Monday, 25 May 2026

1976, Film and Television Awards: 1st César Awards

César du meilleur film (Best Film)
Winner: Le Vieux Fusil (Robert Enrico)

Le Vieux Fusil Poster

Nominees:

  • Cousin, Cousine (Jean-Charles Tacchella)
  • Que la fête commence (Bertrand Tavernier)
  • Sept morts sur ordonnance (Jacques Rouffio)

César du meilleur film étranger (Best Foreign Film)
Winner: Profumo di donna (Dino Risi)

Profumo di donna Poster

Nominees:

  • Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (Werner Herzog)
  • Trollflöjten (Ingmar Bergman)
  • Nashville (Robert Altman)

César de la meilleure actrice (Best Actress)
Winner: Romy Schneider as Nadine Chevalier in L'important c'est d'aimer

Romy Schneider as Nadine Chevalier

Nominees:

  • Isabelle Adjani as Adèle Hugo in L'Histoire d'Adèle H.
  • Catherine Deneuve as Nelly Ratabou in Le Sauvage
  • Delphine Seyrig as Anne-Marie Stretter in India Song

César du meilleur acteur (Best Actor)
Winner: Philippe Noiret as Julien Dandieu in Le Vieux Fusil

Philippe Noiret as Julien Dandieu

Nominees:

  • Gérard Depardieu as Jean-Pierre Berg in Sept morts sur ordonnance
  • Victor Lanoux as Ludovic in Cousin, Cousine
  • Jean-Pierre Marielle as Henri Serein in Les Galettes de Pont-Aven

César de la meilleure actrice dans un second rôle (Best Actress in a Supporting Role)
Winner: Marie-France Pisier as Karine dans Cousin, Cousine and Régina in Souvenirs d'en France

Marie-France Pisier as Karine
Marie-France Pisier as Régina

Nominees:

  • Isabelle Huppert as The Young Aloïse in Aloïse
  • Andréa Ferréol as Mme Licquois in Les Galettes de Pont-Aven
  • Christine Pascal as Émilie in Que la fête commence

César du meilleur acteur dans un second rôle (Best Actor in a Supporting Role)
Winner: Jean Rochefort as l'abbé Dubois in Que la fête commence

Jean Rochefort as l'abbé Dubois

Nominees:

  • Victor Lanoux as Pierre Lardatte in Adieu poulet
  • Patrick Dewaere as Lefèvre in Adieu poulet
  • Jean Bouise as François in Le Vieux Fusil

César du meilleur réalisateur (Best Director)
Winner: Bertrand Tavernier: Que la fête commence

Que la fête commence Poster

Nominees:

  • François Truffaut: L'Histoire d'Adèle H.
  • Robert Enrico: Le Vieux Fusil
  • Jean-Paul Rappeneau: Le Sauvage

César du meilleur scénario original ou adaptation (Best Screenplay)
Winner: Bertrand Tavernier and Jean Aurenche with Que la fête commence

Que la fête commence Poster

Nominees:

  • Georges Conchon and Jacques Rouffio: Sept morts sur ordonnance
  • Robert Enrico and Pascal Jardin: Le Vieux Fusil
  • Jean-Charles Tacchella: Cousin, Cousine

César de la meilleure musique écrite pour un film (Best Music)
Winner: François de Roubaix: Le Vieux Fusil

Le Vieux Fusil Poster

Nominees:

  • Carlos d'Alessio: India Song
  • Philippe d'Orléans and Antoine Duhamel: Que la fête commence
  • Paul de Senneville and Olivier Toussaint: Un linceul n'a pas de poches

César du meilleur son (Best Sound)
Winner: Nara Kollery and Luc Perini: Black Moon

Black Moon Poster

Nominees:

  • Harald Maury and Harrick Maury: Hu-Man
  • Michel Vionnet: India Song
  • Bernard Aubouy: Le Vieux Fusil

César de la meilleure photographie (Best Cinematography)
Winner: Sven Nykvist: Black Moon

Black Moon Poster

Nominees:

  • Étienne Becker: Le Vieux Fusil
  • Pierre Lhomme: La Chair de l'orchidée
  • Pierre Lhomme: Le Sauvage

César du meilleur montage (Best Editing)
Winner: Geneviève Winding: Sept morts sur ordonnance

Sept morts sur ordonnance Poster

Nominees:

  • Christiane Lack: L'important c'est d'aimer
  • Jean Ravel: Adieu poulet
  • Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte: Le Sauvage
  • Eva Zora: Le Vieux Fusil

César des meilleurs décors (Best Production Design)
Winner: Pierre Guffroy: Que la fête commence

Que la fête commence Poster

Nominees:

  • Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko: L'Histoire d'Adèle H.
  • Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko: L'important c'est d'aimer
  • Richard Peduzzi: La Chair de l'orchidée

César d'honneur (Honorary César)
Ingrid Bergman
Diana Ross

Ingrid Bergman, Claude Brialy and Diana Ross.

