Acting

Mireille Perrey

Born February 3, 1904 · Bordeaux, Gironde, France

Died May 8, 1991 · aged 87

From Wikipedia Mireille Perrey (1904–1991) was a French stage and film actress. Perrey played some leading roles in the 1930s but gradually developed into a character actor, appearing in films such as the British comedy Hotel Sahara (1951). In 1964 she featured in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Between 1942 and 1947 she was a member of the Comédie-Française. She died on May 8, 1991 in Fontaineblea…

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The Umbrellas of CherbourgThe Umbrellas of Cherbourg · 1964
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
7.41964
MovieDramaRomance
This simple romantic tragedy begins in 1957. Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, has fallen in love with 17-year-old Geneviève Emery, an employee in her widowed mother's chic but financially embattled umbrella shop. On the evening before Guy is to leave for a two-year tour of combat in Algeria, he and Geneviève make love. She becomes pregnant and must choose between waiting for Guy's return or accepting an offer of marriage from a wealthy diamond merchant.
ToâToâ · 1949
Toâ
4.01949
MovieComedy
Michel Desnoyer has turned his private life into a comic stage play. But the volcanic Ecaterina is not at all pleased to find out that Michel's sister is the mistress of the man she loves.
The Earrings of Madame de...The Earrings of Madame de... · 1953
The Earrings of Madame de...
7.51953
MovieDramaRomance
In late 19th century France, the Countess Louise, wife of a wealthy general, sells the earrings her husband gave her on their wedding day to pay off her secret debts, then claims to have lost them. Her husband quickly learns of the deceit, which is the beginning of many tragic misunderstandings, all involving the earrings, the general, the countess, and her new lover, the Italian Baron Donati.
Dr. LaennecDr. Laennec · 1949
Dr. Laennec
6.31949
MovieDrama
Breton doctor René Laennec fights tooth and nail against consumption, all the more desperately as his brother Michaud has just died of it.
The Hands of OrlacThe Hands of Orlac · 1960
The Hands of Orlac
4.41960
MovieHorrorCrime
A famed concert pianist's hands are destroyed in a plane crash; when he receives transplants from a recently executed strangler, his murderous new mitts attract the attention of a sleazy illusionist turned blackmailer.
Bargekeepers DaughterBargekeepers Daughter · 1938
Bargekeepers Daughter
9.51938
MovieComedy
Prince Sacha studies in Paris and cares more for Marianne than about Silistrie, the country his family was exiled from. But Chautard, a French financier, who has business there (the country is rich in oil), wouldn't mind a little political stability. So why not restore the ancient royal family to the throne? But is Prince Sacha up to his role ? And will Marianne make a suitable princess?
The Green MareThe Green Mare · 1959
The Green Mare
5.61959
MovieComedyDrama
A green mare makes the fortune of her owner, the horse dealer Haudouin. Shortly after his death, war broke out in 1870. One day, his neighbor Zèphe Maloret denounces Honoré, Haudouin's son, a maverick, to the Prussians. Following this denunciation, their non-commissioned officer enters the Haudouin home and rapes the mother while Honoré is hidden under the bed. The resentment already existing between the Haudouin and Maloret families turns to hatred... A letter recalling the events is lost, which doesn't help matters.
Mon député et sa femmeMon député et sa femme · 1937
Mon député et sa femme
7.01937
MovieComedy
An outgoing deputy, put on ballot, experiences many political and marital difficulties before regaining his seat. Ultimately and without suspecting it, he owes his victory obtained by a withdrawal at the last minute, to his young wife who did not hesitate to seduce the opponent.

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