00:06François Saigon, who at the age of 21 has written three bestsellers, visits the set
00:12A Bonjour Tristesse, her first novel which bought her world fame at the age of 18, and
00:18which is the first of her works to be filmed.
00:20Actually, it's not a set, but a real villa on the Riviera, near Saint-Tropez, belonging
00:25to a famous French newspaper man.
00:27The entire picture has been filmed by Otto Preminger, not in artificial sets, but in the real
00:33locales of the book, which the picture follows faithfully.
00:37I wake up every morning and say, Bonjour, at least it is.
00:47My smile is void of laughter, my kiss has no caress, I'm faithful to my lover, my bittersweet
01:09priestess.
01:12This is my dance.
01:13It doesn't seem to be.
01:18I, however, am 4,000 miles away from the glorious Riviera, interviewing Miss Saigon for the magic
01:25of modern techniques, sitting here at my desk in Washington.
01:31Mademoiselle Saigon, how do you explain the enormous popularity of your novels all over
01:38the world?
01:39I don't explain it.
01:40Now, as one of the world's most successful young people, what do you think the youth of
01:44today is searching for?
01:46What is their aim in your opinion?
01:47It's the same thing as the other generation, to be happy and to live in peace.
01:52Why are your books filled with melancholy, a certain sadness, as the French say, tristesse?
01:58I don't think that my books are sad.
02:00Now, when you saw Bonjour, Tristesse being filmed, how did it feel to see your story, your
02:06characters, actually coming to life?
02:08Oh, it's very funny to see.
02:12I don't think they have exactly the physical from my personage, but I think that it's
02:20neither the same.
02:22But I found they were very charming.
02:26You mean they didn't look physically exactly the way you imagined, but you found them charming.
02:32What about Jean Seberg, who played the part of Cecile?
02:35Did you find that she was well cast to play the heroine of your book?
02:38Yes, she sings very well.
02:40And Debra Carr, David Devin, and Jean Seberg will be delighted to know that you approve
02:47of their work.
02:48But may I ask, what are going to be your future plans?
02:52Oh, I'm just going to walk and to drive my life.
02:58I hope you drive your life carefully.
03:01And now let's take a look at some scenes from Bonjour, Tristesse, that Otto Preminger filmed
03:08with an all-star cast.
03:09And I predict that you'll enjoy it as much as I.
03:17You said we weren't to do this anymore.
03:19I don't care.
03:27Cecile.
03:28Cecile.
03:35Boccante Cassidy.
03:3617 now isn't what it was when you were 17.
03:39I'm not a child, Ann, and I won't be treated like one.
03:58Oh, I'm getting dizzy.
04:03Better?
04:05Better.
04:11Better.
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