Back from Bologna (Italy), where I was invited to talk about my production in 1982 of a very special TV program entitled BONJOUR MR LEWIS (6x1h), screened during the Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival, dedicated to valuable treasures of the past ( silent Hitchcock, Chris Marker, Allan Dwan, De Sica, more Chaplin, Olga Preobrazenskja e Ivan Pavrov (USSR) , Vera Chytilova (Tchekoslovakya ), Rene Clément's ( Purple Noon ), René Vautier, Jacques Tati , Scorcese , Agnes Varda , Aldrich, Peter von Bagh , Ozu , Burt Lancaster, Jean Cocteau ( The Beauty and the Beast ), Edmong t. Greville, Jacques Demy, Rossellini , Jiri Menzl, ans so many other jewels) introduced by such an army of movie lovers .......
Robert Benayoun ' s 6h of BONJOUR Mr LEWIS - a loving portait of the indispensable genius Jerry Lewis - was selected by a jury of international journalists headed by Peter von Bagh : Lorenzo Codelli , Alexander Horwath , Mark Mc Elhatten , Paolo Mereghetti , and Jonathan Rosenbaum."Our first new category in this year's edition of the Festival IL CINEMA RITROVATO (Bologna Italy) is the best film or program that we would like to see released on DVD or BLU-RAY .Our selection in this case is the french TV series produced by Pierre Kalfon for french TV (1982 ) written and directed by Robert Benayoun "The Jury For Jerry Lewis, who has been, here , an formidable pro, and for such a talented creator and director, I felt happy and proud
Pierre Kalfon
Kalfon1@yahoo.com