Catherine de Seynes

Acting

Catherine de Seynes

Born — Died

1930-11-16 — 2012-09-02

Place of birth

Paris, France

Known for

Acting

Credits

12 titles

Known for

Muriel, or the Time of Return poster
6.9

In the seacoast town of Boulogne, antique furniture saleswoman Hélène lives with her stepson, Bernard, who's back from military duty in Algiers. An old lover of Hélène's comes to visit, Alphonse, with his niece Françoise; he too is back from Algiers, where he ran a café. Bernard speaks of his fiancée, Muriel, whom Hélène has not met. The past is obscured by guilt, misperceptions, and missed possibilities. Appearances deceive, things change. As Hélène and Alphonse try to sort out a renewal, everyone seems off-kilter just enough to hint that all cannot end well.

Muriel, or the Time of Return

1963

The War Is Over poster
6.5

On his way from Madrid to Paris, Diego, a chief of the Spanish Communist Party, is arrested at the border for an ID check but manages to flee. When he arrives in Paris, he searches for one of his comrades to prevent him from going to Madrid where he could be arrested.

The War Is Over

1966

The camera explores time poster
9.0

This French TV series from the 1950s and 60s explored historical events using dramatic reenactments, bringing history to life for its viewers.

The camera explores time

1957

Nausicaa poster
6.3

A girl, whose father is from Greece, studies ancient art in France. The film was made for television but never broadcast for political reasons related to its portrayal of Greeks. A work print was screened in Belgium in 1971, and the film is now available in reconstructed form.

Nausicaa

1971

The Cousins of Constance poster
8.7

A young fisherman returns home to a Breton village and enlists his family's help to restore an old boat named La Constance.

The Cousins of Constance

1970

The Passion of Bernadette poster
6.8

Chronicles Bernadette's years with the Sisters of Charity of Nevers convent, from age 22 until her untimely death from tuberculosis at age 35.

The Passion of Bernadette

1990

Film credits

1980s · 4 titles

The Mill of M. Fabre poster
10.0

The story of the post-independence nationalization of the mill of Monsieur Fabre, an old man attached to the land of Algeria where he was born. In this small town in eastern Algeria, there was nothing else to nationalize and they were actively preparing for the arrival of high dignitaries who would elevate the mill to the rank of an industrial flour mill even though it was threatened with ruin. The comedy gets worse when the football player from the local team withdraws for love, the officials' visit is canceled and Mr. Fabre returns.

The Mill of M. Fabre

1983

Notorious Nobodies poster
7.0

Director Stanislav Stanojevic's award-winning drama tells eight stories of people whose human rights have been violated by their governments. Set in Zaire, Uruguay and several European countries, the stories all take place on November 10, 1983. Starring Juliette Andres, Anamaria Castro and Laurence Wistoursky, the film depicts the struggle of unjustly persecuted people trying to hold on to their dignity.

Notorious Nobodies

1984

Amorosa poster
5.6

About the Swedish author Agnes Von Krusenstjerna during the period of her marriage to David Sprengel. In the hallucinatory opening sequence she is brought in a straitjacket by her husband and two psychiatric nurses through the Venice Carnival nocturnal antics to a mental hospital in the city. With her is a manuscript of her autobiography, which she calls "her child". The book is Agnes showdown with her family, and in flashbacks presented, Agnes progress from the author of innocent girls' books to serious and self-consuming novelist.

Amorosa

1986

Les Îles poster
9.0

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Les Îles

1983

1960s · 2 titles

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