Françoise Sagan
Françoise Sagan, born Françoise Quoirez , was a French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. She is best-known novel for her first novel "Bonjour Tristesse" (1954), written when she was a teenager.
Testament of Orpheus
(1960)
Outside time and reality, the experiences of a poet. The judgement of the young poet by Heurtebise and the Princess, the Gypsies, the palace of Pallas Athena, the spear of the Goddess which pierces the poet's heart, the temptation of the Sphinx, the flight of ... (more)
Outside time and reality, the experiences of a poet. The judgement of the young poet by Heurtebise and the Princess, the Gypsies, the palace of Pallas Athena, the spear of the Goddess which pierces the poet's heart, the temptation of the Sphinx, the flight of ... (more)
Vadim Mister Cool (2016)
As a poster boy for hedonism, his whole life was one big party. A journalist, filmmaker, director, producer, actor, novelist, ladies' man and prolific father... Roger Vladimir Plémiannikov, a.k.a. Roger Vadim, tried everything until his death in 2000. Portrait of a ... (more)
As a poster boy for hedonism, his whole life was one big party. A journalist, filmmaker, director, producer, actor, novelist, ladies' man and prolific father... Roger Vladimir Plémiannikov, a.k.a. Roger Vadim, tried everything until his death in 2000. Portrait of a ... (more)
Cherchez l'idole (1964)
After stealing a diamond from Mylène Demongeot, Richard hides it inside a guitar. But on returning to the music shop he discovers that the precious instrument has just been sold! The problem is complicated by the fact that five stars all bought the same model that ... (more)
After stealing a diamond from Mylène Demongeot, Richard hides it inside a guitar. But on returning to the music shop he discovers that the precious instrument has just been sold! The problem is complicated by the fact that five stars all bought the same model that ... (more)
Les vendredis d'Apostrophes (2015)
40 years of "Apostrophes". Hours and historical meetings, Pierre Assouline has composed an anthology of the best extracts presented in the form of a primer, which he had commented on by a surprised Bernard Pivot. (more)
40 years of "Apostrophes". Hours and historical meetings, Pierre Assouline has composed an anthology of the best extracts presented in the form of a primer, which he had commented on by a surprised Bernard Pivot. (more)
Les fougères bleues (1977)
Love affairs of a couple on hunting week-end. (more)
Love affairs of a couple on hunting week-end. (more)
Encore un hiver (1979)
A chance encounter on a park bench in early spring. Two takes on waiting and love. (more)
A chance encounter on a park bench in early spring. Two takes on waiting and love. (more)
Mitterrand, président culturel (2021)
On the occasion of the fourty years anniversary of François Mitterand's election, a look back to the relationship between the President and artists, from admiration to manipulation. (more)
On the occasion of the fourty years anniversary of François Mitterand's election, a look back to the relationship between the President and artists, from admiration to manipulation. (more)
Bonjour Tristesse, Hello Scandal: The Raunchy Book That Shocked France (2022)
Summer 1953. Françoise Sagan, a young French girl, begins writing Bonjour Tristesse. A few months later she becomes a published author, while France is scandalized by her frank description of female youthful sexuality. (more)
Summer 1953. Françoise Sagan, a young French girl, begins writing Bonjour Tristesse. A few months later she becomes a published author, while France is scandalized by her frank description of female youthful sexuality. (more)