Back on the subject of French films, La Grande Illusion has just been rereleased in the UK in a nice new shiny print. Apparently the Nazis didn't like it and censored it heavily and the original print has only recently resurfaced in a vault in Russia. Or something like that. I've never seen it, so I can't offer an opinion on how good it is. I'd like to applaude the person who mentioned La Haine - I thought it was great. It started a bit slow, but by the end, I was rivetted. No wonder the French Prime Minister insisted that all his cabinet watch it... as for slightly older French films, The Wages Of Fear (La Salaire De La Peur) is excellent - not what you'd expect from a French film, more of an edge of the seat thriller, but superbly made and featuring the gorgeous Vera Clouzot. Les Diaboliques, by the same director (Henri Georges Clouzot?), is a great Hitchcockian thriller, with a stupendous twist at the end (I'm not telling because it'll spoil the surprise) and again features the director's gorgeous wife Vera. And the B&S connection... um.... Le Pastie De La Bourgeousie - that's French :) Mark ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or . "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net" . List rules, FAQ etc., http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . >>> B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at <<< . >>> http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html <<< . Nee, nee mun pish etc. -----------------------------------------------------------------------