Word: montparnassian
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...modern cinema history. Shoot the Piano Player was both a sly, imitative tribute to the Warner Bros, shootem-ups of the '30s and the existential drama of a man (Charles Aznavour) who can no longer respond to life. Jules and Jim was a near-perfect evocation of Montparnassian fin de siecle life, informed with psychological observations of the '60s. A blend of saline tragedy and dulcet comedy, it reinforced the burgeoning reputation of Actress Jeanne Moreau...
...room for her in Montparnasse Cemetery, so her friends buried her at Thiais, out beyond the Porte d'ltalie. Foujita was there, his fringed hair now white. One by one the old Bohemians dropped their bouquets on the coffin, and then an old lady, clearly no Montparnassian, stepped forward with her floral tribute. She had been in the same hospital as Kiki, and had loved her gay talk. Cheerily Kiki had said: "When I die, bring me violets...
Charmer, The School of Paris, which was not a school but an atmosphere in which the teachers of most of the best current painters were taught, was recalled to Manhattanites by an exhibition at the Findlay Galleries of 30 paintings by Montparnassian Moise Kisling. A fiery Polish Jew, friend for 20 years of such notable scapegraces as Utrillo, 46-year-old Kisling surprised gallery-goers with his weight of opulent color and delicate draughtsmanship. Included were two nudes of Kiki, catlike Queen of the Paris models, who once called Kisling "the swellest guy in the world," now sings sailor songs...
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