Acting
Josephine Baker
Born June 3, 1906 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died April 12, 1975 · aged 68
Josephine Baker (born Freda Josephine McDonald, naturalised French Joséphine Baker; 3 June 1906 – 12 April 1975) was an American-born French entertainer, activist, and French Resistance agent. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in her adopted France. During her early career she was renowned as a dancer, and was among the most celebrated performers to headline the revues of the Fol…
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Siren of the Tropics · 1927Siren of the Tropics
★ 5.51927
MovieMusicDrama
Marquis Sévéro, a rich, lazy Parisian, wants to divorce his wife so that he can marry his own goddaughter Denise. But Denise herself loves André Berval, an engineer employed by the marquis. Filled with jealousy, the marquis sends André to the Antilles, to prospect some land he has just acquired. He promises André that he can marry Denise if he is successful in the tropics, but he then writes to Alvarez, his manager at the site, asking him to prevent André from ever returning to France. The brutal Alvarez forms an instant hatred for André when the engineer breaks up Alvarez's attempt to rape Papitou, a beautiful native girl. Papitou becomes devoted to André, and protects him against Alvarez's schemes. But she faces a crisis herself when she learns that André plans to marry Denise.
Bardot · 2025Bardot
★ 8.32025
MovieDocumentary
An intimate look at the life of international icon Brigitte Bardot. With exclusive access and the full support of Brigitte Bardot and her team, we will uncover her life, with its hardships, trials and struggles, her work and her legacy.
The French Way · 1940The French Way
★ 5.81940
MovieRomanceComedy
Cabaret star Zazu intervenes when young lovers are sundered by their parents' feud.
Zouzou · 1934Zouzou
★ 6.21934
MovieComedyMusic
Aspiring stage actress Zou Zou tries to help her childhood friend prove his innocence after he's accused of murder.
Princess Tam Tam · 1935Princess Tam Tam
★ 5.21935
MovieDramaComedy
A French novelist passes off an African shepherdess as a princess.
Moulin Rouge · 1940Moulin Rouge
★ 6.51940
MovieComedyMusic
A poor wretch, who has just been hired as a music-hall artist, in spite of himself becomes the tenant of a particular Parisian building.
Die Frauen von Folies Bergères · 1927Die Frauen von Folies Bergères
★ 9.01927
MovieComedy
Variety carousel · 1955Variety carousel
★ 6.81955
MovieComedy
A painter gives his daughter a television set for her 18th birthday. On the evening of the party, the family sits in the living room and watches a series of variety shows taken from the sets of theatrical performances and various films recited by the famous Totò,
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