Matialth
Good concept, poorly executed.
Stellead
Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful
Sanjeev Waters
A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
Celia
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
shemp47-1
I'm just watching the new DVD release of French Postcards and I'm sorry to say they have substituted all the music with elevator muzak. This is really a shame in that the original music soundtrack was one of the best things about this film. It was French language versions of pop hits such as "Do You Believe In Magic?" and "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" that was most memorable. This is still a fine film and I recommend it but I wish they would bring back the original soundtrack. I remember seeing this film on HBO back in the eighties when they ran the same film ten times a day and I would watch it just for the soundtrack. I advise you try to find an old VHS version with the original music. Also Debra Winger's role is so small it's ridiculous they try to promote it as "starring Debra Winger".
Todd
Yes, I'm another one of those who saw this on cable TV back in 1980 or so. Only it wasn't on HBO, because my family didn't have that. It was probably on Star Channel (Anybody else remember that one? It was the forerunner of The Movie Channel.) And they probably played it way more than every other day. More like every other movie. Back then they would rotate about 2 or 3 movies all day long. I don't know how many times I saw Caddyshack and The Stunt Man.I fell in love with French Postcards as soon as I saw the opening credits. I was really disappointed when I found that the VHS version didn't have the French language "Do You Believe in Magic." I think my brother held his tape recorder up to the TV and has it on a cassette tape somewhere. I wonder if it has held up for 25 years. Unfortunately this was a few years prior to videotape recorders so none of us could tape the actual movie. I had to settle for buying the VHS with the altered opening song.Really charming, sweet movie and I'm impatiently waiting for it to appear on widescreen DVD (with the original soundtrack).
krazykat29
Happened upon this movie on hbo and became a total sucker for it. What a great little movie. Why I never heard of this movie before now is something I can't figure out. It's one of those movies that stands the test of time, even if it's only twenty odd years.
cmt-2
FRENCH POSTCARDS is one of those movies you watch when there's nothing else on (at least that was the case for me). It's a harmless little movie with some nice shots of Paris and a story you've probably seen in dozens of other movies. It also has a couple of lovely French actresses (France-Piser and Quennessen)and a pretty American (Baker). And stay on the lookout for Debra Winger, before she was a star. It's a likeable movie overall.
