Word: paradises
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DIED. MARIA CASARES, 74, grande dame of the French theater; of undisclosed causes; in La Vergne, France. A commanding presence, Casares took on nearly every classic female stage role, from Lady Macbeth to Medea--and played King Lear to boot. Her films include Les Enfants du Paradis, Orphee and La...
DIED. MARCEL CARNE, 90, French film director; in the Paris suburb of Clamart. Carne's Les Enfants du Paradis (1945), made in collaboration with poet and screenwriter Jacques Prevert, is widely considered by critics to be one of the best films of all times.
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THE HARDHEARTED MIGHT CALL VANESSA PARADIS France's revenge on us for Euro Disney; she is a model who sings. Having conquered France with her willfully vapid bubble-gum pop, Paradis, 19, has now made her self-titled American debut. For help in her songwriting and backup instrumentals, she chose...
When Germany invaded his country, the choices confronting French director Marcel Carne were stark: he could stay and make movies as though nothing were happening and be accused of collaborating, or he could flee to someplace where he could not speak the language well enough to create. Carne stayed. The...