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Tag Archives: Julien Duvivier
Secret Meeting / Marie-Octobre (1959) Julien Duvivier, Danielle Darrieux, Bernard Blier, Robert Dalban

A group of ex-resistance fighters are brought together by Marie-Octobre, the code name of Marie-Helene Dumoulin (Danielle Darrieux). Read More »
The End of the Day / 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 »
Holiday for Henrietta / La fête à Henriette (1952) Julien Duvivier, Dany Robin, Michel Auclair, Hildegard Knef

After the rejection of their latest – and preposterous – scenario Read More »
They Were Five / La belle équipe (1936) Julien Duvivier, Charles Vanel, Jean Gabin, Raymond Aimos

Those five are unemployed penniless workers. Together they win 100,000 Francs with the national lottery. Read More »
A Woman Like Satan / La femme et le pantin (1958) Julien Duvivier, Brigitte Bardot, Antonio Vilar, Lila Kedrova

Handsome and rich Spanish gentleman abandons his wife and riches for his love of a young girl Read More »
Black Jack (1950) Julien Duvivier, José Antonio Nieves Conde, George Sanders, Herbert Marshall, Patricia Roc

Bold and attractive, Mike Alexander is an American who smuggles drugs across the Spanish Mediterranean. Read More »
Carrot Top / Poil de carotte (1925) Julien Duvivier, Henry Krauss, Charlotte Barbier-Krauss, André Heuzé

François’ mother, Mme Lepic, hates him and she nicknames him “Poil de Carotte” (Carrot hair). Read More »
Lovers of Paris / Pot Bouille (1957) Julien Duvivier, Gérard Philipe, Dany Carrel, Jacques Duby

Young, handsome, dashing but cynical, Octave Mouret arrives in Paris, determined to conquer the belles of the capital. Read More »
Au bonheur des dames (1930) Julien Duvivier, Dita Parlo, Ginette Maddie, Andrée Brabant

Denise, an orphaned girl, moves to Paris where she hopes to find work at her uncle’s store. Read More »