Acting
Maurice Jacquemont
Born February 24, 1910 · Paris, France
Died May 31, 2004 · aged 94
Extrait de Wikipedia, l'Encyclopedie libre. Comédien amateur dans la troupe des Comédiens Routiers de Léon Chancerel à partir de 1930, il intègre les Copiaus de Jacques Copeau en 1935 et fonde avec Jean Dasté et André Barsacq l'année suivante le Théâtre des Quatre saisons. Il y développe un idéal de décentralisation dramatique et populaire, confiant décors et costumes aux jeunes peintres de sa gé…
Known For
Stavisky... · 1974Stavisky...
★ 5.91974
MovieCrimeDrama
Biarritz, 1933. Charm and talent assist small-time swindler Serge Alexandre, alias Stavisky, to bribe his way into the centre of French politics. But when his great scam involving millions is exposed, he brings the government to the verge of collapse and the country to the brink of civil war.
Rene the Cane · 1977Rene the Cane
★ 4.51977
MovieCrimeDrama
"René la Canne" was the second collaboration between Francis Girod and Ennio Morricone, coming after "Le Trio Infernal" (1974) and before "La Banquière" (1980). His film is an adaptation of a story by Roger Borniche about the gangster René Girier and relates the fantastic adventures of a flamboyant mobster (René/Gérard Depardieu) and a maverick police inspector (Fernand la Sournoise/Michel Piccoli), through the 1940s.
Trip to America · 1951Trip to America
★ 6.51951
MovieComedy
As part of the fascination in post World War II France with American culture, a young French couple here travel to the US to see for themselves the prosperity they have heard about.
That Night of Varennes · 1982That Night of Varennes
★ 6.81982
MovieHistoryComedy
During the French Revolution, a surprising company shares a coach, trying to catch up something - the time itself, perhaps.
State of Siege · 1972State of Siege
★ 7.31972
MovieThrillerDrama
Assigned to South America, US official Philip Michael Santore is employed by a counterinsurgency agency. His position makes him a target for a local band of guerrillas, and, before long, Santore is kidnapped. As a prisoner, he undergoes interrogation, shedding light on the violent situation in the country. Once the insurgents are done with their questioning, they must decide whether Santore lives or dies.
The Confession · 1970The Confession
★ 7.41970
MovieDramaThriller
In 1950s communist Czechoslovakia, a government minister, a war veteran long a loyal party man, leads a relatively comfortable life with his wife. However, he soon finds himself under surveillance, then under arrest. Unclear what his offense is, agents for the totalitarian regime interrogate and torture him, aiming to use their unending power to gain a false confession for these supposed crimes against the state.
The Return of Martin Guerre · 1982The Return of Martin Guerre
★ 6.71982
MovieDramaHistory
Village of Artigat, southern France, summer 1542, during the reign of Francis I. Martin Guerre and Bertrande de Rols marry. A few years later, accused of having committed a robbery, Martin suddenly disappears. When, almost a decade later, a man arrives in Artigat claiming to be Martin, the Guerre family recognizes him as such; but doubts soon arise about his true identity.
Deep Water · 1981Deep Water
★ 6.11981
MovieDramaThriller
On the island of Jersey, off the French coast, Mélanie, a beautiful woman gifted with a captivating personality, enjoys having unimportant love affairs that her husband Victor, a perfumer older than her, seems to endure with total indifference.
Movies
Stavisky... · 1974Stavisky...
★ 5.91974
MovieCrimeDrama
Biarritz, 1933. Charm and talent assist small-time swindler Serge Alexandre, alias Stavisky, to bribe his way into the centre of French politics. But when his great scam involving millions is exposed, he brings the government to the verge of collapse and the country to the brink of civil war.
Rene the Cane · 1977Rene the Cane
★ 4.51977
MovieCrimeDrama
"René la Canne" was the second collaboration between Francis Girod and Ennio Morricone, coming after "Le Trio Infernal" (1974) and before "La Banquière" (1980). His film is an adaptation of a story by Roger Borniche about the gangster René Girier and relates the fantastic adventures of a flamboyant mobster (René/Gérard Depardieu) and a maverick police inspector (Fernand la Sournoise/Michel Piccoli), through the 1940s.
Trip to America · 1951Trip to America
★ 6.51951
MovieComedy
As part of the fascination in post World War II France with American culture, a young French couple here travel to the US to see for themselves the prosperity they have heard about.
That Night of Varennes · 1982That Night of Varennes
★ 6.81982
MovieHistoryComedy
During the French Revolution, a surprising company shares a coach, trying to catch up something - the time itself, perhaps.
State of Siege · 1972State of Siege
★ 7.31972
MovieThrillerDrama
Assigned to South America, US official Philip Michael Santore is employed by a counterinsurgency agency. His position makes him a target for a local band of guerrillas, and, before long, Santore is kidnapped. As a prisoner, he undergoes interrogation, shedding light on the violent situation in the country. Once the insurgents are done with their questioning, they must decide whether Santore lives or dies.
