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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Happy Birthday, Jeanne Moreau!


Actress Jeanne Moreau is 85 today. Her iconic roles in French New Wave movies have defined a style and a generation. Critic Ginette Vincindeau has described this as, "beautiful, but in a kind of natural way; sexy, but intellectual at the same time, a kind of cerebral sexuality, — this was the hallmark of the nouvelle vague woman.". Not a bad role model.

For fun, have a look at these photos-- Jeanne Moreau with Pierre Cardin, Coco Chanel, and some gorgeous perfume bottles.





8 comments:

  1. Ooooh! Look at those huge bottles of perfume! Chanel and Weil, I think. The Chanel is killing me because I feel like I should be able to tell which one it is. ~~nozknoz

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  2. After a little googling, I'm wondering if the Chanel is No. 5 Huile pour le Bain. ~~nozknoz

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  3. I loved her performance in Jules et Jim.

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    1. So did I. And in Les Amants and in L'Ascenceur pour l'échafaud and La Mariée était en Noir and....

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  4. The shots of JM as a platnum blond-what movie are those from?

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    1. The platinum blonde shots are from La Baie des Anges (Bay of Angels in English) a film about a gambling addict. Yes, there is no one like Moreau; I have seen probably every film she has made, bar one or two that I cannot find. This one is readily available for viewing.

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  5. Looking at a young Jeanne Moreau you get the feeling that she knew "everything" right from the start. Such a great actress!

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  6. She passed away today July 31st, 2017.... She was 89.
    She was an icon for french cinema and fashion.
    Unforgetable Jeanne.
    Elle est partie rejoindre les ange dans la célèbre baie du non moins célèbre film "Baie des Anges".

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