Francis Lai

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Francis Lai

Born April 26, 1932 · Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Died November 7, 2018 · aged 86

Francis Albert Lai (26 April 1932 – 7 November 2018) was a French composer, noted for his film scores. He won the 1970 Oscar for Best Music, Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for the film Love Story. The soundtrack album went to No. 2 in the Billboard album charts and the film's theme, "Where Do I Begin", was a hit single for Andy Williams. Lai was born on 26 April…

Known For

BilitisBilitis · 1977
Bilitis
5.41977
MovieDramaRomance
A coming of age story centering on the exploits of a teenage girl during summer vacation.
Gayniggers from Outer SpaceGayniggers from Outer Space · 1993
Gayniggers from Outer Space
4.91993
MovieComedyScience Fiction
Extraterrestrial beings travel the galaxy to free men "oppressed" by females to make way for an entirely-homosexual society.
Emmanuelle: The Joys of a WomanEmmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman · 1975
Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman
5.61975
MovieDramaRomance
Emmanuelle returns to her husband in Hong Kong and proceeds to have several extramarital affairs -- with his knowledge, of course. Her husband's lover and American guest are both very puzzled by their openness.
Love StoryLove Story · 1970
Love Story
6.81970
MovieRomanceDrama
Harvard Law student Oliver Barrett IV and music student Jennifer Cavilleri share a chemistry they cannot deny - and a love they cannot ignore. Despite their opposite backgrounds, the young couple put their hearts on the line for each other. When they marry, Oliver's wealthy father threatens to disown him. Jenny tries to reconcile the Barrett men, but to no avail.
A Man and a WomanA Man and a Woman · 1966
A Man and a Woman
7.31966
MovieDramaRomance
A man and a woman meet by accident on a Sunday evening at their childrens' boarding school. Slowly, they reveal themselves to each other, finding that they have something deeply in common.
MayerlingMayerling · 1968
Mayerling
6.21968
MovieDramaRomance
Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria clashes with his father, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, over implementing progressive policies for their country. Rudolf soon feels he is a man born at the wrong time in a country that doesn't realize the need for social reform. The Prince of Wales, later to become Britain's King Edward VII, provides comic relief. Rudolf finds refuge from a loveless marriage with Princess Stéphanie by taking a mistress, Baroness Maria Vetsera. Their untimely demise at Mayerling, the imperial family's hunting lodge, is cloaked in mystery.
Rider on the RainRider on the Rain · 1970
Rider on the Rain
6.41970
MovieThrillerMystery
Melancolie Mau is a lonely woman on the French seaside who falls victim to a horrific rape, but she manages to turn the tables and kill her attacker. She chooses not to tell anyone and dumps the body, but it comes back to haunt her when a U.S. colonel arrives, mysteriously armed with full knowledge about her ordeal. However, he seems to have his own agenda, and it may concern Melancolie's absent husband.
MarriageMarriage · 1974
Marriage
5.71974
MovieComedyDrama
Four wedding anniversaries serve to chronicle the beginning and end of a thirty-year marriage.

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D'un film à l'autreD'un film à l'autre · 2011
D'un film à l'autre
7.92011
MovieDocumentary
On April 13, 2011, Les Films 13 production company turned 50. How can one celebrate an anniversary of this sort ? By simply making "another" film that would sum up all the earlier ones. D'un film à l'autre is hence a kind of anthology of the films produced Les Films 13 since the 1960s (short and feature films written and directed for the main part by Claude Lelouch), a best-of of half a century of cinema, going from Le Propre de l'homme to What Love May Bring. A biography in images of a filmmaker as admired as he is criticized. In reality, D'un film à l'autre is more than a series of film excerpts, interviews, and making-of documents (some of which possess an undeniable historical value, like that from A Man and A Woman, or the final performances of Patrick Dewaere).

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