Acting

Marcelle Ranson-Hervé

Born October 10, 1929 · Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Died April 3, 2020 · aged 90

Marcelle Ranson-Hervé (10 October 1929 – 3 April 2020) was a French actress. Ranson-Hervé was born in Marseille. Her father, Louis Rançon, was an orchestra conductor, who conducted musicians such as Annie Cordy, Bourvil, and Georges Guétary. Her grandfather, Anthonin Rançon, ran a movie theater in Auriol, which hosted Fernandel. Ranson-Hervé entered the Conservatoire de Paris in 1949, and was in…

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Les Arnaud

Les Arnaud · 1967

MovieDramaComedy

In the sunny landscapes of Provence, Henri Arnaud is a conscientious law student who's got a lovely girlfriend, Tina. The person who used to pay for his studies dies and the poor young man's disposable funds are low. He asks an antique dealer if he can lend him some money. This shady guy agrees, but in return for homosexual relations. Henri kills him and runs away. Fortunately, a good judge, who bears the same name as him, comes to his rescue.

Ce que femme veut

Ce que femme veut · 1981

Ce que femme veut

Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?

Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to? · 1973

Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?

1940: During the chaotic running fights of the French army the 7th company disappears - nobody knows they've been taken captive. Only their scouting patrol, three witty but lazy guys, can escape and now wanders around behind the German lines. They'd like to just stay out the fights, but a Lieutenant urges them to use a captured truck to break through to their troops.

Lucky Jo

Lucky Jo · 1964

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.

Macbeth

Macbeth · 1959

Croesus

Croesus · 1960

MovieDramaComedy

Jules is a shepherd who lives a humble and solitary life in rural Provence. From time to time, he is visited by a lonely widow, Fine, who longs to be his wife. One day, Jules comes across an unexploded bomb lying on the ground in open countryside. After a few foolhardy attempts to set the bomb off, Jules makes a surprising discovery. It is filled with thousands of bank notes…

To Die of Love

To Die of Love · 1971

A love story between a teacher, Danièle, 32 years and one of her students Gérard, 17 during the heated atmosphere of May 68. Danièle is a fiery young woman, very involved politically. Gérard's parents accuse Danièle of statutory rape and complain. Danièle is trapped and the drama begins...

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise · 1964

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise

The story of the couple from the very first meeting to break up told from a view of a woman, Francoise. The film shares the same plot with "Jean-Marc ou La vie conjugale", that tells the same story from another perspective.

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Les Arnaud

Les Arnaud · 1967

MovieDramaComedy

In the sunny landscapes of Provence, Henri Arnaud is a conscientious law student who's got a lovely girlfriend, Tina. The person who used to pay for his studies dies and the poor young man's disposable funds are low. He asks an antique dealer if he can lend him some money. This shady guy agrees, but in return for homosexual relations. Henri kills him and runs away. Fortunately, a good judge, who bears the same name as him, comes to his rescue.

Belle Arnaud, the judge's sister

Ce que femme veut

Ce que femme veut · 1981

Ce que femme veut

Hélène

Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?

Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to? · 1973

Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?

1940: During the chaotic running fights of the French army the 7th company disappears - nobody knows they've been taken captive. Only their scouting patrol, three witty but lazy guys, can escape and now wanders around behind the German lines. They'd like to just stay out the fights, but a Lieutenant urges them to use a captured truck to break through to their troops.

Mme Thévenay, mère

Lucky Jo

Lucky Jo · 1964

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.

La patronne de l'hôtel Wagram

Macbeth

Macbeth · 1959

La première sorcière

Croesus

Croesus · 1960

MovieDramaComedy

Jules is a shepherd who lives a humble and solitary life in rural Provence. From time to time, he is visited by a lonely widow, Fine, who longs to be his wife. One day, Jules comes across an unexploded bomb lying on the ground in open countryside. After a few foolhardy attempts to set the bomb off, Jules makes a surprising discovery. It is filled with thousands of bank notes…

Fine

To Die of Love

To Die of Love · 1971

A love story between a teacher, Danièle, 32 years and one of her students Gérard, 17 during the heated atmosphere of May 68. Danièle is a fiery young woman, very involved politically. Gérard's parents accuse Danièle of statutory rape and complain. Danièle is trapped and the drama begins...

Mrs. Jaias, the neighbor

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise · 1964

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise

The story of the couple from the very first meeting to break up told from a view of a woman, Francoise. The film shares the same plot with "Jean-Marc ou La vie conjugale", that tells the same story from another perspective.

Les Eaux mêlées

Les Eaux mêlées · 1969

Les Eaux mêlées

MovieDramaTV Movie

Catherine

Naked Autumn

Naked Autumn · 1961

MovieDramaRomance

Milan is an ex Formula One driver and now he lives with his wife Roberte in a small country town. But Milan is not satisfied, so Roberte encourages a love-story between Milan and Helene, a young woman. Milan can't decide and at last the tragedy comes. Then Milan returns to drive in Formula One.

The Real Bargain

The Real Bargain · 1965

The Real Bargain

The eccentric Comtesse de Saint-Plâs sells a black Citroën DS to car dealer Paul Souflé. He sells it to the young mathematics teacher Jacques Denzac who is about to marry.

Britannicus

Britannicus · 1959

MovieDramaTV Movie

Emperor Claudius had a son, Britannicus, before marrying Agrippina and adopting her son Nero, born of a previous marriage. Nero succeeded Claudius and ruled the Empire. Despite his reign, Nero decides to free himself from his mother's yoke and take revenge on Britannicus, the brother who has everything and whom he envies.

Les Productions Rene Modiano

La Cage aux folles

La Cage aux folles · 1973

La Cage aux folles

La Cage aux Folles "The Cage of Madwomen") is a 1973 French farce by Jean Poiret centring on confusion that ensues when Laurent, the son of a Saint Tropez night club owner and his gay lover, brings his fiancée's ultraconservative parents for dinner.

Mrs. Dieulafoi, Muriel's mother

Bambino Mio

Bambino Mio · 1994

MovieDramaTV Movie

A woman fights to adopt a war baby from the Third World after becoming unable to conceive.

Stepmother

The Animals

The Animals · 1963

MovieDocumentary

Frédéric Rossif selected animal footage from 300,000 m of film, and structured his film in nine parts, from the creation of the world to the rediscovery of paradise on earth.

Récitante (voice)

Rendezvous

Rendezvous · 1960

In France, during the Second World War, journalist Paul Roy is a member of the Resistance, while his colleague and friend Jacques Médina is a collaborator. But it's thanks to Jacques that Paul is able to remain free, as he shelters him in his home after a roundup. The two friends co-wrote various Nazi propaganda articles, which appeared under Jacques' byline. The situation becomes complicated when Paul becomes the lover of Jacques' wife.

Passerby with the dog

Police Commissioner Moulin

Police Commissioner Moulin · 1976

Police Commissioner Moulin

The series follows the adventures of lighthearted Jean-Paul Moulin, a police Commissaire, and his team as they solve crimes.

Emma Vierne

Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourir

Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourir · 1975

Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourir

A French two-parter about a famous American trial - that of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who became the first people in American history to receive the death penalty for espionage.

Guardian