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Artist:	MOREAU, JEANNE
Title:	The Immortal
Label:	EL RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	ACMEM 156CD

"If there was a single actor who captured the very essence of the French New Wave, it was Jeanne Moreau. In Truffaut's groundbreaking Jules et Jim she achieved global recognition, giving a performance of spellbinding intensity as the mercurial Catherine, who becomes tragically entwined in the lives of two friends who both love her. During the film, she was required to perform the song, 'Tourbillon de la Vie' ('Whirlpool of Life'), which Truffaut felt encapsulated the spirit of his masterpiece. Her recording went on to become a massive radio hit and prompted the idea of recording a full LP under the auspices of producer Jacques Canetti. The award-winning albums that transpired in 1963 and 1966 comprise this edition and feature songs written by Cyrus Bassiak (Serge Rezvani). The debut in collaboration with George Delerue and the legendary Ward Swingle, its elaborate orchestrations giving way on the sequel to more intimate and sensuous settings with guitar and bass. Jules & Jim apart, cinematic highlights include Chimes at Midnight and The Immortal Story for Orson Welles; Diary of a Chambermaid (Luis Bunuel) and for Louis Malle The Lift to The Scaffold and Viva Maria in which she co-starred with Brigitte Bardot."

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