#Jacques Richard

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gold + art

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Tannhäuser in the Venusberg by Jacques Clément Wagrez

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Miss Françoise (17 janvier 1944 - 11 juin 2024)

Miss Françoise Hardy, whose elegance and beautifully lilting voice made her one of France’s most successful pop stars, has passed away today.

She was born in the middle of an air raid in Nazi-occupied Paris in 1944, and raised in the city, mostly by her mother. Aged 16, she received her first guitar as a present and began writing her own songs, performing them live and auditioning for record labels. In 1961, she signed with Disques Vogue.

Inspired by the French chanson style of crooned ballads as well as the emerging edgier styles of pop and rock’n’roll, Miss Hardy became a key part of the yé-yé style that dominated mid-century French music.

The self-penned ballad Tous les garçons et les filles was her breakthrough in 1962, and sold more than 2.5m copies; it topped the French charts, as did early singles Je Suis D’Accord and Le Temps de L’Amour.

Her growing European fame meant she began rerecording her repertoire in multiple languages, including English. Her 1964 song All Over the World, translated from Dans le Monde Entier, became UK Top 20 hit, her fame endured in France, Italy and Germany.

In 1968, Comment te Dire Adieu, a version of It Hurts to Say Goodbye (originally made famous by Vera Lynn) with lyrics by Serge Gainsbourg, became one of her biggest hits.

Miss Hardy’s beauty and deft aesthetic – which encompassed cleanly silhouetted tailoring alongside more casual looks, including knitwear and rock-leaning denim and leather – defined the seeming effortlessness of 20th-century French cool.

She became a muse to designers including Yves Saint Laurent and Paco Rabanne, and was also a frequent subject for fashion photography, shot by the likes of Richard Avedon, David Bailey and William Klein. Later, designer Rei Kawakubo would name her label Comme des Garçons after a line in a Hardy song.

Miss Hardy was an object of adoration to many male stars of 60s pop including the Rolling Stones and David Bowie. Bob Dylan wrote a poem about her for the liner notes of his 1964 album Another Side of Bob Dylan, beginning: “For Françoise Hardy, at the Seine’s edge, a giant shadow of Notre Dame seeks t’ grab my foot …”

She was also courted by directors, appearing in films by Jean-Luc Godard, Roger Vadim, John Frankenheimer and more.

Miss Hardy signed a three-year deal with Sonopresse in 1970. This creatively rich period saw her record with Brazilian musician Tuca on 1971’s highly acclaimed La Question, and continue her multi-lingual releases.

She spent the mid-1970s chiefly focused on raising her son Thomas with her partner, musician and actor Jacques Dutronc. Releases restarted with 1977’s Star, and Hardy embraced the sounds of funk, disco and electronic pop. A longer hiatus in the 1980s was punctuated by 1988’s Décalages, billed as her final album, though she returned in 1996 with Le Danger, switching her palette to moody contemporary rock.

She released six further albums, ending with Personne D’Autre in 2018.

Miss Hardy also developed a career as an astrologer, having written extensively on the subject from the 1970s onwards. In addition, she worked as a writer of both fiction and non-fiction books from the 2000s. Her autobiography Le désespoir des singes... et autres bagatelles was a best-seller in France.

She remains one of the best-selling singers in French history, and continues to be regarded as an iconic and influential figure in both French pop and fashion. In 2006, she was awarded the Grande médaille de la chanson française, an honorary award given by the Académie française, in recognition of her career in music.

Miss Hardy had lymphatic cancer since 2004, and had undergone years of radiotherapy and other treatments for the illness. In 2021, she had argued in favour of euthanasia, saying that France was “inhuman” for not allowing the procedure.

Rest in Power !

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Jacques Rivette

- Gang of Four

1989

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Jane Powell as Milly lays down the law for the six youngest Pontipee brothers (clockwise, from bottom left: Tommy Rall as Frank, Mark Platt as Daniel, Jacques D'Amboise as Ephraim, Matt Mattox as Caleb, and Russ Tamblyn as Gideon, perched atop Jeff Richards as Benjamin) in these promotional stills for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954).

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[ Richard Jacques: Jet Set Radio Future - What About the Future ]

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Way of a Gaucho Jacques Tourneur. 1952

Cathedral Estancia Jesuítica Santa Catalina, Totoral, Córdoba, Argentina See in map

See in imdb

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(1999, BPM King Street Sounds, KSS 1102)

Released as a tie in to Sonic R, coming out nearly 2 years after the game did.

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Good morning 💜 Happy Saturday ☺️

Haitian Tap-Tap by Haitian artist Jacques-Richard Chery 🇭🇹

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El abrazo de la serpiente, 2015

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"Gonna hold ya, gonna kiss ya in my arms, gonna take ya away from harm, gonna hold ya, gonna kiss ya in my arms, gonna take ya away from harm."

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US Vogue November 1, 1960

Dorothy McGowan wears a bright green silk quilted dress with a low-cut halter neckline, green mink velvet trimmed hat Dress by Jules-François Crahay for Nina Ricci from the Fall/Winter 1960-61 Haute Couture Collection. Hat of Jacques Le Brigant. On the lips, Pom Pom, a liquid color with soft shades by Richard Hudnut.

Dorothy McGowan porte une robe matelassée en soie vert vif avec un licol décolleté, chapeau en velours vert circonscrit de vison Robe par Jules-François Crahay pour Nina Ricci de la Collection Haute Couture Automne/Hiver 1960-61. Chapeau de de Jacques Le Brigant. Sur les lèvres, Pom Pom, une couleur liquide aux nuances douces par Richard Hudnut.

Photo Irving Penn vogue archive

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Jacques Rivette

- Gang of Four

1989

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Napoleon as a rallying cry during the revolutions in France during the 19th century

July Revolution (French Revolution of 1830):

French Revolution of 1848:

Source: The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1815-1914, Richard J. Evans

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LA BANDE DES QUATRE // GANG OF FOUR (1989) dir. Jacques Rivette