Acting
Françoise Arnoul
Born June 9, 1931 · Constantine, Algeria
Died July 20, 2021 · aged 90
Françoise Arnoul (born Françoise Annette Marie Mathilde Gautsch; 3 June 1931 – 20 July 2021) was a French actress, who achieved popularity during the 1950s.
Known For
Testament of Orpheus · 1960Testament of Orpheus
★ 7.61960
MovieFantasy
An 18th century poet travels through time in search of divine wisdom. In a mysterious wasteland, he has a series of enigmatic encounters with symbolic phantoms with whom he muses about the nature of art and his own career. Ultimately, the poet strives to achieve his rebirth as a celestial being.
The Devil and the Ten Commandments · 1962The Devil and the Ten Commandments
★ 5.71962
MovieComedy
The film consists of seven roughly 15 minute episodes, each showing what will happen if one or more of the Ten Commandments will be broken: Jérome Chambard is warned that he will lose his job if he continues to swear; Françoise Beaufort enamored of a stripper calls on her only to find her married to a janitor who doesn't know what kind of dancing his wife performs; Denis, a Jesuit novice, leaves the order to avenge his sister's suicide, which was provoked by Garigny, who seduced her into prostitution and drug addiction; Philip buys a necklace for Micheline though he is bored with her; a young man find out that his real mother is not Madeleine, but actress Clarisse Ardant; Didier Marin, cashier of a bank, was fired by his boss; the Devil appears as a serpent for Jérome Chambard and the bishop are eating.
The Sheep Has Five Legs · 1954The Sheep Has Five Legs
★ 5.81954
MovieComedy
A publicity-minded French mayor reunites quintuplets and their earthy father, all six played by Fernandel.
Lucky Jo · 1964Lucky Jo
★ 6.71964
MovieCrime
Lucky Jo and his three friends are little criminals, who try to live from small burglaries. But they never have luck - ever so often something inpredictable happens to Jo and gets one of them arrested. While Jo is in prison once again, they decide they'd better do without him in future. He decides to help them secretly...and unfortunately.
French Cancan · 1955French 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.
Way of Youth · 1959Way 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 Sleeping Car Murders · 1965The Sleeping Car Murders
★ 6.91965
MovieCrimeThriller
Six people travel by overnight train from Marseilles to Paris. When they arrive, one of them, a young woman, is found dead in a sleeping berth. The police, led by Inspector Grazzi, investigate the other five passengers, suspecting that one among them was responsible. However, as the investigation is stepped up, the others start turning up dead. It's up to the remaining two to solve the case, lest they become the next victims.
The Secrets of the Bed · 1954The Secrets of the Bed
★ 3.81954
MovieComedy
Four-episode Franco-Italian omnibus film. Four men from different national and cultural background take refuge in a cabin after being sidetracked by bad weather on their way to conference.
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The Sheep Has Five Legs · 1954The Sheep Has Five Legs
★ 5.81954
MovieComedy
A publicity-minded French mayor reunites quintuplets and their earthy father, all six played by Fernandel.
Marianne Durand-Perrin
The Secrets of the Bed · 1954The Secrets of the Bed
★ 3.81954
MovieComedy
Four-episode Franco-Italian omnibus film. Four men from different national and cultural background take refuge in a cabin after being sidetracked by bad weather on their way to conference.
Martine (segment "Riviera-Express")
After Sex · 1997After Sex
★ 5.81997
MovieRomanceDrama
The end of an affair from the woman's point of view.
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