This week’s Eye Candy: Claude Lelouch

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Every Saturday we feature a collection of works from some of our favorite filmmakers – the kind of works that you sometimes catch on the tube, on the net or when wasting away in front of MTV. IONCINEMA.com’s Eye Candy of the week are …

Claude Lelouch needs no introduction, but this short film of his might. He was arrested after his 1976 film, C’était un rendez-vous, reportedly at the time featuring a Ferrari 275 GTB being illegally driven at speeds approaching 140mph through the streets of Paris by a Formula 1 driver, was first shown publicly. The sound effects don’t match the car and for the record Lelouch claims that he drove a Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9.

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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