Acting

Patachou

Born June 10, 1918 · Paris, France

Died April 30, 2015 · aged 96

Henriette Ragon (10 June 1918 – 30 April 2015), better known as Patachou, was a French singer and actress. She was an Officier of the Légion d'honneur. Born in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, Henriette Ragon began her working life as a typist, then a factory worker, a shoeseller and an antique dealer. In 1948, with her husband Jean Billon she took over a cabaret-restaurant in Montmartre, calle…

Known For

Pola XPola X · 1999
Pola X
5.51999
MovieDramaRomance
A writer leaves his upper-class life and journeys with a woman claiming to be his sister, and her two friends.
ActorsActors · 2000
Actors
5.82000
MovieComedy
A self-conscious and self-referential adventure into the (pretend) lives of legendary actors in Paris.
Belphegor, Phantom of the LouvreBelphegor, Phantom of the Louvre · 2001
Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre
4.62001
MovieFantasyMystery
A collection of artifacts from an archeological dig in Egypt are brought to the famous Louvre museum in Paris, and while experts are using a laser scanning device to determine the age of a sarcophagus, a ghostly spirit escapes and makes its way into the museum's electrical system.
NapoleonNapoleon · 1955
Napoleon
6.31955
MovieDramaHistory
The film follows the life of Napoleon from his early life in Corsica to his death at Saint Helena. The film is notable for its use of location shooting for numerous scenes, especially at the French estates of Malmaison and Fontainebleau, the Palace of Versailles, and sites of Napoleonic battles including Austerlitz and Waterloo.
Open SeasonOpen Season · 1993
Open Season
7.31993
MovieDrama
A "three people relationship" with a pact involving a terrible past. The pact concerns France, Anne and Pierre.
French CancanFrench Cancan · 1955
French Cancan
7.21955
MovieComedyDrama
Nineteenth-century Paris comes vibrantly alive in Jean Renoir’s exhilarating tale of the opening of the world-renowned Moulin Rouge. Jean Gabin plays the wily impresario Danglard, who makes the cancan all the rage while juggling the love of two beautiful women—an Egyptian belly-dancer and a naive working girl turned cancan star.
Adventures of FélixAdventures of Félix · 2000
Adventures of Félix
6.02000
MovieComedy
A charming comedy about going on a rather long walk. Félix is a laid-back guy living in the bleak northern coastal town of Dieppe. He lives happily with his lover Daniel and is a soap opera enthusiast and HIV-positive. After losing his job, Félix decides to find the father he never knew in Marseilles. Agreeing to meet Daniel in the southern port city in a week's time, Félix throws on his backpack and starts hiking. On his way, he discovers that family need not always be connected by blood.
La VisiteuseLa Visiteuse · 1981
La Visiteuse
1981
MovieDrama
Claire, a young woman visits an old friend to relieve her heartache.

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