All you need is laugh

Do you know Fernand Joseph Desire Constandin? No? But you definitely know Don Camillo. Not Terence Hill, but this one:

See? The guy is also - and better - known as "Fernandel".

Well, Fernandel once bumped into a certain Philippe Halsman in New York. It was a short meeting, but the outcome was hilarious - and a masterpiece of photography: a photographic interview. Here is an extract of this interview.



"Does the average Frenchman still pinch pretty girls in a crowd?"


"What measures are being taken by the french government to raise the birth rate?"


"We hope that you have tasted our california champagne?"


"What would you rather give up - women or garlic?"


The interview is available as a book. Find further informations here: http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/books/photography/all/facts/01364.htm