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Thirty years after his death, no one has forgotten Arletty’s talent and banter. In the Canal Saint-Martin district of Paris, setting of the famous “North Hotel“, the actress left an indelible mark. The oldest still remember it today.
“Atmosphere! Atmosphere! Do I have a mouthful of atmosphere?“ This is one of the most famous replicas of French cinema, so much so that it still resonates today in the Canal Saint-Martin district of Paris. For the eponymous film, “the Hotel du Nord” had been reconstructed in the studio. Its original façade was listed as a Historic Monument in 1989. Guillaume Manikowski bought it and turned it into a bar-restaurant. With posters and photos, he cultivates the memory of Arletty.
Among his best films, “Evening visitors“, “The Children of Paradise” or “The day begins“, with Jean Gabin. Her rascal insolence still inspires authors, such as Élodie Menant, who recounts her life in “Do I look like Arletty?“ In 1941 she was fallen in love with a German officer, which earned her two years in prison after the war, but she had no regrets.
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