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

1966 photo by Jean-Claude Mallinjod.

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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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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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At the end of The Spy Who Loved Me, after the credits, it said that "James Bond will return in For Your Eyes Only". When Star Wars: A New Hope became a blockbuster, EON productions switched gears and on June 29, 1979, Moonraker was released in theaters. EON invested more money than any of their previous Bond adventures by a significant amount. The movie had the bad guy's laire being a space station, the abduction of space shuttles (something still in the testing stages during production), and the climatic battle being fought in open space with lasers. It also marked Bernard Lee's last appearance as M. It was also noteworthy for being one of the few times where the Henchman (in this case Jaws) appeared in more than one movie. ("Moonraker" flm, event)

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