Catherine Rouvel
Catherine Rouvel (born Catherine Vitale; 31 August 1939 in Marseille) is an acclaimed French actress. Her career spans from 1959 in television to 2004. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Denner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Beau rivage
In this study of the lust for youth, Michel, a disillusioned cop nearing retirement, becomes obsessed with the body of a beautiful woman he meets on the beach. His search for an unattainable love drives him deeper into darkness.
Rois et reine
Parallel storylines tell the current state of affairs for two ex-lovers: Nora's a single mother who comes to care for her terminally ill father; holed in up in mental ward, Ismael, a brilliant musician, plots his escape.
Va savoir
Quick-witted, well-read cultured types revolve around each other in a delightful potpourri of theatre, romanticism and theft.
Élisa
Marie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide. She has spent most of her life in an orphanage and now makes a living as a small time criminal in Paris. Now she wants to unravel her past and find her father whom she blames for her mother's death.
La victoire en chantant
French colonists in Africa, several months behind in the news, find themselves at war with their German neighbors. Deciding that they must do their proper duty and fight the Germans, they promptly conscript the local native population. Issuing them boots and rifles, the French attempt to make "proper" soldiers out of the Africans.
Chobizenesse
To avoid bankruptcy, a music hall manager looks for sponsors.
Borsalino and Co.
A gang-leader in '30s Marseilles fights off a fascist rival.
Ah! Si mon moine voulait...
Two monks come to a small village to lead a simple life but their first act of charity is to try and seduce one of the village women.
Le soldat Laforêt
When he gets separated from his unit, Laforet (Roger Van Hool) becomes a de facto deserter during 1939 fighting in the French provinces. Most of the story concerns his love affair with a local farmgirl, as he competes for her affection with a refugee from Spain.
Les assassins de l'ordre
A judge investigating police corruption finds that the deeper he digs, the more roadblocks he finds.
Borsalino
In 1930s Marseilles two small-time crooks decide to join forces when they meet while brawling over a woman. Starting with fixed horse races and boxing matches, they soon find themselves doing jobs for the local gangster bosses. When they decide to go into the business for themselves, their easy-going approach to crime starts to change.
Mr. Freedom
Mr. Freedom, a bellowing good-ol'-boy superhero decked out in copious football padding, jets to France to cut off a Commie invasion from Switzerland.
Benjamin ou Les mémoires d'un puceau
Set in 18th century France, a naive 17-year-old orphan named Benjamin is taken in by his wealthy aunt, the Countess de Valandry. There, he is seduced by a variety of women, including a few flirtatious maidservants and neighboring countesses who all want to be Benjamin's "first".
Les copains
Seven old pals live inseparable lives, dividing their time between hilarious pranks and memorable drinking bouts. Bénin is the mastermind, Broudier the enforcer and Lesueur the prankster. One evening, a grandiose plan was hatched: to wreak havoc in two peaceful sub-prefectures: Ambert and Issoire.
Landru
Follows a family man who meets women through lonely-hearts ads.
Chair de poule
In this French crime drama, two safe-crackers are breaking into a safe when they are caught in the act by a guard. One of the crooks kills the guard and flees leaving his partner behind. The abandoned accomplice is captured and convicted. One year passes before the convict is able to escape from prison and set out to exact his revenge.
Le déjeuner sur l'herbe
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Picnic on the Grass is a 1959 film directed by Jean Renoir. It shares a title with the painting by Édouard Manet.Description above from the Wikipedia article Picnic on the Grass, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.