Title: History of French Cinema - Jean-Pierre Jeancolas - book Summary : The cinematic spectacle was born one evening in December 1895. Then the film industry quickly developed, long before it was established as an art form. The history of French cinema is therefore that of popular entertainment, an industry, and an art form. In an attempt to account for this, this book traces the broad outlines of the adventure of the "seventh art," evoking the creation of production studios and major directors, from Méliès to Pialat or Garrel, from L'Herbier to Bresson or Godard, via Vigo, Clair or Renoir. It is in this profusion of works that a possible history of French cinema is written. Enriched with illustrations and updated, this paperback edition also offers a new chapter devoted to the dynamism of a young French cinema with multiple awards, from the 2010s to the 2023 Palme d'Or awarded to director Justine Triet. EAN: 9782100861866 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo

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Title: The Conversation - Jean d'Ormesson - book Summary : One evening in the winter of 1803-1804, at the Tuileries. An imaginary conversation between Bonaparte and his second consul, friend and confidant, Jean-Jacques Régis de Cambacérès. At the height of the tension between the revolutionary spirit and the greed for power, the victor of Arcole attempts to rally his accomplice to his convictions. A single desire drives the republican hero: to build his legend. The empire, he will demonstrate eloquently, is the republic ascending the throne. "This moment of imagined history is truer than many scrupulous accounts." Laurent Joffrin – The Obs "Jean d'Ormesson captures this fragile moment when one man's ambition changes the course of the world." François Busnel – The Express EAN: 9782266226011 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo

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Title: Inspector Wexford - Ruth Rendell - book Summary : Neither curare, nor strychnine, nor Anglican minister, nor retired colonel, Inspector Wexford investigates on a daily basis: a depressed wife throws herself out of a window after a botched poisoning, a nonagenarian is taken by a stroke and leaves behind a much-anticipated loot... In short, these cases are not sensational. And yet, if you look closely, Inspector Wexford discovers some pretty machinations, clever and well-crafted. To hell with decorum; when you want to kill, you can... Five adventures of the most famous inspector in contemporary detective fiction. EAN: 9782702422632 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo

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Title: It happened like that - Gérard Depardieu - book Summary : My grandmother lived at the end of the runway at Orly, she was a toilet attendant at Orly where I spent my holidays when I was a kid. In the toilets at Orly – I loved that: "Departure for Rio de Janeiro…" Fuck, they're going to Rio! And I'd run to see. I saw all the cities in the world go by: Saigon, Addis Ababa, Buenos Aires… I was in the toilets. She cleaned the toilets, she worked for a company called L'Alsacienne. My grandmother shaved, I was always fascinated. She had a double-blade Gillette and she shaved. When I kissed her, I'd say to her: "You're still stinging, Granny! — I'll shave tomorrow, don't worry…" A life of a tightrope walker running above his intimate precipices. The portrait of a player who doesn't cheat. Christophe Ono-Dit-Biot, Le Point . A book of memories so raw it's heartbreaking. Catherine Schwaab , Paris Match. EAN: 9782253185833 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo

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Title: A Thousand Lives Are Better Than One - Jean-Paul Belmondo - book Summary : Jean-Paul Belmondo opens up. His childhood marked by war, his courageous mother, his sculptor father's workshop, his first loves. He takes us on a journey through the dilettante footsteps of his military service in Algeria. He invites us to the bars on Rue Saint-Benoît to get up to mischief with his lifelong friends: Jean-Pierre Marielle, Jean Rochefort, Michel Beaune, Pierre Vernier, Charles Gérard. He shares with us his greatest joys and sorrows. So yes, a thousand lives are better than one. Jean-Paul Belmondo shares his story for the first time and reveals the man behind the legend. Magnificent. Danielle Attali, The Sunday Journal . Memories of family, friends and cinema, of stupidities and dramas are interspersed between laughter and tears to retrace this tumultuous existence. Ghislain Loustalot, Paris Match. A pleasant read, which is also a reflection on the uncertain notion of talent. Michel Guerrin, Le Monde . EAN: 9782253180081 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo

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Title: The Suicide Shop - Jean Teulé - book Summary : Have you missed your life? With us, you will succeed in your death! Imagine a store that has sold every possible ingredient for suicide for ten generations. This small family business thrives on sadness and gloom until one gruesome day when a ruthless adversary emerges: the joy of living... "A disconcerting, scathing and disrespectful fable, worthy of Monty Python at their best, for all those who would like to die... of laughter!" Valérie Gans McGarry – Madame Figaro “Fans of dark humor will be delighted. A farce as absurd as it is funny.” Agathe Fourgnaud – The Point EAN: 9782266179270 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo

