
Acting
Florence Brière
Born 1895-10-23 · Paris, France
Acting credits
5.5François, a journalist, is approached on the train home by pretty a blonde. She leaves at the same station as him and follows him until he ends up inviting her to his house.
Sin with a Stranger
1968
6.4In France in 1946, the difficult return to civilian life of five deportees and prisoners of war after having lived through the hell of the Second World War.
Return to Life
1949
NRPrince Myshkin is a good man, yet his goodness borders on naivety—or even idiocy. After spending his youth in a Swiss sanatorium being treated for epilepsy and autism, he returns to Russia to enter social circles riddled with hypocrisy and greed. One emerges from the experience dazed, as if waking from a troubled dream.
The Idiot
1968
5.8An old lady is far from suspecting everything that is going on behind her back, in particular what her servants are up to.
Not Dumb, the Bird
1972
10.0A guardian, abusing his prerogatives, imposes on a young girl the husband he has chosen for her. On the very day of the wedding ceremony, the bride fled. She is picked up on the road by four bandits who are going on a business expedition. After many adventures, each as implausible as the next, the heroine will marry the man of her choice.
Le destin s'amuse
1946
4.1A beautiful and sophisticated teenager is placed in a regimented French girls' boarding school after her father apparently commits suicide over a business scandal. She immediately gains admirers -- a lustful middle-aged artist, a handsome young composer, a fellow female student -- as well as a jealous rival. With the help of her schoolmates, she attempts to elope with the composer, but the adults catch on to the plot, and she is locked into her room at night.
The Twilight Girls
1957
6.2On Christmas Eve, Swiss minister Jean Martens takes in a blind, half-crippled orphan and brings her up among his own four children. But Gertrude grows into a woman and Jean gradually falls in love with her without admitting it to himself. On the contrary, he lulls his conscience by interpreting the Scriptures to his advantage. But neither his wife nor his oldest son are fooled. Following a long-delayed operation, Gertrude recovers her sight but she is not long to find out that sin has corrupted the soul of her benefactor.
Pastoral Symphony
1946
NRNo synopsis available yet.
L'échelle
1964
6.1Alexa, Fernand, and Louis form a tender yet unconventional trio in a quiet suburban home. Fleeing failed marriages and societal expectations, they build a life rooted in love and mutual support. But their unorthodox arrangement stirs suspicion, especially from a curious police inspector whose own life is about to change in unexpected ways.
Why Not!
1977
6.0The cinematographic illustration of fifteen cheerful, tender or ferocious songs that made the success of the songwriter of the comedian Noël-Noël. After "Les casses pieds", "La vie chantée" stages several sketches of daily life where everyone can recognize themselves and laugh about it.
Life in a Song
1951
4.8In 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.
The Ones That Got Away
1981
6.6Lucky Baron Jérôme Napoléon Antoine wins a boat in a card game and takes off with his former lover in search of new adventures. Adverse circumstances land them in a small town, where the Baron's seafaring companion departs for more attractive scenery offered by a wealthy local. Meanwhile, there's a certain charming café owner that the Baron finds irresistible – at least for awhile.
The Baron of the Locks
1960
4.5April fools in a studio where a radio host pretends to shoot dead all the performers....till a true crime occurs.
The Killer is Listening
1948
9.0Jean-Baptiste Rousse, nicknamed Noble Coeur, a journeyman carpenter in a village in Bigorre, was deported in 1942. On his return, he realizes that his compatriots have let the wood reserves on his building site be stolen. After an altercation with the mayor, he decides to take justice into his own hands and, with the help of his son Roland, cuts down the trees in the communal forest to pay him back. The mayor alerts the police. Noble Coeur takes refuge in the bell tower and, when the mayor refuses to let him bring in his wood, he demolishes it with an axe.
La pendule à Salomon
1961
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Detective Story
1972
6.5Ticky Edriss, a dwarf, develops a scheme to avenge him on society and extort a bank.
Too Small My Friend
1971
7.0François wants to buy a house to help underprivileged children. He lacks money, but a generous donor allows him to realize this dream.
Alone in the World
1952
NRNo synopsis available yet.
La Plage de Saint-Clair
1962