Based on a true story. In neutral Turkey during WWII, the ambitious and extremely efficient valet for the British ambassador Read More »
Tag Archives: Danielle Darrieux
The Earrings of Madame De… (1953) Max Ophüls, Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, Vittorio De Sica
In the Paris of the late 19th century, Louise, wife of a general, sells the earrings her husband gave her as a wedding gift: she needs money to cover her debts. Read More »
Rich, Young and Pretty (1951) Norman Taurog, Jane Powell, Danielle Darrieux, Wendell Corey
Jim Stauton Rogers, a Texas rancher turned international diplomat, take his young daughter, Elizabeth Rogers, on a trip to Paris. Read More »
Bad Seed (1934) Alexander Esway, Billy Wilder, Danielle Darrieux, Pierre Mingand, Raymond Galle
In the 30’s, in Paris, the playboy Henri Pasquier is supported by his father, Dr. Pasquier with money and a brandy new car. Read More »
The Red and the Black (1954) Claude Autant-Lara, Gérard Philipe, Danielle Darrieux, Antonella Lualdi, Drama, Romance
It’s no holds barred for Julian in pursuit of upward mobility. Although expected to channel career aspirations into the Church of the post- Napoleonic era Read More »
L’amant de lady Chatterley / Lady Chatterley’s lover (1955) Marc Allégret, Danielle Darrieux, Leo Genn, Erno Crisa, Drama
Le Lieu du crime / Scene of the Crime (1986) André Téchiné, Nicolas Giraudi, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Crime, Drama, Romance
In the woods, a 13-year-old boy is grabbed by an escaped convict and told to bring money later that day. Read More »
Loss of Innocence / The Greengage Summer (1961) Lewis Gilbert, Kenneth More, Danielle Darrieux, Susannah York, Comedy, Drama, Romance
When she arrives in the French region of Champagne in the company of her mother, her two sisters and her brother, sixteen-year-old Joss Grey is still just a teen-ager. Read More »
Le plaisir (1952) Max Ophüls, Jean Gabin, Danielle Darrieux, Simone Simon, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three stories about the pleasure. The first one is about a man hiding his age behind a mask to keep going to balls and fancying women – pleasure and youth. Read More »
Le dimanche de la vie / The Sunday of Life (1967) Jean Herman, Danielle Darrieux, Jean-Pierre Moulin, Olivier Hussenot, Comedy
A still attractive lady (Danielle Darrieux in her strangest part) realizes that time is passing her by and she wants to marry a young virgin Read More »