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Title: The Tragedy of the President - Scenes from Political Life 1986-2006 - Franz-Olivier Giesbert - book Summary : One can never be wary enough of journalists. To avoid having to chase after a memory that has never ceased to elude me, I take notes. This is how, for more than fifteen years, I have recorded most of my conversations with Jacques Chirac in spiral notebooks. As his reign draws to a close, it seemed to me that it was time to empty my notebooks. I had not written them so that they would remain stale at the bottom of a drawer, but because the profession that guides my steps consists of shedding light on everything. Such is its grandeur, and its misery. If one wants to keep one's dark side, one must not associate with journalists. This is therefore not a biography in the proper sense but rather the story of a personal tragedy, which became, in the end, a national tragedy. This is the story I wanted to tell. A very French story. » FO.G., February 2006 EAN: 9782290000281 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo

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Title: The Survivors - Jane Harper - book Summary : Kieran Elliott, a thirty-something living in Sydney, returns to his hometown of Evelyn Bay, a small seaside resort in Tasmania. This short family vacation brings back painful memories: twelve years earlier, due to a reckless adventure at sea with his friend Olivia, her brother and another man disappeared into the water while coming to their rescue. Since this tragedy, many locals have grown suspicious of Kieran. No sooner has he returned than the body of a young woman is found on the beach: Olivia's roommate. All eyes are on Kieran. Is he a good family man who has the misfortune of being the target of gossip from a small, reclusive community? Or is he really a bad guy? Soon, the truth will come to light... Jane Harper moves with finesse in the stormy waters of the human soul. The Express. EAN: 9782253195436 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo

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Title: Close-ups - Guy Bedos - book Summary : How to choose the best moments of one's life, the sweetest and the hardest, the happiest and the most serious? The challenge was worthy of the character: Guy Bedos. Tender or vehement, he proves here, by drawing the portrait of twenty-five people, expected or unexpected, that his choices are not due to chance. He reveals to us not only who his friends and his enemies are, his loves and his anger, but above all who he is, unclassifiable and irresistibly funny. From Aragon to Signoret, from Sagan to Coluche, from Isabelle Adjani to Michel Rocard, from Jean-Loup Dabadie to his dear Sophie Daumier, we say to ourselves as we close this group portrait that only the absent are truly wrong not to be included. EAN: 9782290040072 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo

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Title: Notes on Cinematography - Robert Bresson - book Summary : These words are more than the diary entries of an experienced director. These words are scars, marks of suffering, jewels. In our night (the night of creation that must necessarily come for the screen to light up), they shine like stars, showing us the simple and difficult path to perfection." JMG Le Clézio. EAN: 9782070393121 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo

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Title: The Lion Died Tonight - Chabrol Jean-Pierre - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782253032649 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo

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Title: Marlon Brando, My Love, My Heartbreak - Tarita Teriipaia - book Summary : They met in 1960 during the filming of "Mutiny on the Bounty": Marlon Brando? I didn't know who he was... They said he was very famous there, in America, but his name meant nothing to me... Marlon was thirty-six years old and already had a star past, having played in "A Streetcar Named Desire", "The Wild One", "Julius Caesar", "On the Waterfront", "The Ballroom Dancers". Tarita was only nineteen and she didn't know that their lives were about to change forever. Already married twice, he was going to divorce for her. Half angel, half demon, Marlon was tormented, often sad, secretive, sometimes violent. Yet their destiny was sealed, she would never stop loving him. They would have two children together: a son, Teihotu, and a daughter, Cheyenne, who would meet a tragic fate. Marlon had forbidden her to say "I love you" throughout their lives, but when Cheyenne died, it was he who confessed: "I never stopped loving Tarita!" And when she explained to him, on her seventy-ninth birthday, that she wanted to write their story to try to understand it, he replied: "That's good, Tarita. Write your book. EAN: 9782266158312 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo

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Title: The Last Days of Dictators - Ducret Diane, Hecht Emmanuel - book RESUME : At the crossroads of history and current events, this book recounts the last days of the main dictators who bloodied the planet, from Mussolini to Kim Jong-il, including Hitler, Stalin, Franco, Mao, Saddam Hussein and Gaddafi. To meet this challenge, the best contemporary historical and journalistic writers have joined forces, under the direction of Diane Ducret and Emmanuel Hecht. The result is some twenty lively, documented chapters based on firsthand sources, which constitute edifying reports rich in revelations. All these portraits paint a picture of a barbaric half-century punctuated by murders, plots, coups d'état, and revolutions. "We willingly let ourselves be carried away on this journey to the land of fear, state lies and silence." Libération EAN: 9782266239233 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo

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Title: Mako - Laurent Guillaume - book Summary : Paris, the suburbs... Leaving a nightclub, a young girl is the victim of a savage attack. Mako, a taciturn and hardened BAC police officer, obsessed with the idea of ​​punishing the perpetrator himself, throws himself into the investigation beyond reason. He launches a hunt that will take him far, to the edge of madness, where good and evil merge. From the hellish sidewalks to trendy nightclubs, Mako haunts the underbelly of a society in decline. EAN: 9782253128595 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo

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