Jean Lara

Acting

Jean Lara

Born September 22, 1922 · Dijon, France

Died September 25, 2010 · aged 88

Jean Lara (born Jean Joseph Marie Usandivaras; 20 September 1922 - 3 April 2010) is a French actor and director.

Known For

The Discreet Charm of the BourgeoisieThe Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie · 1972
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
7.51972
MovieComedy
In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.
Farewell, FriendFarewell, Friend · 1968
Farewell, Friend
6.31968
MovieCrimeAction
After serving together in the French Foreign Legion, a mercenary and a doctor leave the service and go their separate ways. Later, they are reunited and become involved with a caper involving millions in a high-security safe. The two men become locked in during a holiday weekend as they attempt to crack the safe's combination.
The MarginThe Margin · 1976
The Margin
6.11976
MovieDrama
A businessman leaves his country home, and wife and young son for a business trip to Paris. While there he develops a sexual and spiritual bond with a call girl.
And Hope to DieAnd Hope to Die · 1972
And Hope to Die
6.41972
MovieCrimeThriller
Young pilot Tony Cardot goes on the run after inadvertently crashing his plane into a group of Gypsy children. He reaches Montreal and crosses paths with American gangster Charley Ellis, who forces him to join in his gang's latest scheme.
American DreamerAmerican Dreamer · 1984
American Dreamer
6.31984
MovieActionAdventure
American housewife Cathy Palmer loses her memory on a trip to Paris after being hit by a car. She wakes up in the hospital believing she's the fictional international spy, Rebecca Ryan.
Witness in the CityWitness in the City · 1959
Witness in the City
6.31959
MovieCrimeThriller
Industrialist Pierre Verdier kills his mistress Jeanne Ancelin by throwing her off a train. Her husband, Ancelin, decides to take revenge on his wife's murderer, who has been acquitted by justice.
Devil in the FleshDevil in the Flesh · 1947
Devil in the Flesh
6.21947
MovieDramaRomance
In France during World War I, Marthe waits for her husband, Jacques, while he fights on the front lines. Marthe then begins a tempestuous affair with 17-year-old François, with whom she had a dalliance before marrying Jacques. Jealous François struggles with the fact that Marthe is married, while she tries to prove her devotion to her young, hotheaded lover. Things become even more complex when Marthe becomes pregnant with Jacques' baby.
The Spy CatcherThe Spy Catcher · 1960
The Spy Catcher
8.01960
MovieDrama
During a plane crash, Professor Sellier, an atomic scientist carrying very important documents, dies and his papers are stolen. Bordy, a sergeant in the Second Bureau, is asked to take Sellier's place in his family's home, in order to make the kidnappers believe that he is not dead.

Filmography

Sort
Minuit... Champs-ElyséesMinuit... Champs-Elysées · 1954
Minuit... Champs-Elysées
8.01954
MovieComedyDrama
A burglar, Bob Duchemin, is charged with murder following a mysterious settling of accounts. Suspicion also falls on the manager of a cabaret on the Champs-Elysées, as well as the owner of the establishment, Enrico. But Bob is also found guilty and sentenced to twenty years' hard labor. Soon abandoned by his fiancée, Lili, Bob learns that she has become Enrico's mistress, one of the attractions at the Tipico. The young singer's affair quickly makes her an international star. For his part, Bob escapes and seeks revenge. He meets a young pure freak who dissuades him from carrying out his murder plans. Bob kills Enrico anyway, but in self-defense. Afterwards, having been found innocent, he will be able to "remake his life" with the pure young girl.

Enrico