Gabrielle Fontan

Acting

Gabrielle Fontan

Born April 16, 1873 · Bordeaux, Gironde, France

Died September 8, 1959 · aged 86

Gabrielle Fontan (16 April 1873 – 8 September 1959) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 120 films between 1927 and 1959. Source: Article "Gabrielle Fontan" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Known For

DaybreakDaybreak · 1939
Daybreak
★ 7.61939
MovieCrimeDrama
After committing a murder, a man locks himself in his apartment and recollects the events that led him to the killing.
Monsieur VincentMonsieur Vincent · 1947
Monsieur Vincent
★ 6.61947
MovieDramaHistory
The life of Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century author and priest who founded two religious orders.
Maigret and the St. Fiacre CaseMaigret and the St. Fiacre Case · 1959
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
★ 6.91959
MovieDramaMystery
Police Commissioner Jules Maigret returns to the small village where he spent his childhood at the request of the Countess of Saint-Fiacre, who has received a disturbing anonymous letter.
The Grand ManoeuvreThe Grand Manoeuvre · 1955
The Grand Manoeuvre
★ 6.01955
MovieComedyRomance
Armand, a boastful womaniser, makes a bet that he can seduce any girl he wants. He soon crosses paths with a beautiful Parisian divorcee, who is nothing like anyone he has ever met before.
Carnival of SinnersCarnival of Sinners · 1943
Carnival of Sinners
★ 6.71943
MovieFantasyDrama
A struggling artist buys a talisman that gives him love, fame and wealth. The talisman is a severed left hand, and it works perfectly, in fact, magically. But of course there is nothing free in this world, and after one year the devil comes and asks for his due.
The Gates of ParisThe Gates of Paris · 1957
The Gates of Paris
★ 6.61957
MovieDramaComedy
Juju, a drunken oaf who feels the need of being important to someone---anyone---and his friend The Artist are forced at gunpoint to house a fugitive, Pierre Barbier, in Juju's broken-down home. The urge for being needed is such in Juju that he gives up drinking and takes care of Pierre. But one day Juju finds out that Pierre has been making love to his girl Maria...
Bold AdventureBold Adventure · 1956
Bold Adventure
★ 5.81956
MovieComedyAdventure
In the 16th century, as Flanders is invaded by the Spanish, Till the Mischievous uses stratagems to enter the service of Ferdinand Alvare de Toledo, Duke of Alba, and from there organize resistance against the invaders.
Premier maiPremier mai · 1958
Premier mai
★ 5.81958
MovieDramaComedy
On this beautiful May 1st, Thérèse is about to give birth. Their presence at home is undesirable, so Jean, her husband, decides to take François, their little boy, to a soccer match. Their plans change when they meet a former factory mate who seems to have made a success of his life. This man, Blanchot, decides to return to Jean a sum of money he had once borrowed. Trusted, Jean is drawn into a clandestine circle, where his apparent luck delivers him without ulterior motive to Blanchot, who is one of the ringleaders. The police interrupt the dangerous game, putting Jean, who has no identity papers, in an awkward situation.

Filmography

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The Curtain RisesThe Curtain Rises · 1938
The Curtain Rises
★ 7.81938
MovieComedyDrama
1938, France, Paris, at the Superior Conservatory of Dramatic Art ("Conservatoire Supérieur d'Art Dramatique"). The first-year entrance exams are in full swing. Many applicants, few accepted. Isabelle (Janine Darcey) is one of the few chosen. She joins former students from the second and third years, including François (Claude Dauphin) and Cécilia (Odette Joyeux). They attend the drama class run by Professor Lambertin (Louis Jouvet). The young people, passionate and eager to become comedians, clash in tumultuous love affairs, because by dint of acting, they imagine that life is a farce. François, for example, is in love with Isabelle, who also loves him, but is pursued by Cecilia, his former mistress... "Put art in your life and life in your art!"

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