Huet, Henri-JacquesOverview
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Henri-Jacques Huet
A bout de souffle
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9 editions published between 1992 and 2010 in French and held by 1,222 libraries worldwide A small-time criminal kills a police officer, setting in motion a tragic series of events for both himself and his American girlfriend.
Le petit soldat
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2 editions published between 2001 and 2007 in French and held by 241 libraries worldwide "Set during the Algerian War, [the film] follow Bruno Forestier, a disillusioned young deserter who becomes involved in the French nationalist movement. He is ordered to kill an Algerian sympathizer, and although he does not hold deep political beliefs, commits the murder and undergoes torture when captured. At the same time, he meets and falls in love with a woman who he does not know is fighting for the other side"--Container.
César & Rosalie
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2 editions published in 2002 in French and held by 83 libraries worldwide A divorcee living with a rich merchant becomes attracted to a young artist--a bittersweet romantic triangle where all the sides are never equal. Unexpectedly, the two men become friends.
À bout de souffle
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12 editions published between 2001 and 2009 in French and German and held by 34 libraries worldwide While driving a stolen car in Marseilles, Michel Poiccard shoots a policeman who follows him onto a country road. On the run from the Paris police, he turns to his American girlfriend Patricia. She agrees to hide him and the two steal cars and evade the police to raise money for a trip to Italy. Winner of the Best Director award at the 1960 Berlin Film Festival.
Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard
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3 editions published in 2010 in French and held by 32 libraries worldwide A comic romance based on the 1730 play by Marivaux. Anxious over a marriage of convenience that her father has arranged for her with a man she doesn't know, Silvia barrows the costume of her chambermaid Lissette, in order to examine the applicant anonymously. But the applicant in question, Gilding, has the same idea and has assumed the dress of his Bourguignon servant.
Ausser Atem
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9 editions published between 1959 and 2009 in German and held by 24 libraries worldwide
Le petit soldat
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16 editions published between 1960 and 2009 in French and German and held by 23 libraries worldwide Set during the Algerian War, the film follows Bruno Forestier, a disillusioned young deserter who becomes involved in the French nationalist movement. He is ordered to kill an Algerian sympathizer, and although does not hold deep political beliefs, commits the murder and undergoes torture when captured. At the same time, he meets and falls in love with a woman who he does not know is fighting for the other side.
Slogan
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2 editions published between 1968 and 2008 in French and held by 5 libraries worldwide "Serge (Serge Gainsbourg) is a hip and successful advertising film director who leaves his pregnant wife to attend the annual advertising awards festival in Venice, and enters into a passionate affair with a young British woman (Jane Birkin). This sexy satire formed the background for one of the swinging sixties' most famous real-life romances"--Container.
Der Kleine Soldat
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3 editions published between 1960 and 2008 in French and German and held by 4 libraries worldwide
À bout de souffle
by Jean-Luc Godard
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5 editions published between 1988 and 2009 in French and held by 3 libraries worldwide A Marseille, Michel Poiccard, un jeune voyou, vole une voiture et tue les motards lancés à sa poursuite. A Paris, il retrouve Patricia sur les Champs-Elysées, une jeune Américaine qui vend le "New-York Herald Tribune". Il lui propose de le suivre en Italie.
Ausser Atem
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2 editions published in 2006 in German and held by 3 libraries worldwide Der Pariser Kleinganove Michel Poiccard alias Laszlo Kovacs stiehlt ein Auto, erschießt einen Polizisten - und befindet sich fortan auf der Flucht. Dabei trifft er die amerikanische Studentin und Zeitungsverkäuferin Patricia wieder. Er versucht sie zu überreden, ihn nach Italien zu begleiten, doch die Polizei kommt dem Paar auf die Spur - und Patricia verrät Michel. (mediabiz.de).
A bout de souffle [Breathless
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2 editions published between 1985 and 2008 in French and held by 3 libraries worldwide A playful car thief accidentally shoots a pursuing policeman. He hides out in Paris with a fashionable American girl, trying to raise enough cash for a getaway. She betrays him but he refuses to leave, preferring the heroic stoicism of his screen hero Bogart.
A bout de souffle
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2 editions published between 1991 and 2002 in French and held by 3 libraries worldwide A small-time hood kills a policeman and tries to leave France, but his American girlfriend betrays him to the police and he gets killed trying to escape.
Ausser Atem A bout de souffle
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2 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in German and held by 2 libraries worldwide
Der kleine Soldat Le petit soldat
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2 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in German and French and held by 2 libraries worldwide
À bout de souffle Ausser Atem
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2 editions published between 1959 and 2007 in German and held by 2 libraries worldwide
3 films by the director Jean-Luc Godard Alphaville. Une femme est une femme. Le petit soldat
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1 edition published in 2004 in French and held by 2 libraries worldwide
Le Petit soldat : [France, 1960
by Jean-Luc Godard
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3 editions published in 1962 in French and held by 1 library worldwide 1958 la France doit faire face à la guerre d'Algérie. Bruno Forestier, déserteur, travaille en Suisse pour le compte d'un groupuscule d'extrème droite. Ses amis le soupçonnent de pratiquer le double jeu et le mettent à l'épreuve en lui ordonnant d'assassiner un journaliste de radio Suisse.
Jean-Luc Godard, v.1
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1 edition published in 2007 in French and held by 1 library worldwide more
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