Charles Aznavour

The grounds as well were an important part of it, of the building.

And the piece which really stood out as possibly for me the most disturbing sequence Without wanting to spoil things, the burial of Charles Aznavour character, which has a very percussive, discordant score, is shot very starkly, is done very matter-of-factly from the performance perspective.

And gosh, that was quite a disturbing sequence for me.

So the use of space was exceptional.

You mentioned Charles Aznavour, who had been in several films before this.

He is, of course, best known as a singer, one of the great French singers of the 20th century.

But he also made quite a lot of films, most of which are undistinguished.

And that, she says, is due in great part to a talented cast, swift editing, and concise writing that stops short of sentimentality.

There's also some good music, from Beethoven to Charles Aznavour and jazz great Lee Morgan.

In one key scene, Thibault discovers that Jimmy has turned his garage into a music studio, with a piano and a collection of vintage jazz records.

When Jimmy speaks of his fondness for jazz trumpet, Thibault quizzes him, jokingly at first, about pitch, and asks him what notes he can pick from sounds around

I mean, it's because you have a connection to Mark Armand because of playing, you know, stage with Soft Cell.

Because Mark Armand, what's the Charles Aznavour song, or the one that he sang, What Makes a Man?

Oh, yes, yes.

It's the most

You just hired a lot of good people.

Um, m- maybe I could." And so with the complete naiveté of someone who really didn't know what they were doing and was way too young to do it, somehow, uh, I managed to co-produce, uh, a movie starring Peter Sellers and Charles Aznavour-

Wow

... and a whole bunch of people.

That's

Charles Aznavour.

That's Elvis Costello.

Is it? Well, it used to be Charles Azavor and then...

Um, you're actually right in the sense that I, I did discover Georges Brassens when I went to live in Paris for some time.

Brassens to Neil Ferré to Aznavour.

I even dis- I discovered Nina Simone in Paris, in fact.

So, uh, Paris has certainly taught me a lot about music.

And David continues, "And there might usually be something themed around music.

On this occasion, BBC One had Snow Time Special recorded in Switzerland featuring music and winter sports, which is an interesting combo, and features Petula Clark, Charles Aznavour, Manhattan Transfer, and The Three Degrees, which is about as '70s as you could get." I think he's right.

Yeah, I think he is.

And he also mentions that on that day, Granada TV gave us Clap aboard-

Billy je passe mes pantoufles Mes blagues elles rappelent qu'aussitôt Ma graisse a me laisser sans souffle

Est-ce que mon Georges se permettrait De se laisser aller comme tu l'fais Ah il a raison Aznavour T'es beau à regarder, tu tues l'amour Mais qu'est-ce qui l'amène

A lui faire sortir le coeur par la gorge Chaque fois que Monsieur sort son chef-d'oeuvre Faut que je la conduise au cinéma Pendant qu'elle avale ses couleuvres Oh là là, moi je tourne en rond, je fais les 100 pas

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