69 years ago, Robert Bresson's "A Man Escaped" (1956) was released in France. | History of Cinema

Eric Rohmer on the difference in how Scriptwriters are treated in France and America: “Interviewer: American script-writers are very much the servants of the directors. Perhaps more than in France. Professionally it’s very difficult to get intothe system because the producers have their stable of script-writers…" The full text is available for our subscribers. | History of Cinema

Alain Delon: The Untold Stories Behind a French Cinema Icon | Deep Divine History

27K views · 850 reactions | "William Friedkin's 'The French Connection' (1971) came out while we were filming 'The Godfather' (1972), & people who'd seen the film & who saw The Godfather rushes implied that our film was boring by comparison." Francis Ford Coppola | History of Cinema | Facebook