Word: henry
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...London, 71 M.P.s signed an appeal for the merger of Western Europe (see below). In Brussels, the defense pact between Britain, France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxemburg (TIME, March 15) was ready for signing. Said Belgium's Paul-Henri Spaak: "The moment is vital. . . . [But] the best treaty in the world is worth only what its execution is worth. A diplomatic formula is not hard to find. A military agreement is not hard to make. But economic collaboration between people . . . that is the obstacle which must be surmounted...
Author Louis Chavance, who developed this cruel design for drama from an actual incident, and Henri-Georges Clouzot, who directed the film, have taken shrewd advantage of rich possibilities. They have put such intelligence into their melodrama that it often gives the illusion of transcending melodrama. Their film has speed, energy and tension that are rare in French movies; their character sketches are deft, searching and resourcefully visualized. Their keyhole portrait of a community is a caricature, but a remarkably effective...
...Ensuring Our Security." In a speech to Belgium's Chamber of Deputies, Premier Paul-Henri Spaak explained what this activity was all about. (Wits in London call Western Union "Spaakistan.") Said...
...happiest surprise of the show had come toward the end: the last quarter-acre proved that France was now enjoying a tapestry renaissance, sparked by Painter Jean Lurçat (TIME, June 24, 1946); Fellow Artists Raoul Dufy, Marcel Gromaire and Henri Matisse designed many of the new tapestries, and the traditional weavers of Aubusson executed them...
Jenny Lamour (French). Winner of the Grand Award at the 1947 Venice Film Festival. A whodunit about vaudeville people. Excellent performances by Louis Jouvet, Bernard Blier and the notably attractive Suzy Delair, who suggests a Mae West who really means it. First-rate directing by Henri-Georges Clouzot. The best movie treatment of show business since E. A. Dupont's monumental Variety...