Second guest-selection for Project Cinema is made by hotelier Maks:The first time I saw a movie directed by François Ozon (Gouttes D'eau Sur Pierres Brûlantes, 2000) was the first time I saw the French actress Ludivine Sagnier. Fascinated by this weird movie I started to watch more Ozon screenplays and was surprised with the variety of genres he had directed, but also to see Mme. Sagnier appear in quite a few more Ozon movies. Ludivine seemed to be a kind of muse to him and I slowly began to get jealous.
Ozon's international break-through movie was Swimming Pool (2003) with again Ludivine in a main role. It wasn't a surprise that 2003 also became Sagnier's break-through year with two films at the famous Cannes Film Festival: La Petite Lili and Swimming Pool. But just one year earlier she starred in '8 Femmes', also directed by Ozon. Sagnier won the Romy Schneider Award for it, an award for the most promising young French actress. 8 Femmes is a most hilarious sort of Agatha Christie murder mystery with musical interruptions. The movie had a superb cast with seven other French woman: good old Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Emmanuelle Béart, Firmine Richard, Virginie Ledoyen, Fanny Ardant and Isabelle Huppert.
Back to the musical interruptions. The soundtrack contains one song sung by Ludivine: Papa T'es Plus Dans Le Coup, an extraordinary sixties track. Unfortunately it's the only recording by Sagnier as far as I know, but hey, it does sound great!
To make it up to you I also traced the original track by
Now for all the men out there that dreamt steamy dreams about Ludivine: you're a little late now. Last year Sagnier gave birth to her daughter Bonnie with French actor Nicolas Duvauchelle after which she she stated that "there very well might be less nudity in future roles".
Well, we didn't watch her movies only for her physics anyway, did we?
Sheila - Papa T'es Plus Dans Le Coup
In fact, the song was first sung by yéyé-singer Annie Chancel a.k.a Sheila in 1963 (see http://perso.wanadoo.fr/gloria/discoecole.html ). She would some 15 years later have one or two hits in the US as a disco-star (Sheila & Black Devotion). Most of us Frenchmen think she's boring or embarassing or even both ;-)
BeantwoordenVerwijderenDamn, thought I had been very accurate on this one. But thanks for the additional info anyway!
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BeantwoordenVerwijderenI loved this post mainly because you have featured Tonia but also that modern version by Ludivine is a very fine one and has a real 60s feel to it(what a pity she hasn't recorded any more songs).
The original Tonia single release had L'ecole est finie on the other side both songs were originally hits for Sheila and though i do like Sheila I think Tonia sang the best versions of the songs.
Finally thanks for posting one song i know well and one new version of it i am delighted to hear.
YEYEOHYEAH
As far as physics is concerned, gravity is definitely at work on her bikini.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenShe was good in 8 femmes, as was Catherne Deneuve (hint hint).