Marcel works as assistant to a jeweller whose bossy daughter Renée keeps hitting on him. Read More »
Tag Archives: Michel Simon
Boys’ School AKA Les disparus de St. Agil (1938) Christian-Jaque, Erich von Stroheim, Michel Simon, Armand Bernard
In a college, three friends form a secret society. There objective – going to America. Read More »
The End of the Day AKA La fin du jour (1939) Julien Duvivier, Victor Francen, Michel Simon, Louis Jouvet
Aged penniless actors are living in a old people’s home. They always talk about their past glory or failures. Read More »
The Temptress AKA Le due verità (1951) Antonio Leonviola, Anna Maria Ferrero, Michel Auclair, Michel Simon
The young Lut Loris is undergoing a trial for killing his girlfriend Maria Luce. Read More »
The Story of Tosca AKA Tosca (1941) Carl Koch, Jean Renoir, Imperio Argentina, Michel Simon, Rossano Brazzi
Non-musical account of Puccini’s opera: Tosca and Cavaradossi are in love Read More »
L’atalante (1934) Jean Vigo, Dita Parlo, Jean Dasté, Michel Simon
When Juliette marries Jean, she comes to live with him as he captains a river barge. Read More »
The Bitch AKA La chienne (1931) Jean Renoir, Michel Simon, Janie Marèse, Georges Flamant
Cashier Maurice Legrand is married to Adele, a terror. Read More »
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life AKA La più bella serata della mia vita (1972) Ettore Scola, Alberto Sordi, Michel Simon, Charles Vanel
A successful businessman whose destiny leads him to a secluded Swiss chalet where his life is put on trial by a group of retired law professionals. Read More »
Boudu saved from drowning (1932) Jean Renoir, Michel Simon, Marcelle Hainia, Sévérine Lerczinska
Boudu, a tramp, jumps into the Seine. He is rescued by Mr Lestingois, a gentle and good bookseller, who gives shelter to him. Read More »
The Two of Us (1967) Claude Berri, Michel Simon, Roger Carel, Paul Préboist
Claude is a Jew. Because of the risks of an arrest (France is occupied by the Nazis), his parents send him away to an elderly couple in the country. Read More »
La poison (1951) Sacha Guitry, Michel Simon, Jean Debucourt, Jacques Varennes
Fed up with his wife Blandine, an alcoholic shrew, Paul Braconnier decides to get rid of her. Read More »
Baby’s Laxative (1931) Jean Renoir, Marguerite Pierry, Jacques Louvigny, Michel Simon
Porcelain maker invites a guest to sell him chamber pots, however family problems cause interruptions. Read More »
Bizarre, Bizarre (1937) Marcel Carné, Louis Jouvet, Françoise Rosay, Michel Simon, Comedy
In Victorian London, the botanist Irwin Molyneux and his wife Margaret Molyneux are bankrupted but still keeping the appearance due to the successful crime novels Read More »
Le quai des brumes / Port of Shadows (1938) Marcel Carné, Jean Gabin, Michel Simon, Michèle Morgan, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Life’s a rotten business, says Jean, a deserter who arrives at night in Le Havre, looking to leave the country. Read More »
Non coupable / Not Guilty (1947) Henri Decoin, Michel Simon, Jean Debucourt, Georges Bréhat, Crime, Drama
Michel Ancelin is an alcoholic doctor: the more the people look down on him as a miserable failure the more he hates his own guts… Read More »