Henri Behar Movies
- 1986
In this comedy-drama, a young but sterile man suddenly wants to be a father. A friend calls this the "kangaroo complex," because male kangaroos do not have pouches to carry their offspring. So Loic (Roland Giraud, just out of his starring role in Trois Hommes et une Couffin later to be remade in the U.S. as Three Men and a Baby), goes looking for a solution to his "complex." He cannot have children himself because of a bad case of the mumps when he was in his mid-20s. That does not leave many options open to him until he accidentally comes across his old girlfriend with her 6-year-old son and notes that the little boy looks a lot like him. It does not take much to convince him that the boy is his own but once having reached that conclusion, the rest of his plan for new-found fatherhood is loaded with pitfalls. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Roland Giraud, Clémentine Célarié, (more)
- 1984
Filmed in 1982, just three years before he died, this long interview with Orson Welles highlights the famous writer/director/actor's views on movie-making, elicited by questions from director Pierre-André Boutang. Although the translation from French to English and back again may be a bit awkward, Welles' statements are clear enough: he despised Cecil B. De Mille and Alfred Hitchcock, actors are worth more than good scriptwriters, no one should make films for posterity, and directors should be less intellectual. Provocative in many of his viewpoints, Welles was expecting more controversial, cutting-edge questions and if the director had complied -- and had offered film clips, historical footage, still photos, and other supplementary visual material as well, this documentary would have been more than a simple record of Welles's opinions. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Henri Behar
Set upon a romantic Greek island, this drama chronicles the experiences of a pair of young American adults who go there for summer vacation. Their idyll is interrupted by a sexy archaeologist who has come there to work on a dig. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah, (more)
