Marcel Aymé

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Marcel Aymé

Born March 29, 1902 · Joigny, Yonne, France

Died October 14, 1967 · aged 65

Marcel Aymé (29 March 1902 – 14 October 1967) was a French novelist and playwright, who also wrote screenplays and works for children. Marcel André Aymé was born in Joigny, in the Burgundy region of France, the youngest of six children. His father, Joseph, was a blacksmith, and his mother, Emma Monamy, died when he was two years old, after the family had moved to Tours. Marcel was sent to live wi…

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Edwige Feuillère en scèneEdwige Feuillère en scène · 1992
Edwige Feuillère en scène
7.01992
MovieComedy
On stage, the actress talks about her life in the 20th-century French theatre, the great authors she played and the famous stage directors of the time who directed her.
La Traversée de ParisLa Traversée de Paris · 1956
La Traversée de Paris
7.31956
MovieComedyDrama
Two unlikely companions must smuggle four suitcases filled with contraband pork across Nazi-occupied Paris.
Way of YouthWay of Youth · 1959
Way of Youth
6.21959
MovieComedy
This movie is a Marcel Aymé adaptation and it deals with the not-so-glorious side of the Occupation: black market, war profiteers, cracking open bottles of Champagne while most of the Parisians are almost starving.
The Witches of SalemThe Witches of Salem · 1957
The Witches of Salem
6.91957
MovieDramaHistory
Salem 1692. The young Abigail, seduced and abandoned by John Proctor, accuses John's wife of being a witch in revenge. A series of tragic trials soon befall Salem as fear and suspicion blur the lines of reality.
Papa, Mama, the Maid and IPapa, Mama, the Maid and I · 1954
Papa, Mama, the Maid and I
5.71954
MovieComedyRomance
The residents of the apartment building on Rue Montmartre are a motley crew of oddballs and eccentrics. The daring son of a professor couple is in love with a sexy student who supplements her pocket money by working as an au pair. And then there's Monsieur Calomel, the crazy but helpful neighbor who's always ready with a funny face...
HéloïseHéloïse · 1991
Héloïse
5.51991
MovieComedy
Photographer Maurice Martin turns into a woman named Héloïse every night at 8 p.m.
UranusUranus · 1990
Uranus
6.71990
MovieDramaComedy
After World War II, a small French village struggles to put the war behind as the controlling Communist Party tries to flush out Petain loyalists. The local bar owner, a simple man who likes to write poetry, who only wants to be left alone to do his job, becomes a target for Communist harassment as they try and locate a particular loyalist, and he pushes back.
Portrait of InnocencePortrait of Innocence · 1941
Portrait of Innocence
7.31941
MovieComedyDrama
A student from an elementary school accidentally breaks the glass roof of his school. His comrades decide to support it by working during the summer holidays in order to pay for reconstruction.

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La Tête des autresLa Tête des autres · 1973
La Tête des autres
7.01973
MovieComedy
Prosecutor Maillard can rejoice: he has just obtained the death sentence of an accused accused of murder. It is the third head he gets at the assizes. There followed an evening of rejoicing with his wife and friends, including the prosecutor Bertolier. The latter's wife is Maillard's mistress. The lovers left alone, the condemned man, Valorin, burst into the room. He managed to escape during his transfer to the remand center. Valorin immediately recognized Bertolier's wife. And for good reason: at the time of the crime, they were together in a brothel. Stunned by the miscarriage of justice he has just committed, Maillard then tries to rehabilitate Vallorin while trying to avoid a scandal in the judiciary. He then calls Bertolier to the rescue. Valorin is opportunely killed "accidentally" and ... everything will go back to "order".

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