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.


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


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


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


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.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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


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


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


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.