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Sacha Guitry - the Last Boulevardier Hardcover – Import, January 1, 1968

by James Harding (Author)
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Harding, James, Sacha The Last Boulevardier
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  1. Print length
    277 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Charles Scribner's Sons
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1968
  5. ISBN-10
    0416417604
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0416417609
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Charles Scribner's Sons; 1st edition (January 1, 1968)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 277 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0416417604
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0416417609
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.7 pounds
  • Customer Reviews:
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John Colaresi
4.0 out of 5 stars Good biography
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2023
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I believe this biography in English is the first one written not long after Guitry's death. It's very good if you know a lot about French culture; but for those who don't, you might be lost at times. If you don't speak French, you might be lost too as the author doesn't provide translations for quotes. I wish he would have spent more time on the films, but they probably were not readily available for viewing back then as they are now on disc and online. Overall, a good intro into learning about this multi-talented and multi-married actor, playwright, and filmmaker.
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J. Faulk
4.0 out of 5 stars Hopefully, a longer, more detailed account of Sacha's well-documented life will appear (in English) to surpass this 1968 book
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2010
Having just enjoyed Criterion's 4-DVD set of movies of Sacha Guitry (1885-1957), I thirsted for a biography. In these 254 text pages, author James Harding in the first 50 favors the distinguished family tree and the father Lucien Guitry (1860-1925), also a legendary stage actor. Sacha was invariably indifferent to schools, so finally his father gave him a small part in a play, which the young man screwed up. The year was 1904, and father and son were alienated for 13 years. But after a year Sacha was writing plays, directing, and acting in them, commencing decades of popular and financial success. A woman-addict, he had five wives (1907-1957), eventually 20 to 30 years younger than he, and they appeared with him in his plays, and then in movies beginning in 1935. Mostly comedic play texts and movie scripts just poured out of him. When Germany occupied France, rather than flee Sacha continued to work like a number of others in the entertainment field. After liberation, he was accused of collaboration--a heavy depressing blow, and it took him several years to recover. Thereafter he received some prestigious honors.

Sacha knew he was not handsome in face or figure: a bull-neck, stevedore's build, prominent nose--all like his father. Loathing exercise, he was into corsets by age 30, but his endless wit, fluid gestures, and charming smile french-sauced his appearances.

Sacha was cursed with rheumatism from early on. When he was 70-1/2, it led to painful incapacitating polyneuritis, and he required a regimen of morphine injections. At his funeral, "thousands of ordinary Parisians...as they shuffled through the rain, testified to the place Sacha really held in the affections of his fellow-countrymen. For with him had died the spirit of the boulevard and Paris was no longer quite herself." In 1963 his beautiful Parisian home was bulldozed for its valuable land.

This biography pays attention to many other significant French men and women of Sacha's lifetime. There are 16 pages of good photos. The Appendix includes Published Works of Sacha Guitry; Plays of...; Films of...with Principal Players; Bibliography; Index.
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