On 16 January 1974, the French comedy-drama Antoine et Sébastien premiered. The film was directed by Jean-Marie Périer, who co-wrote the screenplay with Fernand Pluot and Monique Lange. The music was composed by Jacques Dutronc and François Rauber. The leading roles were performed by François Périer, Jacques Dutronc, Ottavia Piccolo, Keith Carradine, Marisa Pavan, and Marie Dubois.
Antoine et Sébastien Poster
Synopsis Antoine Brignaud (François Périer) lived through the heroic age of aviation and brought up Sébastien (Jacques Dutronc)—his late friend’s son—as if he were his own. He dreams of seeing him marry Nathalie (Ottavia Piccolo), the daughter of his second wife, and of him taking over the running of a provincial flying club. However, Sébastien aspires to become a veterinarian, while Nathalie is in love with an American engineer, John (Keith Carradine). To please Antoine, Sébastien agrees to help him drive John away, but their efforts prove futile...
François Périer as Antoine
Jacques Dutronc as Sébastien
Ottavia Piccolo as Nathalie
Main Cast
François Périer as Antoine
Jacques Dutronc as Sébastien
Ottavia Piccolo as Nathalie
Keith Carradine as John
Marisa Pavan as Mathilde
Marie Dubois as Corinne
Pierre Tornade as Max
Jacques François as The Captain
Hadi Kalafate as Gamelle
Jean Michaud as The Editor
Olivier Hussenot as Géraldi
Francine Custer as Jérichote
Robert Deslandes as Raymond
Oreste Lionello as Ledieu
Ottavia Piccolo as Nathalie and Keith Carradine as John
Marie Dubois as Corinne
Trivia
Director Jean-Marie Périer is the son of François Périer, who plays the lead role of Antoine Brignaud.
This film also marks the first screen role of the French singer Jacques Dutronc.
Marisa Pavan as Mathilde and François Périer as Antoine
In 1973, the album "L’Île des colosses" ("The Island of the Colossi"), was released in the comic series Mr Magellan. The series was created in 1969 by cartoonist Henri Ghion, known as Géri, with scripts by Jean Van Hamme (1969-1970) and André-Paul Duchâteau (1971-1979). It was serialised in the weekly magazine Tintin/Kuifje from 1969 to 1979, and later published as 8 albums by Éditions du Lombard in Belguim and Dargaud in France.
Mr Magellan is an agent of the International Testing Organisation (I.T.O.). He drives a white Rolls-Royce Phantom V equipped with rockets that enable the car to fly. He smokes cigars and makes use of a wide range of ingenious gadgets. In his investigations, Magellan is assisted by Capella, a red-haired expert in Eastern martial arts.
"L’Île des colosses" - full colour - publisher: Éditions du Lombard - Dutch title: "De wandelende beelden" - never published in English - drawings by Géri (Henri Ghion) - story by André-Paul Duchâteau
"De wandelende beelden" Cover
The main characters in this story are Mr Magellan, Capella, Professor Wolfgang Aloysius, Shamboy, and Myra Von Mars.
Mr Magellan
Capella and Mr Magellan
Myra Von Mars
Synopsis Mr Magellan and Capella are expected, on a stormy and ill-omened night, to attend a meeting with Professor Wolfgang Aloysius. Capella has a strange premonition, which soon proves to be well-founded. The Professor is abducted, and his servant, Shamboy, is shot with a bronze arrow taken from a statue of Diana that mysteriously disappears...
Professor Wolfgang Aloysius
Shamboy
Trivia
Reference to Lot’s wife from the biblical story. When Sodom was destroyed, Lot, his wife, and their children were given the chance to escape. The condition was: leave the evil behind, go, and do not look back. Lot’s wife ignored this warning and was turned into a pillar of salt.
A reference to the Moai, the large stone statues located on Easter Island.
A reference to the Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis.
The 1972 Milan–San Remo was the 63rd edition of the cycle race and took place on Saturday 18 March 1972. The course was 288 kilometres long. The winner, Eddy Merckx, completed the distance in 6 hours, 33 minutes and 32 seconds, with an average speed of 43.91 km/h. There were 187 starters, and 90 riders reached the finish.
Eddy Merckx
After his victories in 1966, 1967, 1969 and 1971, Eddy Merckx claimed his fifth Milan-San Remo title. Only Costante Girardengo had done better, with six wins.
Eddy Merckx
Over the summit of the Turchino, Davide Boifava crested first with an advantage of 2 minutes 21 seconds over the bunch. On the descent, Michele Dancelli, Gianni Motta and Roger De Vlaeminck launched a counter-attack, but the peloton gave them no leeway. The race came back together on the Piani d’Invrea. Felice Gimondi attempted a break, yet by the feeding zone in Savona all the main contenders were still together. After a series of attacks along the Capi, a leading group of around eighty riders reached the foot of the Poggio. There, Merckx made his move, but Gösta Pettersson closed the gap. With a sprint seemingly inevitable, “the Cannibal” attacked again on the descent of the Poggio, opening a gap of about ten seconds. On Via Roma, Merckx still held an advantage of roughly fifty metres, securing a decisive victory. Gianni Motta finished second, nine seconds behind, while Marino Basso took third place.
