Acting

Gina Manès

Born April 7, 1893 · Paris, France

Died September 6, 1989 · aged 96

Gina Manès (born Blanche Moulin; 7 April 1893 – 6 September 1989) was a French film actress and a major star of French silent cinema. After an early appearance in a Louis Feuillade film, she had significant roles in films of Germaine Dulac and Jean Epstein, including Cœur fidèle.

Known For

NapoleonNapoleon · 1927
Napoleon
★ 7.91927
MovieDramaHistory
A biopic of former Emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign) to his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution (where a real storm is intercut with a political storm) and the Terror, culminating in his triumphant 1797 invasion of Italy.
Majestic Hotel CellarsMajestic Hotel Cellars · 1945
Majestic Hotel Cellars
★ 5.31945
MovieCrimeDrama
Maigret is called to the high-class Hotel Majestic to investigate a body. The wife of a wealthy American has been killed - but to Maigret's surprise she has a gun in her purse. He begins to follow up the handful of clues that could explain her secret life and her demise.
Les RéprouvésLes Réprouvés · 1937
Les Réprouvés
★ 10.01937
MovieDrama
At the borders of the Saharan desert, the dramatic situation of a battalion of light infantry attacked by the enemy.
MayerlingMayerling · 1936
Mayerling
★ 6.51936
MovieHistoryDrama
Rudolf, the only heir to Emperor Franz Josef of Austria-Hungary, is trapped in a loveless marriage to a Belgian princess. As he seeks to flee his stifling environment, he meets the beautiful Maria, and the two enter into a scandalous affair. Despite the interference of the Emperor, the couple refuse to give each other up.
Fernandel the DressmakerFernandel the Dressmaker · 1956
Fernandel 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?!
Premier maiPremier mai · 1958
Premier mai
★ 5.81958
MovieDramaComedy
On this beautiful May 1st, Thérèse is about to give birth. Their presence at home is undesirable, so Jean, her husband, decides to take François, their little boy, to a soccer match. Their plans change when they meet a former factory mate who seems to have made a success of his life. This man, Blanchot, decides to return to Jean a sum of money he had once borrowed. Trusted, Jean is drawn into a clandestine circle, where his apparent luck delivers him without ulterior motive to Blanchot, who is one of the ringleaders. The police interrupt the dangerous game, putting Jean, who has no identity papers, in an awkward situation.
The Count of BragelonneThe Count of Bragelonne · 1954
The Count of Bragelonne
★ 6.01954
MovieComedyDrama
Raoul de Bragelonne must uphold his musketeer father's legacy in the face of court intrigues from Cardinal Mazarin.
Looping the LoopLooping the Loop · 1928
Looping the Loop
★ 8.51928
MovieDramaRomance
Botto the Clown is in love with the much younger Blanche but she is in love with the handsome daredevil acrobate Andre.

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The Saint and Her FoolThe Saint and Her Fool · 1928
The Saint and Her Fool
★ 9.01928
MovieRomanceDrama
Agnes Günther’s heart-rending fairy tale dazzled turn-of-the-century German audiences and sold hundreds of thousands of copies before being adapted into this tale of timeless passion, the beautiful The Saint and the Fool. The unapologetically sentimental classic was directed by Wilhelm Dieterle, who launched a successful career in Weimar cinema before becoming known for romantic, lush melodramas and technicolor extravaganzas, including 1945′s Marlene Dietrich unforgettable Love Letters. The dashing Dieterle himself plays Harrogate, Earl of Torstein, whose star-crossed love for the luminous Rosemarie of Brauneck (Lien Deyers, discovered by Fritz Lang) is further doomed by royal heroes and villains, the requisite evil stepmother, and fantastical elements that channel the intoxicating romance of Camille through the magic of the Brothers Grimm.

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