40 Year Itch : The Game of a Magician

Monica Vitti and Claudia Cardinale in 1975's 'Qui Comincia L'Avventura'

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   Long before saddling us with Celine Dion, Quebec offered us the gently progressive folk sounds of Harmonium. Warm, acoustic, with traces of Beatlesque melodies, 1975's Si On Avait Besoin D'une Cinquieme Saison may be one of your favorite discoveries this year. Je vous en prie.