Étoiles et toiles (1982–1986)

Stars:

Frédéric Mitterrand, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, George Tabori

Cast

Series cast summary:
Frédéric Mitterrand	...	Himself - Host (1 episode, 1985)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder	...	Himself (1 episode, 1982)
George Tabori	...	Himself (1 episode, 1982)
Ingrid Caven	...	Herself (1 episode, 1983)
Hans Peter Cloos	...	Himself (1 episode, 1983)
Daniel Schmid	...	Himself (1 episode, 1983)
Liliana Cavani	...	Herself (1 episode, 1984)
Alexander Kluge	...	Himself (1 episode, 1984)
Peter Lilienthal	...	Himself (1 episode, 1984)
Beniamino Maggio	...	Himself (1 episode, 1984)
Pupella Maggio	...	Herself (1 episode, 1984)
Rosalia Maggio	...	Herself (1 episode, 1984)
Gérard Oury	...	Himself (1 episode, 1984)
Maximilian Schell	...	Himself (1 episode, 1984)
Umberto Tirelli	...	Himself (1 episode, 1984)
Piero Tosi	...	Himself (1 episode, 1984)
Monica Vitti	...	Herself (1 episode, 1984)
Annabella	...	Herself (1 episode, 1985)
Bette Davis	...	Herself (1 episode, 1985)
Ninetto Davoli	...	Himself (1 episode, 1985)
Georges Delerue	...	Himself (1 episode, 1985)
Federico Fellini	...	Himself (1 episode, 1985)
Ettore Garofolo	...	Himself (1 episode, 1985)
Jean-Luc Godard	...	Himself (1 episode, 1985)
Dominique Huillet	...	Herself (1 episode, 1985)
Akira Kurosawa	...	Himself (1 episode, 1985)
Emir Kusturica	...	Himself (1 episode, 1985)
Princess Caroline of Monaco	...	Herself (1 episode, 1985)
Bettina Rheims	...	Herself (1 episode, 1985)
Ninón Sevilla	...	Herself (1 episode, 1985)
Jean-Marie Straub	...	Himself (1 episode, 1985)
Liv Ullmann	...	Herself (1 episode, 1985)
Norma Bengell	...	Herself (1 episode, 1986)
Bernard Blier	...	Himself (1 episode, 1986)
Harry Carey Jr.	...	Himself (1 episode, 1986)
Ruy Guerra	...	Himself (1 episode, 1986)
Ben Johnson	...	Himself (1 episode, 1986)
Nikita Mikhalkov	...	Himself (1 episode, 1986)
Grande Otelo	...	Himself (1 episode, 1986)
Silvana Pampanini	...	Himself (1 episode, 1986)
Nelson Pereira dos Santos	...	Himself (1 episode, 1986)
Wadeck Stanczak	...	Himself (1 episode, 1986)
Kim Basinger	...	Herself (1 episode)
Ben Kingsley	...	Himself (1 episode)
Roger Planchon	...	Himself (1 episode)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

costumer | cinema | intellectual | joy of life

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

March 1982 (France)

Company Credits

Production Co:

TF1

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Reflecting a Love of Film

This is a show none of us in the U.S. will ever see, but it brings back fond memories. I lived in France 1985 - 86 and recall catching some of the episodes, hosted by the squeaky-voiced Mitterrand, nephew of France's president at the time. The title translates to "Stars & Screens" and of course was a play on words in French. Each show focused on a particular genre of film, as far as I recall.

What I appreciated was the level of analysis the show would go into. This was something I'd never seen in the U.S., and still don't for the most part. It also reflected the fact that the French are great film fans, and they appreciate films from any corner of the world (here, most people just assume U.S. films are it, and nothing could be further from the truth).

In all honesty, I only remember one episode specifically: It covered U.S. westerns, with a focus on Sam Peckinpah. (Ironically, you could find practically nothing about Peckinpah in the U.S. at the time.) It peaked my interest, and the cool thing was after seeing this show, I went out and saw the Wild Bunch in a Paris theater. (Paris is likely the cinema capital of the world, you can catch anything there.) The Wild Bunch remains one of my favorite films of all time, and Peckinpah one of my favorite directors. I give this show credit for alerting my interest, especially at a time when Peckinpah was still too controversial and basically ignored in the U.S.