Christine (1983 film) "Christine". Kobritz purchased the rights to "Christine" after finding himself attracted to the novel's "celebration of America's obsession with the motorcar." According to John Carpenter, "Christine" was not a film he had planned on directing, saying that he directed the film as "a job" as opposed to a "personal project." He had previously directed "The Thing" (1982), which had done poorly at the box office and led to critical backlash. In retrospect, Carpenter stated that upon reading "Christine", he felt that "It just wasn't very frightening. But it was something I needed to do at that time for my career."
Marie-Christine Lombard Marie-Christine Lombard Marie-Christine Lombard (born 1958) is a French business executive. She was appointed CEO of Geodis in October 2012. She is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Keolis. Since 2008, she has chaired the Coordinating Committee of Lyon Ville Entrepreneuriat, a network supporting business, start-ups, development and transfers for the Greater Lyon region. After obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in science, Marie-Christine Lombard entered the French business school ESSEC and graduated in 1981. She began her career in the United States as head of merchandising at the department stores chain Lord & Taylor. Between 1983 and 1986, Marie-Christine