Léo Ferré

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Léo Ferré

Born August 24, 1916 · Monte Carlo, Monaco

Died July 14, 1993 · aged 76

Léo Ferré (24 August 1916 – 14 July 1993) was a French-born Monégasque poet and composer, and a dynamic and controversial live performer, whose career in France dominated the years after the Second World War until his death. He released some forty albums over this period, composing the music and the majority of the lyrics. He released many hit singles, particularly between 1960 and the mid-seventi…

Known For

The AlbatrossThe Albatross · 1971
The Albatross
7.21971
MovieCrimeThriller
A prisoner escapes and kidnaps a woman with her he falls in love. He's involved in a bad business where politicians and underworld are leading the dance. He'll die like the albatross in Baudelaire's poem.
Cage of GoldCage of Gold · 1950
Cage of Gold
6.71950
MovieDramaThriller
The love that Judy, a young painter, feels for Alan, a promising doctor to whom she is engaged, falters when Bill, an old friend, suddenly appears.
L'affaire MatzneffL'affaire Matzneff · 2020
L'affaire Matzneff
2020
MovieDocumentary
About the Gabriel Matzneff affair and pedophilia in French culture and society from the 1950s to the present day. "It was not very difficult to know who Matzneff was at the time." Vanessa Springora denounces thus, in an interview with the Parisian , the support which benefited the writer Gabriel Matzneff , in the years 1970 and 1980. The author fifties then maintains an affair with the young girl, aged 14 years. A relationship under control that the editor tells in Le Consentement (éd. Grasset), published Thursday. "After having analyzed the work " , the Paris public prosecutor's office announced Friday January 3 the opening of an investigation for "rapes committed on the person of a minor of 15 years".
Twelve Hours by the ClockTwelve Hours by the Clock · 1959
Twelve Hours by the Clock
4.41959
MovieDramaThriller
Three criminals escape from a French prison and hide in a coastal village where they have to wait for 12 hours until the boat that is supposed to take them to freedom arrives.
Number TwoNumber Two · 1975
Number Two
6.01975
MovieDramaDocumentary
Jean-Luc Godard mixes video and film in his Grenoble studio, discussing how he secured funding for the film. The action unfolds on two monitors, as a young working-class couple lives in a claustrophobic, high-rise apartment complex and marital discord is set off by the wife’s infidelity.
Paris in the SpringtimeParis in the Springtime · 1956
Paris in the Springtime
1956
MovieMusicComedy
An original musical, featuring songs from various composers, about an acting troupe seeking artistic acclaim in Paris.
Point VirgulePoint Virgule · 1986
Point Virgule
1986
MovieDocumentary
In this short piece, fledgling editors, reporters, and illustrators describe their work on Point Virgule, a newspaper by and for young people, including publishing articles on racism.
Les salons de BaudelaireLes salons de Baudelaire · 1970
Les salons de Baudelaire
1970
MovieDocumentary
Long panoramic shots and tracking shots in the Louvre Museum, the Hôtel de Lauzun or the Petit Palais allow us to discover the works of Delacroix, Horace Vernet, David, Ingres, Courbet, Manet, etc. An actor reads excerpts from Baudelaire's Salons where he expresses admiration or detestation. (source: Canopé)

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