03 July 2021

Humour à la Carte

During the 1980s, one of the most prominent postcard publishers was Editions Humour à la Carte. The French publisher was based at 38, Rue Ste Croix de la Bretonnier in Paris, according to the flip side of the cards. When you visited Centre Pompidou you could find many postcard shops in the Beaubourg area that sold the Humour à la Carte cards with such film stars as young Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan, Meryl Streep and Matt Dillon, and pop stars like David Bowie, Billy Idol and Madonna. But the Humour à la Carte cards also offer an overview of the then flourishing French cinema: Isabelle Adjani, Isabelle Huppert, Christophe Lambert, but also the new generation with Juliette Binoche and Emmanuelle Béart, and of course the two protagonists of that sensual sensation 37°2 le matin/Betty Blue (1986), Béatrice Dalle and Jean-Hugues Anglade. Editions Humour à la Carte was founded in 1984 and closed its doors in 1989.

Madonna
French postcard by Editions Humour à la Carte, Paris, no. ST-56. Madonna.

Arnold Schwarzenegger in Conan the Barbarian (1982)
French postcard by Humour à la Carte, Paris, no. ST-59. Photo: Arnold Schwarzenegger in Conan the Barbarian (John Milius, 1982).

Richard Berry
French postcard by Editions Humour à la Carte, Paris, no. ST-62. Richard Berry.

Bernard Giraudeau
French postcard in the 'Collection 9.1/2' series by Editions Humour à la Carte, Paris, no. ST-63. Sent by mail in 2000. Bernard Giraudeau.

Lambert Wilson
French postcard in the 'Collection 9.1/2' series by Editions Humour à la carte, Paris, no. ST-69. Lambert Wilson.

Coluche
French postcard by Editions Humour à la Carte, Paris, no. ST-101. Photo: Alain Bizos / VU. Coluche.

Christophe Lambert
French postcard by Editions Humour à la Carte, Paris, no. ST-105. Photo: Pascal Dolemieux / VU. Christophe or Christopher Lambert.

Paul Newman
French postcard by Editions Humour à la Carte, Paris, no. ST-118. Paul Newman.

Billy Idol
French postcard by Editions Humour à la Carte, Paris, no. ST-120. Billy Idol.

Meryl Streep in Plenty (1985)
French postcard by Editions Humour à la Carte, Paris, no. ST-121. Meryl Streep in Plenty (Fred Schepisi, 1985).

David Bowie (1947-2016)
French postcard by Editions Humour à la Carte, Paris, no. ST-127. Photo: David Bowie in Absolute Beginners (Julien Temple, 1986).

Valerie Kaprisky
French postcard by Humour à la Carte, Paris, no. ST-154. Valérie Kaprisky.

Isabelle Adjani
French postcard by Humour a la Carte, Paris, no. ST-158. Isabelle Adjani.

Isabelle Huppert
French postcard by Humour a la Carte, Paris, no. ST-159. Isabelle Huppert.

Béatrice Dalle
French postcard by Humour à la Carte, Paris, no. ST-160. Photo: J. Casano / Stills. Béatrice Dalle.

Jean-Hugues Anglade
French postcard by Humour a la Carte, Paris, no. ST-164. Photo: J. Casano / Stills. Jean-Hugues Anglade.

Emmanuelle Béart
French postcard in the 'Le jour se lève' series by Editions Humour à la Carte, Paris, no. ST-168. Photo: Jean-Pierre Larcher.Emmanuelle Béart.

Sandrine Bonnaire
French postcard in the 'Le jour se lève' series by Editions Humour à la Carte, Paris, no. ST-169. Photo: Jean-Pierre Larcher. Sandrine Bonnaire.

Juliette Binoche
French postcard in the 'Le jour se lève' series by Editions Humour à la Carte, Paris, no. ST-170. Photo: Jean-Pierre Larcher. Juliette Binoche.

Mathilda May
French postcard in the 'Le jour se lève' series by Editions Humour à la Carte, Paris, no. ST-177. Photo: Jean-Pierre Larcher. Mathilda May.

Maruschka Detmers
French postcard in the 'Le jour se lève' series by Editions Humour à la carte, Paris, no. ST-179. Photo: Jean-Pierre Larcher. Maruschka Detmers.

Anthony Delon
French postcard by Editions Humour à la Carte, Paris, no. ST-184. Anthony Delon.

Jacques Brel
French postcard by Humour à la Carte, Paris, no. 3393. Photo: J.L. Rancurel. Jacques Brel.

Matt Dillon in Rumble Fish (1983)
French postcard by Humour à la Carte, Paris, no. 3515. Photo: D.R. Matt Dillon in Rumble Fish (Francis Coppola, 1983).

Fanny Ardant
French postcard by Humour a la Carte, Paris, no. 3713. Fanny Ardant.

Source: Societe (French). For more postcards, please check our Humour à la Carte album at Flickr.

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