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Monday, April 15, 2013
Marseille on Film: A New Book
Think of Marseille on film and the image that will flicker before most people's eyes is probably that of Popeye Doyle going cold turkey in The French Connection II which, back in 1975, did for the city's image as a tourist destination pretty much what Kim Jom Un is currently doing for North Korea. But the cinematic history of Marseille is much richer than that, as a new book, published today, reveals. Click here to read more
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Dear Sheila Johnston,
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