Saturday, 23 May 2026

1975, Designs: Cars, furniture, electronics, clothes IV

Ford Flashback
- Designed / Built by Ghia, Torino, Italy, 1975
- Unveiled at the 67th Chicago Auto Show, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1975

Ford Flashback
Ford Flashback
Ford Flashback

BMW 3.0 Si Coupé Frua
- Designed / Built by Pietro Frua, Torino, Italy, 1975
- Based on the BMW E3 3.0 Si Saloon
- Unveiled at the 1975 Frankfurt Motor Show, West Germany, 1975

BMW 3.0 Si Coupé Frua
BMW 3.0 Si Coupé Frua
BMW 3.0 Si Coupé Frua

Gallery 1975 Armchairs
- Designed / Manufactured by Giorgetti S.p.A., Italy, 1975

Gallery 1975 Armchairs
Gallery 1975 Armchairs
Gallery 1975 Armchairs

Murano Fountain Chandelier
- Designed / Manufactured by Venini, Murano, Italy, 1975

Murano Fountain Chandelier
Murano Fountain Chandelier

ITT Schaub-Lorenz RX75 Professional
- MW/FM (UKW) Portable Transistor Radio
- Manufactured by ITT Schaub-Lorenz, West Germany, 1975

ITT Schaub-Lorenz RX75 Professional
ITT Schaub-Lorenz RX75 Professional
ITT Schaub-Lorenz RX75 Professional

1975 Jeans / Denim Adverts

Cone
Ditto
Kmart
Landlubber
Landlubber
Lee
Levi's
Wrangler

Thursday, 21 May 2026

1974, Belgian Comics: Yoko Tsuno - Aventures électroniques

In 1974, “Aventures électroniques”, the fourth album in the Yoko Tsuno comic series, was published. The album brings together six short stories that had previously appeared in the magazine Spirou / Robbedoes, including the first three stories created by artist Roger Leloup in collaboration with writer Maurice Tillieux. The series centres on Yoko Tsuno, a Japanese woman who is an electrical engineer, pilot, and expert in karate, aikido, and kendo, as well as a skilled archer. Supporting characters include her two friends, Vic Video and Pol Pitron.

The Yoko Tsuno series originated in 1968, when Roger Leloup produced an initial sketch of a Japanese woman named Yoko for a story in Jacky et Célestin, a comic by Peyo (Pierre Culliford) and Will (Willy Maltaite). Leloup borrowed the name "Yoko" from the Japanese–French actress Yoko Tani. However, the original story was never completed. Leloup subsequently reworked the concept into a new comic series, replacing Jacky and Célestin with the characters Vic and Pol. Yoko Tsuno was first published on 24 September 1970 in Spirou / Robbedoes) no. 1693, with the short story “Hold-up en hi-fi”. Between 1972 and 2024, thirty-one albums in the Yoko Tsuno series were published.

Aventures électroniques
- full colour
- publisher: Dupuis
- Danish title: Eksplosiv højspænding (Forlaget Carlsen A/S, 1999)
- Dutch title: Avonturen met elektronika (Dupuis, 1974)
- German title: Unter Hochspannung (Carlsen Verlag, 1983)
- Spanish title: Aventuras electrónicas (Editorial Juventud, 1993)
- Swedish title: Elektroniska äventyr (Cobolt Förlag, 2018)
- never published in English
- drawings by Roger Leloup
- stories by Roger Leloup and Maurice Tillieux

Dutch Cover

1. Hold-up en hi-fi (Leloup / Tillieux)
Main characters:  Yoko Tsuno, Superintendent Lebrun, Joop and his bank robbers.
Vehicles: NSU 1200, Mercedes-Benz LP 608, Citroën ID/DS, Honda PC50, Renault 4, Citroën Dyane, Ford (Taunus) 15M (P6).
Pre-publication: Spirou / Robbedoes n° 1693 (24 September 1970)
Synopsis: Yoko goes to the bank to transfer a cheque to Japan. At that very moment, the bank is robbed, while the police are lured away next door by a supposedly collapsed supermarket...

