Geneviève Brunet

Acting

Geneviève Brunet

Born 1930-05-31 · Paris, France

Still very active at the age of 74, Geneviève Brunet has had a long and prestigious career (spanning over 55 years) in the theatre, as an actress and a director (often jointly with her twin sister Odile Mallet). She even designed the settings and the costumes of several stage plays. After studying drama at the Conservatoire de Paris 

Acting credits

The City of Lost Children poster
7.2

A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.

The City of Lost Children

1995

Subterfuge poster
6.5

After committing a hit and run, a man insinuates himself into the lives of the victim's family.

Subterfuge

1983

Seven Years of Marriage poster
5.3

After seven years of marriage, a couple of professional workers (he, a doctor and she, a banker) try to refresh their sex life.

Seven Years of Marriage

2003

Prunelle Blues poster
5.5

A man finds himself pursued by police and thugs because of a woman he has fallen in love with.

Prunelle Blues

1986

Fleur de cactus poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Fleur de cactus

1989

Un petit miracle poster
6.0

Nothing goes well for Juliette! The school where she used to teach has burned down, and her unique class will have to be dispatched to the four corners of the department. To avoid this, she proposes a surprising solution: to install her class at the Poppies, the local old people's home, the only place that can accommodate them for the time of the work. For the children as well as for the residents, the cohabitation will not be easy, but will transform them forever. Inspired by a true story.

Un petit miracle

2023

Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train poster
6.2

A group of mourners travels by train to bury a recently deceased artist in Limoges. As they journey, secrets and desires unfold, with relationships shifting, past loves resurfacing, and personal connections revealed. At the funeral and afterward, tensions rise among the group, leading to further emotional complexities at the artist’s family home.

Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train

1998

It Happened in Aden poster
7.0

During a stopover in Aden, a charming actress is kidnapped by an Arab prince.

It Happened in Aden

1956

Nono poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Nono

1984

Marie Soleil poster
10.0

He's twenty-five. She's thirty-five. He is a young agricultural engineer. She runs a nightclub in Cahors. He's a runner and a pretty boy. She's beautiful and unscrupulous. They like each other. People gossip about them. He persists. She leaves, afraid to see such a beautiful love deteriorate. She returns. He wants to marry her. She tells him it's no longer possible. Out of spite, he throws stones into the bushes. And then, after all, he comes to his senses.

Marie Soleil

1964

The French, They Are a Funny Race poster
6.3

An Englishman tries to adapt to life in France

The French, They Are a Funny Race

1955

Coup de soleil poster
7.8

Valentine Matignon is a renowned perfumer, "nose". She has had a relationship for 15 years with Gérard, and is about to break up because she is bored. Patrick appears, a lively florist, who gives him the bouquet that Gérard ordered to be forgiven for being late. Patrick makes him a dishonest proposition which she ends up accepting. She takes a funny "sunburn".

Coup de soleil

1982

Lovers on a Tightrope poster
6.3

Cora, the wife of a wealthy Parisian businessman, Daniel, is involved in an affair with Henri, an unscrupulous garage mechanic who has set his sights on Cora's fortune. Daniel becomes suspicious and hires a detective to investigate, but the detective is unsuccessful in pinpointing Cora's extramarital activities.

Lovers on a Tightrope

1960

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Les Célibataires

1962

Fruits of Summer poster
8.5

Sabine Gravières, married to Edouard, the High Commissioner for Criminal Youth, has a problem: Juliette, her daughter, is not only pregnant but she also refuses to marry Claude, the young man who got her pregnant. It is fair to say that the model set by Juliette's parents is far from ideal. Aware at last of the problem, Sabine decides to try and make it up with her husband.

Fruits of Summer

1955

La menteuse poster
2.0

No synopsis available yet.

La menteuse

1990