They stayed in the memory of the French audience.
These memoirs were made for a French audience, and therefore have a legitimate bias.
Until his death, he was more known to French audiences as a children's author.
Some French audiences also had difficulty with the film.
But they decided to join forces to tell a big story which would appeal to both French and anglophone audiences.
Over time, these changes became more and more acceptable to the French audience.
Decades ago, riders spent time interacting with their French audience.
French audiences and critics love him best in exactly all the films Americans loved least.
Think of that, with a French audience all stirred up and ready.
In the 1970's, American modern dance began to draw French audiences.