| Femmes Fatales | Feb 26 2016 |
She’s a classic work of art, and the sculpture isn’t bad either.
American actress Christa Lang is known for her many collaborations with director and husband Samuel Fuller, including The Naked Kiss, Shock Corridor, Underworld U.S.A., and his underrated racial drama White Dog. She also appeared in Jean-Luc Godard’s Alphaville, Peter Bogdanovich’s What’s Up Doc? and has already wrapped The Queen of Hollywood Blvd., to be released later this year. The above shot, showing her in front of a backdrop depicting Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux’s famous sculpture "La danse," which is located on the façade of the Opera Garnier in Paris, appeared in the Spanish magazine Triunfo in 1965
SpainParisOpera GarnierTriunfoThe Naked KissShock CorridorUnderworldAlphavilleWhite DogThe Queen of Hollywood Blvd.What’s Up Doc?Christa LangSamuel FullerJean-Luc GodardJean-Baptiste CarpeauxPeter Bogdanovichcinema
| Femmes Fatales | Jan 4 2015 |
Anna Karina gives an ancient place a touch of contemporary beauty.
Anna Karina, née Hanne Karin Bayer, is a famed model, novelist, singer, and award-winning actress, who was a muse of French director Jean-Luc Godard, and star of such films as Alphaville, A Woman Is a Woman, and Chinese Roulette. She has also directed two movies, with the latest appearing in 2008. All very amazing, considering she was homeless and unable to speak French when she was discovered by an advertising exec in a Paris café at age seventeen. The above photo was made in Tunisia (standing in for Egypt) for her 1969 film Justine.
DenmarkFranceTunisiaParisAlphavilleA Woman Is a WomanChinese RouletteJustineAnna KarinaHanne Karine BayerJean-Luc Godardcinema
