Acting
Suzy Delair
Born December 31, 1917 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Died March 15, 2020 · aged 102
Suzy Delair, born Suzanne Pierrette Declair (31 December 1917 - 15 March 2020) was a vivacious French entertainer who starred in many different films. Her real name is Suzanne Pierrette Delaire. She acted in films directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jean Dréville, Jean Grémillon, Marcel L'Herbier, Christian-Jaque, Marcel Carné, Luchino Visconti, René Clément and Gérard Oury. She is also famous in …
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Rocco and His Brothers · 1960Rocco and His Brothers
★ 8.01960
MovieDramaRomance
When a impoverished widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results.
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob · 1973The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
★ 7.41973
MovieComedy
In this riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Victor Pivert, a blustering, bigoted French factory owner, finds himself taken hostage by Slimane, an Arab rebel leader. The two dress up as rabbis as they try to elude not only assasins from Slimane's country, but also the police, who think Pivert is a murderer. Pivert ends up posing as Rabbi Jacob, a beloved figure who's returned to France for his first visit after 30 years in the United States. Adding to the confusion are Pivert's dentist-wife, who thinks her husband is leaving her for another woman, their daughter, who's about to get married, and a Parisian neighborhood filled with people eager to celebrate the return of Rabbi Jacob.
Is Paris Burning? · 1966Is Paris Burning?
★ 7.21966
MovieWarDrama
Near the end of World War II, General Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, or if he's unable to maintain control of the city. After much contemplation, Choltitz ignores orders, enraging the Germans and giving hope to various resistance factions that the city will be liberated. Choltitz, alongside Swedish diplomat Raoul Nordling, helps a leader organise his forces.
Lost Souvenirs · 1950Lost Souvenirs
★ 5.51950
MovieFantasyDrama
Suppose lost and found objects could talk... But they can! At least four of them... : -A statuette of Osiris remembers how two ex-lovers, a model and a good for nothing who claimed to be an Egyptologist, met again one Christmas Eve. -A violin has things to say about Raoul, a humble policeman who lost Solange, a widowed grocer he loved, to a god-dam seducing busker also named Raoul. -A scarf was witness to an eerie romance between a young madman and girl he had saved from suicide. -A funeral wreath lets us know how it caused a young woman to believe her lover dead. After having told their respective story, the objects return to their customary stillness.
The Last One of the Six · 1941The Last One of the Six
★ 6.11941
MovieDramaMystery
Paris, France. Commissaire Wens is put in charge of the investigation into the murder of one of six friends who, in the past, made a very profitable promise.
Jenny Lamour · 1947Jenny Lamour
★ 7.51947
MovieDramaMystery
Paris, France, December 1946. Jenny Lamour, an ambitious cabaret singer, and Maurice, her extremely jealous pianist husband, become involved in the thorough investigation of the murder of a shady businessman, led by Antoine, a peculiar and methodical police inspector.
Fernandel the Dressmaker · 1956Fernandel the Dressmaker
★ 6.31956
MovieComedy
A modest taylor the women found irresistible inherit a Maison de couture in financial difficulty. Decided to save it he prepare a great collection. But when his wife discovered his relations with one of the mannequin, how would he prevent the scandale without loosing... both of them?!
Gervaise · 1956Gervaise
★ 6.71956
MovieRomanceDrama
Gervaise Macquart is a beautiful Parisian laundress and mother whose lover, Lantier, walks out on her. She eventually marries Henri Coupeau, a roofer who has an unfortunate accident. As her now crippled husband descends into alcoholism, Gervaise tries to make ends meet on her own. Life becomes even more complicated when Lantier returns and befriends Henri. Meanwhile, the man she really loves is sent to prison.
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Le Fil à la patte · 1954Le Fil à la patte
★ 5.21954
MovieRomanceComedy
Count Fernand du Bois d'Enghien typifies the pleasure seeker and as such he has a mistress of course, star singer Lucette Gauthier. But now Fernand feels it is time for him to tie the knot. For that, pretty Viviane Duverger is the ideal prey. The trouble is that the explosive Lucette does not hear it that way. Fortunately for Bois d'Enghien, Urugua, a rich South American general, falls in love with Lucette.
Lucette Gauthier, la volcanique maîtresse du comte, vedette à l'Alcazar
The Regattas of San Francisco · 1960The Regattas of San Francisco
★ 10.01960
Movie
A teenager who suffers from his mother's escapades imagines the life of his father in San Francisco.
Lucilla, Lidia's mother
L'Âge vermeil · 1984L'Âge vermeil
1984
SeriesComedyFamily
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