The Confession · 1970The Confession
★ 7.41970
MovieDramaThriller
In 1950s communist Czechoslovakia, a government minister, a war veteran long a loyal party man, leads a relatively comfortable life with his wife. However, he soon finds himself under surveillance, then under arrest. Unclear what his offense is, agents for the totalitarian regime interrogate and torture him, aiming to use their unending power to gain a false confession for these supposed crimes against the state.
The Return of Martin Guerre · 1982The Return of Martin Guerre
★ 6.71982
MovieDramaHistory
Village of Artigat, southern France, summer 1542, during the reign of Francis I. Martin Guerre and Bertrande de Rols marry. A few years later, accused of having committed a robbery, Martin suddenly disappears. When, almost a decade later, a man arrives in Artigat claiming to be Martin, the Guerre family recognizes him as such; but doubts soon arise about his true identity.
Deep Water · 1981Deep Water
★ 6.11981
MovieDramaThriller
On the island of Jersey, off the French coast, Mélanie, a beautiful woman gifted with a captivating personality, enjoys having unimportant love affairs that her husband Victor, a perfumer older than her, seems to endure with total indifference.
The Body of My Enemy · 1976The Body of My Enemy
★ 6.41976
MovieCrimeDrama
A man accused of murder discovers a trail of corruption leading to the powerful family of his former love. Going underground, he seeks allies in a town where trust is scarce.
Les Bons Bourgeois · 1981Les Bons Bourgeois
★ 5.51981
MovieDramaComedy
In May of 1968, a well-off family from the XVIth district in Paris lives through the revolutionary fever of the Latin District in its own idiosyncratic way. The play harks back to Molière's plays 'Femmes savantes' and 'Précieuses ridicules'
Let Joy Reign Supreme · 1975Let Joy Reign Supreme
★ 6.51975
MovieWarHistory
A look at 18th-century France, when the depravity of the authorities contributed to social oppression, and the uprisings flared up one after another.
I Married a Shadow · 1983I Married a Shadow
★ 6.51983
MovieCrimeDrama
After a train accident, a woman survives and is mistaken for an other woman she just met on a train before the accident.
A Star for Two · 1991A Star for Two
★ 7.01991
MovieRomanceDrama
Love between a man and a woman that endures the ravages of time.
The Passion of Bernadette · 1990The Passion of Bernadette
★ 7.51990
MovieDramaHistory
French filmmaker Jean Delannoy directs this inspiring sequel to his biopic about Marie-Bernarde Soubirous (portrayed by Sydney Penny), a young shepherdess who claimed to have seen numerous apparitions of the Lady in White at Lourdes in 1858. Chronicling Bernadette's years with the Sisters of Charity of Nevers convent, the film traces her life from age 22 until her untimely death from tuberculosis at age 35.
The Judge · 1984The Judge
★ 7.11984
MovieCrimeMystery
A courageous judge tries to dismantle a drug traffickers ring.
Le Crime du Bouif · 1952Le Crime du Bouif
★ 8.01952
MovieComedyCrime
A poacher nicknamed "Le Bouif" is accused of having murdered his son-in-law, trainer of a horse stable in Maisons-Laffitte.
Two Pennies Worth of Violets · 1951Two Pennies Worth of Violets
★ 4.71951
MovieDramaComedy
Thérèse, a young flower girl, tries hard to remain virtuous but the whole world seems to conspire against her, whether her petty Paris family, or her relatives in the province bristling with false respectability, or her lustful employer, or the boy she loves who seduces her and abandons her. But at the end of the day there is Yvon, her childhood friend. Will he be the one that will love her truly?
Monsieur Albert · 1976Monsieur Albert
★ 9.01976
Movie
In this poetic slice-of-life film that reveals the problems and needs of a group of lowlife characters, unwed mother Vivaine (Dominique Labourier) falls in love with working-class youth Francois (Patrick Chesnais) who has a shady past. Albert (Philippe Noiret), a no-good insurance con-artist, poses for many years as Francois' friend, but tragedy ensues when Albert comes between the lovers, and Francois and Albert resort to physical violence to settle their differences.
La Folle de Chaillot · 1976La Folle de Chaillot
★ 7.01976
MovieComedy
The Ones That Got Away · 1981The Ones That Got Away
★ 4.81981
MovieComedy
In a train compartment, 6 people who do not know each other tell the story of their troubles in love. Only one of those seems to be a positive one.
Ça n'arrive qu'à moi · 1985Ça n'arrive qu'à moi
★ 5.31985
MovieComedy
A particularly unlucky man meets a beautiful young woman, daughter of a rich businessman. This one, pursued by blackmailers, is going to take him along in her galleys.
Fatal Affair · 1953Fatal Affair
★ 4.31953
MovieDrama
Didier's wife is ill, and he does the best he can to take care of her. But he's often absent and he has casual love affairs. But Leone he meets in Bruxelles wants to become his one and only mistress.
TV Shows
Histoire du Chevalier Des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut · 1981Histoire du Chevalier Des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut
★ 8.01981
Series
Intrigues · 1988Intrigues
1988
SeriesCrimeMystery
A French crime anthology show, and one of two entires (with "Mésaventures") in the "Drôles d'histoires" umbrella title that ran for 10 years.