Commissaire Juve, as played by Louis de Funès, becomes a comedic character, much unlike his literary counterpart. The general tone of the films is more light-hearted than the original Fantômas novels. Mylène Demongeot plays "Hélène Gurn", the girlfriend of "Jérôme Fandor", Fantômas' arch enemy. It found success even in the United States, where fan websites exist to this day. It is the first film of a trilogy, and Fantômas became extremely successful in Europe, the Soviet Union and Japan.
It was France's answer, in 1964, to the James Bond phenomenon that swept the world at around the same time. In the film Juve teams up with journalist Fandor, also played by Marais, trying to catch Fantômas but never quite succeeding. "It kept me up and hour and a half after my appointed bedtime." - Punchįor more on the world of the Fantômas novels and films go to Who is Fantômas?įor information on where to find Fantômas websites, books, movies and other information, browse Links & Resourcesįor more quick reference information to Fantômas in English, see the Wikipedia entry.Fantômas ( French pronunciation: ) is a 1964 French comedy film starring Jean Marais as the arch villain Fantômas opposite Louis de Funès as the earnest but outclassed commissaire Paul Juve. "Unable to resist the allure of evil, I spent the rest of the day with Fantômas." -Umberto Eco The book is not a puzzle but an intoxicant." -Geoffrey O'Brien "A utopia of uninterrupted sensationalism.
"Absurd and magnificant lyricism." -Jean Cocteau "From the imaginative standpoint Fantômas is one of the richest works that exist." -Guillaume Apollinaire
Many thanks to Peter Maravelis and all the sponsors, participants and attendees for making Fantômas-by-the-Bay such a marvelous and illuminating event. George Spirits Absinthe Verte was tasted. Hundreds of people attended the events and much St. The festival featured historians Robin Walz and Dominique Kalifa, Fanto-aficionados Howard Rodman and Marc Ellis, graphic artist David King, scholar Jonathan Eburne, chanteuse Jill Tracy, author and musician Daniel Handler, puppeteer Janaki Ranpura, and many others-including the Lord of Terror himself.
The extravaganza of readings, multi-media presentations, theatrical performances, and rare film screenings was curated and organized by Peter Maravelis of the internationally renowned City Lights Books, and was sponsored by City Lights in conjunction with the Cultural Services of the Consulate General of France and the Mechanics' Institute Library. In San Francisco from April 6 - 10 of that year, Fantômas-by-the-Bay celebrated the centenary. The Lord of Terror turned 100 years old in 2011. The Fantômas Centenary: Fantômas By The Bay
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