Fossey, BrigitteOverview
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Most widely held works by
Brigitte Fossey
Jeux interdits Forbidden games
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9 editions published between 1952 and 2009 in French and held by 736 libraries worldwide "The story of a young girl orphaned by war and the farm boy she joins in a fantastical world of macabre play" -- Container.
Forbidden games Jeux interdits
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3 editions published between 1952 and 1995 in French and German and held by 202 libraries worldwide During World War II, a young Parisian girl is orphaned and taken in by simple peasant family, she develops friendship with their youngest son, and shares with him a private world which the grownups cannot understand.
L'homme qui aimait les femmes
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1 edition published in 2001 in French and held by 179 libraries worldwide The story of Bertrand Morane, a bachelor who is obsessed with women. Bertrand is no Don Juan-he is an intelligent and sensitive man who adores women of all ages, shapes and sizes. In an effort to understand his obsession, Bertrand writes his memoirs and remembers all the women he has loved.
L'homme qui amait les femmes The man who loved women
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11 editions published between 1977 and 2007 in French and English and held by 116 libraries worldwide A man who adores women finds it impossible to be faithful to any single one.
The last butterfly
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 108 libraries worldwide Wartime, 1944, and Europe is brutalized by the horror of Nazi aggression and inhumanity. In the tiny Czech village of Terezin, the Nazis plan a propaganda coup to reshape international opinion. In order to reassure a Red Cross delegation and to show the caring face of Nazism, Hitler has given the village to Jewish settlers as a place where they can live in freedom. To provide a convincing "show", the Nazis have plucked French mime, Antoine, from his waning career and ordered him to put on the greatest show of his life.
La Boum
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10 editions published between 1980 and 2010 in French and German and held by 107 libraries worldwide Comedy about teenagers coming of age and adults facing midlife crisis.
The last butterfly
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5 editions published between 1990 and 2001 in English and German and held by 96 libraries worldwide A French actor is taken prisoner by the Gestapo and sentenced to perform in the "model city" of Terezin, a concentration camp filled with artists and children to prove to the world how well the Nazis treat the imprisoned Jews. But the actor discovers the horrifying truth and as he rehearses with a group of children in what is to be the last performance of their lives, he refuses to play a role in the Nazi's charade.
Flügel und Fesseln The future of Emily
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1 edition published in 2008 in German and held by 76 libraries worldwide A gripping drama of family relationships of three generations of females. Isabelle returns home to visit her daughter, but is followed by her smitten co-star. The situation sets off a volatile 24 hours as long-smoldering resentments surface.
Les valseuses
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2 editions published between 2002 and 2008 in French and held by 70 libraries worldwide Two drifters roam the French countryside, indulging in petty crime and other thrills. Their search for a woman who can appreciate their masculinity leads to a beautiful ex-convict.
Honor among thieves
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3 editions published between 1984 and 2007 in English and held by 43 libraries worldwide A riveting French psychological thriller packed with surprising twists.
Jeux interdits
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19 editions published between 1952 and 2009 in French and Undetermined and held by 34 libraries worldwide A timeless evocation of the loss of innocence, Rene Clement's devastating Forbidden Games tells the story of a young orphan and her friend forced to fend for themselves in World War II France.
Enigma
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 26 libraries worldwide An East German defector turned CIA agent must discover the names of five Soviet dissidents targeted by a ruthless KGB hit squad. To do this, he must infiltrate Soviet intelligence and obtain information from Enigma, a Russian computer component.
Die gläserne Zelle
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9 editions published between 1977 and 2009 in German and Undetermined and held by 21 libraries worldwide "When a school crashes down around the children inside for no apparent reason, architect Phillip Braun (Helmut Griem) is quickly apprehended and tried for having condoned inferior design and construction of the building. He is sentenced to prison. After he has already served his sentence, his lawyer (who in the meantime has become the lover of Phillip's wife) discovers that the real blame for the incident may lie elsewhere. However, overwhelmed by his passions, Phillip is easy prey for the villain. "--Allmovie.
Enigma
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2 editions published in 1983 in Undetermined and English and held by 18 libraries worldwide A double agent behind the Iron Curtain tries to find information about a Russian assassination scheme. While on his mission, he encounters his former mistress, who becomes torn between her love for him and her love for a Russian spy.
Der Mann, der die Frauen liebte
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5 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in German and held by 12 libraries worldwide
Un mauvais fils
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6 editions published between 1992 and 2001 in French and Undetermined and held by 11 libraries worldwide Bruno is an ex-convict returning to Fance to live with his father.
Le grand Meaulnes
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7 editions published between 1985 and 2008 in French and Undetermined and held by 10 libraries worldwide A love story about a character who sees a girl once and falls in love; (Fille aux yeux d'or) A skirt-chasing fashion photographer meets a charming young woman who captures his interest immediately.
La boum 2
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6 editions published between 1983 and 2006 in French and held by 10 libraries worldwide Comedy about teenagers coming of age and adults facing midlife crisis.
Le grand Meaulnes
by Jean-Gabriel Albicoco
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4 editions published between 1994 and 2003 in French and held by 10 libraries worldwide Sous le regard fiévreux d'un adolescent égaré, dans les bruyères de Sologne, se déroule une fête étrange et tragique. Un domaine mystérieux, une inconnue. Elle s'appelle Yvonne de Galais, entraperçue et déjà disparue, Meaulnes n'aura de cesse de la retrouver. Passion pure et absolue, se reflétant au miroir de l'enfance et déjà meurtrière.
Jeux interdits
by René Clément
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3 editions published between 1995 and 2002 in French and held by 9 libraries worldwide more
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Action and adventure films Actors Anti-war films Bachelors Bohemianism Boyer, François,--1920-2003 Children Children and death Children--Religious life Cold War (1945-1989) Comedy films Comedy films Coming-of-age films Czech Republic--Terezín (Severočeský kraj) Drama Espionage Families Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Foreign films France France.--Armée de terre.--Légion étrangère France--Paris Friendship in children Germany.--Geheime Staatspolizei History Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Immorality Jews Jews--Persecutions Love Man-woman relationships Middle-aged men Midlife crisis Mimes Motion picture actors and actresses Propaganda Resentment Single men Soviet Union.--Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti Teenagers Theresienstadt (Concentration camp) Thieves Veterans Video recordings--for the hearing impaired War War films World War (1939-1945)
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French
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German (37) Undetermined (29) English (19) No Linguistic content (5) Spanish (5) Italian (3) Multiple languages (2) Covers
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