Magali Noël - Le Rififi

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I'd never heard of Magali Noël until her death was reported on an excellent weekly obituaries podcast (yes really, Radio 4 The Last Word). She sounded interesting, so I investigated. I'm glad I did...

This is from the 1955 French Noir film Les Rififi Chez Les Hommes. (it says 1959 on the YouTubed clip above, but elsewhere it says 1955, and I think that's correct). Rififi is French for fighting or brawling.

Noël also recorded a song about masochistic tendencies call Fais-moi mal, Johnny ("Hurt me Johnny"), that was banned for its lyrical content. This is a translation of one verse, from the original French, I found online...

His little shirt back on 
His li'l suit, his li'l shoes 
Went down the stairs 
Leaving me with a dislocated shoulder. 
For thugs this type, it ain't worth the expense 
Now my bums are all bruised 
Never again shall I request 

Hurt me hurt me Johnny...  

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