Making Faces

In New York in 1948, photographer Philippe Halsman had a chance meeting with Fernandel, the French movie star, and asked him to participate in a completely new photographic experiment. Halsman would ask him questions about America to which he would respond using only facial expressions.

With his long, lovable horseface, Fernandel answered such questions as "Does the average Frenchman still pinch pretty girls in a crowd?" (silly grin) and "What was your reaction to the great American game of baseball?" (perplexed). Fernandel's reactions are laugh-out-loud funny, and the book that resulted from this unusual collaboration is nothing short of wonderful. With an introduction by Art Buchwald.