“That impulse — to find out more about minor or secondary characters — has inspired many books over the years.”
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You’ll Poke Your Eye Out (With That Stack Of Books)
“Even mediocre plots have a way of sinking their hooks into you, until you find yourself concerned for the fates of characters who aren’t even fully convincing. But even so, there were moments when I began to doubt the whole enterprise of fiction writing itself.”
Edouard Molinaro, 85, Director Of The Original ‘La Cage Aux Folles’
“Among Molinaro’s numerous other films were Oscar (1967) with [Louis] de Funes and My Uncle Benjamin (1969), which starred the Belgian singer and songwriter Jacques Brel.”