Arlette Poirier

Acting

Arlette Poirier

Born June 11, 1926 · Paris, France

Died May 21, 2012 · aged 85

No biography available.

Known For

Lo scocciatoreLo scocciatore · 1953
Lo scocciatore
6.61953
MovieDramaComedy
A bored civil servant accepts an invitation to visit a glamorous young lady. When she doesn't answer the door, then is later found murdered he panics!
My Childish FatherMy Childish Father · 1953
My Childish Father
10.01953
MovieDrama
A middle-aged man, an architect by trade, decides to make an end run around getting married. He marries a charming young woman, tenderly in love, who proves incapable of holding him back and, above all, of making him work. But a young American arrives in Paris and reveals that he is the architect's natural son. At first reluctant, the latter and his young wife quickly adapt to the new situation, until the son, a businessman through and through, wants to share with his father his ideas on life, which can be summed up in one sentence: hard work, with no time for pleasure. The father is quick to balk, and the son is forced to unwillingly participate in the fickle architect's nightlife. Eventually, the father is able to settle down, while the son, having acquired a taste for love, has a good time.
Les deux Monsieur de MadameLes deux Monsieur de Madame · 1951
Les deux Monsieur de Madame
8.01951
MovieComedy
Adolphe is in serious financial difficulties and the extravagances of his wife do not help to fix things.
The Lovers of MontparnasseThe Lovers of Montparnasse · 1958
The Lovers of Montparnasse
6.91958
MovieRomanceDrama
Biographic film chronicling the last year of the life of the Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani, 1919, who falls in love with a girl from a wealthy family. Her parents are against this relationship and stop financial help. Modigliani worked and died in abject poverty in the Montparnasse Quarter of Paris, France.
I Am Frigid... Why?I Am Frigid... Why? · 1972
I Am Frigid... Why?
4.11972
MovieDrama
Doris is a teenage virgin who is traumatized after being raped by her 2 "friends", a young man and his sister, leaving her with no interest in sex. Discouraged, she embarks on a journey of sexual awakening in hopes of curing herself.
Serenade of TexasSerenade of Texas · 1958
Serenade of Texas
5.21958
MovieWesternComedy
Music seller and singer on occasion, Jacques Gardel learns from master Jérôme Quilleboeuf that he inherits oil fields located in Big Bend in Texas.
French TouchFrench Touch · 1952
French Touch
6.91952
MovieComedy
Mario, a bumptious sheep-shearer, discovers he has a inimtable touch that makes women, as well as sheep, swoon at his professional caress. He is soon the most sought-after hairdresser in France and is awarded the Legion of Honor...
Run Away Mr. PerleRun Away Mr. Perle · 1952
Run Away Mr. Perle
6.01952
MovieComedy
Modest fifty-something, Mr. Perle, is a baker in a small provincial town. He lives there with an authoritarian woman and her cousin, a parasite who poisons his existence. A Parisian notary writes to the hero to ask him to come and take possession of an inheritance. In Paris, Perle meets a pretty adventuress.

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My Childish FatherMy Childish Father · 1953
My Childish Father
10.01953
MovieDrama
A middle-aged man, an architect by trade, decides to make an end run around getting married. He marries a charming young woman, tenderly in love, who proves incapable of holding him back and, above all, of making him work. But a young American arrives in Paris and reveals that he is the architect's natural son. At first reluctant, the latter and his young wife quickly adapt to the new situation, until the son, a businessman through and through, wants to share with his father his ideas on life, which can be summed up in one sentence: hard work, with no time for pleasure. The father is quick to balk, and the son is forced to unwillingly participate in the fickle architect's nightlife. Eventually, the father is able to settle down, while the son, having acquired a taste for love, has a good time.

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