Flon, Suzanne 1918-2005

Moulin Rouge! by Baz Luhrmann ( Visual )
30 editions published between 1939 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 885 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"As a dwarf, Toulouse-Lautrec believes he's too ugly to ever fall in love. So he loses himself in painting ... and cognac. A fixture at Paris' infamous turn-of-the-century Moulin Rouge nightclub, Lautrec meets a girl from the street ... who breaks his heart"--Container

The complete Mr. Arkadin a.k.a confidential report ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 428 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
American smuggler Guy van Strattan decides to investigate the mysterious Mr. Arkadin after hearing about the wealthy man from a prison cellmate, but Arkadin claims amnesia about his own life, sending van Strattan off to investigate Arkadin's past. Three different versions are presented in this collection since Orson Welles never completed a final cut of Mr. Arkadin, several edits of the film exist, in different languages, with different sequences, actors, narrative structures, and even titles. The Corinth version was unearthed by filmaker Peter Bogdanovich in the early 1960s, based on statements made by Welles and editor Renzo Lucidi, the Corinth version is thought to be the latest version to have been under Welles's control. The Confidential report version is believed to be the cut finished by producer Louis Dolivet after he barred Welles from the editing room. The Confidential version is a new version of the film representing a "best guess" approach following Welles's later statements, style, and continuity clues and includes as much existing footage as possible

John Frankenheimer's The train ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1999 and 2008 in English and held by 414 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In August 1944 the Allied army is closing in on Paris. German commander and art fanatic Colonel Von Waldheim steals a vast collection of rare French paintings and loads them onto a train bound for Berlin. When a beloved French patriot is murdered while trying to sabotage Von Waldheim's scheme, Labiche, a stalwart member of the Resistance, vows to stop the train at any cost

La fleur du mal The flower of evil by Claude Chabrol ( Visual )
16 editions published between 2003 and 2009 in French and held by 301 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of a seemingly perfect family, whose distinguished facade starts to crack when the wife ventures into local politics. On the eve of the election, a corpse appears, and the long dormant seeds of past family crime begin to bloom

Quartet by James Ivory ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1983 and 2004 in English and French and held by 241 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The quartet consists of novelist Marya Zelli, her Polish husband, Stephen, wealthy philanderer/artist H.J. Heidler and his wife, Lois. Though she has been indulgent of H.J.'s past indiscretions, Lois isn't keen on her husband carrying on an affair with Marya under their own roof. Meanwhile, Stephen sits in prison, jailed for his various petty thefts. Once Stephen is released, he learns about the triangle. When the dust settles, it is Marya who suffers the most

Mr. Klein by Joseph Losey ( Visual )
12 editions published between 1976 and 2011 in French and German and held by 212 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Delon plays a school principal who becomes involved in the search for a missing Jew dunring the German occupation of France

L'été meurtrier by Jean Becker ( Visual )
16 editions published between 1983 and 2010 in French and Undetermined and held by 150 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Eliane, a beautiful young woman, settles into a small town in France with her introverted mother and physically handicapped father. Traumatized by the knowledge that her mother was raped before she was born, Eliane thinks she is on a trail of vengeance when she is courted by a young garage mechanic whose father has the only clue to the identity of her mother's aggressors. But as the story unfolds, the tale becomes increasingly complex and leads inexorably to a stunning conclusion

Le curé de Tours by Honoré de Balzac ( Visual )
9 editions published between 1986 and 2003 in French and held by 60 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A film adaptation of Honoré de Balzac's novel Le curé de Tours

Confidential report by Orson Welles ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1991 and 1997 in English and held by 50 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Claiming to have amnesia, ruthless millionaire Gregory Arkadin hires would-be blackmailer Guy Van Stratten to investigate his past. When Guy realizes that all of the people he questions about Arkadin are being murdered, he tries to prevent Arkadin from killing him

Miracle of Saint Therésè ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1996 and 2007 in English and held by 32 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A reverent rendition of the story of a young girl who became an inspiration to the French people. At age 14 she was denied permission by her father to be allowed to enter the convent of Lisieux. Therese then publicly petitioned Pope Leo III for his acceptance, and with his blessing she joined the order of the Carmelites. Tragically, she died of tuberculosis at age 24. However, her spiritual passion did not go unrecognized, and in 1925 she was canonized as the second patron saint of France (the first being Joan of Arc)