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Piaf Edith , real name Edith Giovanna Gassion, known as the Little Sparrow, 1915--63, French singer How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The West had its James Bond and the Russians had Julian Semyonov's Stirlitz, the ultimate Soviet spy, who drove a magnificent Horch sports car very fast, listened to Edith Piaf, and single-handedly frustrated the dastardly Anglo-American plot to sign a separate peace with Hitler. Vezzoli, who often appears in his own films, themselves rife with intertextual knots, has featured (or, failing that, conjured) divas from Edith Piaf to Bianca Jagger, all of whom serve as camp vessels through which desire loosely circulates. The tunes were traditional cafe songs made famous by Piaf, Brel, Greco, and Aznavour. |
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