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That conviction drove Plageoles years ago to tear up his Gamay and sauvignon vines to replant ancient Gaillac varietals with evocative names like Fer Servadou and Verdanel. The Ondenc grape, whose sweet wines once rivaled Sauternes, has today regained its prestige in Plageoles' widely lauded Vin d'Autan. Powerfully expressive varietals like Prunelart, of which Plageoles recovered the last remaining vines at an ampelographic conservatory in nearby Marseillan, are now cultivated around Gaillac by young winemakers like Patrice Lescarret of Domaine des Causses Marines...
Devil in the Flesh owes much of its power as well to the direction of Claude Autan-Lara, which heightens the drama of the tale without sacrificing its subtlety. Even in contrasting the joy of the Armistice with the pathos of the young woman's death, the film skirts mawkishness and makes the bereavement of the lover more deeply felt. But above all, the intensity of Devil in the Flesh is due to the performances of Gerard Philipe and Micheline Presle. Every expression and intonation is eloquent if the anguish of a boy struggling to cope with...
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