When I was young, European serials offered a view into other worlds. Why do we now limit ourselves to Us imports?
For those of us of a certain age, the death of Cécile Aubry at the end of July caused a nostalgic pang: memories of black-and-white television, mountains, and a dog that seemed to be made out of the fluffy snow over which she bounded. Belle et Sébastien, which she originally wrote, was a much-loved part of my childhood. I had not realised until I read her obituary that Sébastien was played by her son, Mehdi El Glaoui.
What struck me most, though, was remembering that British television for the young was far more international in those days. Dubbed or narrated imported serials, mostly made in the 1960s, were repeated well into the 70s, offering a window on to excitingly different worlds. My earliest TV memories include L'Âge Heureux, a...
For those of us of a certain age, the death of Cécile Aubry at the end of July caused a nostalgic pang: memories of black-and-white television, mountains, and a dog that seemed to be made out of the fluffy snow over which she bounded. Belle et Sébastien, which she originally wrote, was a much-loved part of my childhood. I had not realised until I read her obituary that Sébastien was played by her son, Mehdi El Glaoui.
What struck me most, though, was remembering that British television for the young was far more international in those days. Dubbed or narrated imported serials, mostly made in the 1960s, were repeated well into the 70s, offering a window on to excitingly different worlds. My earliest TV memories include L'Âge Heureux, a...
- 9/1/2010
- by Marianne M Gilchrist
- The Guardian - Film News
'Sex-kitten' French star who wrote and directed the TV series Belle et Sébastien
In 1950, in a blaze of typical Hollywood publicity, Cécile Aubry, who has died of lung cancer aged 81, was signed up by 20th Century-Fox to co-star with Tyrone Power and Orson Welles in Henry Hathaway's The Black Rose. It was to be Aubry's only American film, placing her among several French actresses who had short-lived Hollywood careers after the liberation of France in 1944.
The petite, blue-eyed blonde with a seductive pout had appeared previously in only one film, playing the title role in Henri-Georges Clouzot's Manon (1949), which won the Golden Lion at the Venice film festival. In this dark updating (to post-second world war Paris) of the Abbé Prévost's 18th-century novel Manon Lescaut, the 20-year-old Aubry made an immediate and vivid impression. She managed to bring out the duality of the character – both femme fatale...
In 1950, in a blaze of typical Hollywood publicity, Cécile Aubry, who has died of lung cancer aged 81, was signed up by 20th Century-Fox to co-star with Tyrone Power and Orson Welles in Henry Hathaway's The Black Rose. It was to be Aubry's only American film, placing her among several French actresses who had short-lived Hollywood careers after the liberation of France in 1944.
The petite, blue-eyed blonde with a seductive pout had appeared previously in only one film, playing the title role in Henri-Georges Clouzot's Manon (1949), which won the Golden Lion at the Venice film festival. In this dark updating (to post-second world war Paris) of the Abbé Prévost's 18th-century novel Manon Lescaut, the 20-year-old Aubry made an immediate and vivid impression. She managed to bring out the duality of the character – both femme fatale...
- 7/30/2010
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
French actress Cecile Aubry has died. She was 81.
The film star passed away at her home near Paris, France on Monday following a battle with lung cancer.
After signing to the 20th Century Fox film studio at the age of 20, Aubry appeared in several pictures including Manon and The Black Rose opposite Orson Welles.
She retired from the movie industry after marrying a Moroccan politician, and went on to write hit children's novel Belle et Sebastien.
The book was adapted for TV in her native France and the show starred her son Mehdi El Glaoui in the lead role.
The series was picked up by networks in the U.S., U.K. and Japan.
The film star passed away at her home near Paris, France on Monday following a battle with lung cancer.
After signing to the 20th Century Fox film studio at the age of 20, Aubry appeared in several pictures including Manon and The Black Rose opposite Orson Welles.
She retired from the movie industry after marrying a Moroccan politician, and went on to write hit children's novel Belle et Sebastien.
The book was adapted for TV in her native France and the show starred her son Mehdi El Glaoui in the lead role.
The series was picked up by networks in the U.S., U.K. and Japan.
- 7/21/2010
- WENN
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