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Friday, 15 May 2026

1971, Film: Bof... Anatomie d'un livreur

On 17 March 1971, the French comedy film "Bof... Anatomie d'un livreur" premiered. The film, starring Marie Dubois, Julian Negulesco and Paul Crauchet, was written and directed by Claude Faraldo, with music composed by Jean Guérin.

"Bof... Anatomie d'un livreur" poster

Synopsis
A delivery man (Julian Negulesco) decides to stop working, as he finds his job utterly tedious. Before long, he marries Germaine (Marie Dubois), a window dresser, and together they do nothing at all. The young man’s father (Paul Crauchet) come to live with them…

Marie Dubois as Germaine

Julian Negulesco as The delivery man

Paul Crauchet as The father and Julian Negulesco as The delivery man

Marie Mergey as Denise

Armand Abplanalp as The big boss

Jocelyne Beauchêne as The woman who picks up the delivery man

Mamadou Diop as Boubou

Main Cast

Marie Dubois as Germaine
Paul Crauchet as The father
Marie-Hélène Breillat as Nana
Julian Negulesco as The delivery man
Mamadou Diop as Boubou
Michel Fortin as The wine merchant
Armand Abplanalp as The big boss
Jocelyne Beauchêne as The woman who picks up the delivery man
Paul Bisciglia as The foreman
Annick Fougery as The wine merchant's wife
Michel Garland as The flirt
Lara Lane as The nymphomane customer
Aude Loring as The secretary
Marie Mergey as Denise

Marie-Hélène Breillat as Nana

Lara Lane as The nymphomane customer

Marie-Hélène Breillat as Nana and Marie Dubois as Germaine

Aude Loring as The secretary and Julian Negulesco as The delivery man

Annick Fougery as The wine merchant's wife, Michel Fortin as The wine merchant and
Julian Negulesco as The delivery man

Julian Negulesco as The delivery man and Marie Dubois as Germaine

Wednesday, 13 May 2026

1970, Belgian Comics: Brian Howell - Opdracht in de jungle

On 26 September 1970, issue no. 390 of the youth magazine Ohee! featured the Brian Howell story "Opdracht in de jungle" ("Assignment in the Jungle"). The comic series Brian Howell was created in 1969 by artist Sylvain Polfliet and writer Hector Leemans. After three stories, Leemans decided to step away, and Polfliet continued the series on his own. The first stories were published in the newspapers Het Volk and Gazet van Antwerpen.

Ohee! Cover no. 390

Five Brian Howell stories appeared in Ohee! between 1970 and 1974. Between 1984 and 1988, six albums were published by Loempia. In 2022, a final album, "Het Ozon Syndicaat" ("The Ozone Syndicate"), was released in a limited edition by publisher Sascha Van Laeken.

The stories centre on Brian Howell, a secret agent working for the I.S.A. (International Security Agency). In the early adventures he operates alone, but in later stories he is joined by Samantha, Peter, and Jack.

Brian Howell

Mr. Goldman

"Opdracht in de jungle"
- black and white
- publisher: Het Volk: Ohee! Nummer 390
- never published in English
- drawings by Sylvain (Sylvain Polfliet)
- story by Hector (Hector Leemans)

The main characters in this story are Brian Howell, Mr. Goldman, Professor Lugano, Juan Lues, and Linda Lugano.

Linda Lugano and Brian Howell

Brian Howell, Linda Lugano and Professor Lugano

Synopsis
In the Bolivian jungle, several tribes fall ill due to a new virus, and it also emerges that the man behind it, Professor Lugano, has disappeared. The I.S.A. suspects that the rebel leader, Juan Lues, is responsible. They dispatch their best agent, Brian Howell, to investigate...