Yoko Tsuno on her Honda PC50 and NSU 1200
Superintendent Lebrun
Joop and his bank robbers
Mercedes-Benz LP 608 and Citroën ID/DS
Citroën Dyane, Ford (Taunus) 15M (P6) and Renault 4

2. L'Ange de Noël (Leloup / Tillieux)
Main characters: Yoko Tsuno, Mr. Hoserpower, Annick, Annick’s parents
Vehicles: Simca 1100, Honda PC50, Citroën Dyane, Peugeot 404.
Pre-publication: Spirou / Robbedoes n° 1706 (24 December 1970)
Synopsis: Yoko happens to meet Annick, a little girl dressed as an angel. While helping the wealthy industrialist Mr Hoserpower, she secures a job contract with him for Annick’s father…

Yoko Tsuno on her Honda PC50 and Citroën Dyane
Yoko Tsuno, Annick and Peugeot 404
Mr. Hoserpower and Yoko Tsuno
Annick and her parents
Simca 1100

3. La Belle et la bête (Leloup / Tillieux)
Main characters: Yoko Tsuno, Jean Lemoine, Superintendent Lebrun.
Vehicles: Honda PC50, Citroën Dyane, BMW 02 Series, Volkswagen Beetle.
Pre-publication: Spirou / Robbedoes n° 1709 (14 January 1971)
Synopsis: Yoko finds herself confronting Jean Lemoine, a mad scientist who uses a "force multiplier" to carry out his crimes while disguised as a monkey…

Yoko Tsuno on her Honda PC50 and Citroën Dyane
Yoko Tsuno and Jean Lemoine
Yoko Tsuno, Jean Lemoine and Superintendent Lebrun
Yoko Tsuno, Citroën Dyane and BMW 02 Series
Volkswagen Beetle and Yoko Tsuno

4. Cap 351 (Leloup)
Main characters: Yoko Tsuno, Herbert, rocket technicians.
Vehicles: Faun Z 912/21, Volkswagen Transporter T1, Bell (Agusta) 206A JetRanger, Mercedes-Benz W114/W115
Pre-publication: Spirou / Robbedoes n° 1715 (25 February 1971)
Synopsis: Terrorists seize control of a rocket in order to carry out an attack on a negotiation conference...
References: James Bond

Yoko Tsuno and rocket technicians
Yoko Tsuno and Herbert
James Bond reference
Volkswagen Transporter T1 and Faun Z 912/21
Bell (Agusta) 206A JetRanger
Yoko Tsuno and Mercedes-Benz W114/W115

5. Du miel pour Yoko (Leloup)
Main characters: Yoko Tsuno, Pol Pitron, director of the atomic research centre and his daughter, Karensky, Superintendent Lebrun.
Vehicles: Honda PF50 Amigo, Honda CB125, Ford Mustang, BMW 02 Series, Honda CB500 Four.
Pre-publication: Spirou / Robbedoes n° 1747 (7 October 1971)
Synopsis: Yoko exposes a researcher who uses bees to smuggle microfilm out of his laboratory…

Yoko Tsuno on her Honda PF50 Amigo and Pol Pitron on his Honda CB125
Yoko Tsuno and the director of the atomic research centre and his daughter
Yoko Tsuno, director of the atomic research centre and Karensky
Yoko Tsuno and Superintendent Lebrun
Ford Mustang
BMW 02 Series and Ford Mustang
Honda CB500 Four and Pol Pitron

6. L'Araignée qui volait (Leloup)
Main characters: Yoko Tsuno, Pol Pitron, Mr. Dubois, gangsters.
Vehicles: Honda CB500 Four, Citroën Dyane, Citroën GS, Renault 16,  Mercedes-Benz LP 1418.
Pre-publication: Spirou / Robbedoes n° 1860 - n° 1864 (6 December 1973 - 3 January 1974)
Synopsis: One night, Pol discovers a mechanical spider robbing a jewellery shop. With Yoko’s help, he uncovers the culprits: they have been holding the robot’s designer, Mr Dubois, captive. As the gangsters attempt to flee, using Yoko as a hostage, Mr Dubois turns the spider against them and brings them to a halt...

Pol Pitron on his Honda CB500 Four and Yoko Tsuno
Yoko Tsuno and Mr. Dubois
Gangsters and Yoko Tsuno
Pol Pitron and Citroën Dyane
Citroën GS
Renault 16 and Pol Pitron
Citroën GS and Mercedes-Benz LP 1418