The mob (led by Edmond O’Brien as Gringoire) is totally into naming Quasimodo (Charles Laughton) the King of Fools until dour Frollo (Cedric Hardwicke) intervenes in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 1939.
Watch at TCM: Hunchback of Notre Dame, The (1939) — (Movie Clip) King of Fools
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A publishing phenomenon sends two of France’s most popular comic actors on an improvised investigation in Brittany in “The Mystery of Henri Pick”. Film critic Lisa Nesselson tells us why Fabrice Luchini and Camille Cottin manage to pull off an entertaining performance in this adaptation of David Foenkinos’s successful novel.
Source: Encore! – Film show: ‘The Mystery of Henri Pick’, ‘Who You Think I Am’ & ‘The Journey’
The conviction of the archbishop of Lyon for covering up paedophilia in his diocese is a victory for victim and campaigner Francois Devaux, whose dogged efforts to publicise the abuse have made him a hero — and a reluctant cinema star. Archbishop Philippe Barbarin, 68, the most senior French cleric caught up in an abuse […]
Source: How abused boy scouts made the French church tremble – Journal du Cameroun
One in five cheeses sampled in Germany were found to be positive for Brucella, according to a study.
Brucella was detected in 41 of 200 samples from endemic countries sold at weekly markets, in supermarkets, and by delis in Berlin, as well as 15 prepacked cheese samples bought online via eBay.
Cheese made from pasteurized sheep’s milk and sold unlabeled or loose by market vendors was the most frequent type associated with the presence of Brucella DNA. Cheese samples included loose, non-labelled and pre-packed; labelled samples of brine, cream, soft, semi-hard and hard cheeses; and cheese made from bovine, ovine and caprine milk.
Researchers determined nine vendors sold more than 50 percent of the Brucella positive cheese samples, including seven at weekly markets and two supermarkets.[ . . . ]
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