#michael lonsdale

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James Bond and Moonraker by Christopher Wood, 1979. This is the novelisation of the film and not the Ian Fleming original (some may be surprised to hear that the movie differed considerably to Fleming's book, titled simply Moonraker). As he had done with The Spy Who Loved Me, Christopher Wood wrote the movie screenplay as well as the novelisation.

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India Song (1975) dir. Marguerite Duras cine. Bruno Nuytten

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Moonraker (1979)

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AGORA (2009)

dir. alejandro amenàbar

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Michael Lonsdale, May 24, 1931 – September 21, 2020.

1966 photo by Jean-Claude Mallinjod.

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Moonraker, Italian lobby card (fotobusta), 1979

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india song, marguerite duras 1975

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The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose    [trailer]

An intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.

It's not subtle, good and evil are clearly marked. The location is a plus.

It's hard not to think of Sherlock Holmes when listening to wise-cracking Connery. I think at one point he even uses the word "elementary". It's entertaining, but it also feels a little out of place compared with the rest of the film.

Who stood out for me was Ron Perlman. He gave a surprising performance.

I liked the conclusion that it's important to be able to laugh at the powerful. You have to mock and ridicule them.

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Marguerite Duras et Michael Lonsdale sur les lieux du tournage du film de Duras Détruire dit-elle, par Michel Lioret, 1969

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Michael, Roger and Richard along with an assortment of facial hair.

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Maintenant je suis léger, maintenant je vole, maintenant je me vois au-dessous de moi, maintenant un dieu danse en moi.

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- Where's Drax? - He had to fly.

Moonraker (1979) directed by Lewis Gilbert

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Papa, the Lil' Boats (Papa les petits bateaux…), Nelly Kaplan (1971)

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Michael Lonsdale