french song at end of tinker tailor soldier spy
La Mer (song)
The French original is featured prominently in a variety of films , including L.A. Story , in which it is played during the opening montage ; French Kiss ( 1995 ) , in which it is sung by lead actor Kevin Kline and Mr. Bean 's Holiday , which uses a recording of Trenet himself in its final scene . It also is played in the last episode of White Collar ( TV series ) named Aú Revoir started on a record player by Mozzie and then it plays over Neal Caffrey cracking a safe and Neal Caffrey walking through the streets of Paris . The song is sung in the French documentary film Blood of the Beasts ( 1949 ) . Julio Iglesias ' 1976 live recording is used instead of dialogue and other sounds ( including a gun shot ) during the last three and a half minutes of the 2011 British spy - film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy , directed by Tomas Alfredson . The film and the song both end in the same moment ( credit credentials aside ) . It is performed in the film A Life Less Ordinary ( 1997 ) by Ewan McGregor and Cameron Diaz . The Trenet recording is heard over the end credits of an episode of The Simpsons titled `` The Squirt and the Whale '' . 
The French original is featured prominently in a variety of films , including L.A. Story , in which it is played during the opening montage ; French Kiss ( 1995 ) , in which it is sung by lead actor Kevin Kline and Mr. Bean 's Holiday , which uses a recording of Trenet himself in its final scene . It also is played in the last episode of White Collar ( TV series ) named Aú Revoir started on a record player by Mozzie and then it plays over Neal Caffrey cracking a safe and Neal Caffrey walking through the streets of Paris . The song is sung in the French documentary film Blood of the Beasts ( 1949 ) . Julio Iglesias ' 1976 live recording is used instead of dialogue and other sounds ( including a gun shot ) during the last three and a half minutes of the 2011 British spy - film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy , directed by Tomas Alfredson . The film and the song both end in the same moment ( credit credentials aside ) . It is performed in the film A Life Less Ordinary ( 1997 ) by Ewan McGregor and Cameron Diaz . The Trenet recording is heard over the end credits of an episode of The Simpsons titled `` The Squirt and the Whale '' .
The French original song La Mer is featured prominently in a variety of films.  Julio Iglesias' 1976 live recording is used instead of dialogue and other sounds (including a gunshot) during the last three and a half minutes of the 2011 British spy - film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
The French original is featured prominently in a variety of films , including L.A. Story , in which it is played during the opening montage ; French Kiss ( 1995 ) , in which it is sung by lead actor Kevin Kline and Mr. Bean 's Holiday , which uses a recording of Trenet himself in its final scene . Julio Iglesias ' 1976 live recording is used instead of dialogue and other sounds ( including a gun shot ) during the last three and a half minutes of the 2011 British spy - film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy , directed by Tomas Alfredson .
The French original song La Mer is featured prominently in a variety of films, including the British spy - film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
The French original is featured prominently in a variety of films , including L.A. Story , in which it is played during the opening montage ; French Kiss ( 1995 ) , in which it is sung by lead actor Kevin Kline and Mr. Bean 's Holiday , which uses a recording of Trenet himself in its final scene . Julio Iglesias ' 1976 live recording is used instead of dialogue and other sounds ( including a gun shot ) during the last three and a half minutes of the 2011 British spy - film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy , directed by Tomas Alfredson .