, 1966)

Comedies age. All things age actually, films included, comedies included. Seeing 50 years later a film that you remember having laughed at until falling under the chair (this is a Romanian expression, I hope it’s clear what it means) is … Continue reading

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