Jacqueline Danno

Casque d'Or (1952)

Ex-convict Georges Manda returns to the free world determined to go straight and takes a steady job as a carpenter. Unable to completely shake his connections with the underground, he meets with a former prison mate, older gangster Félix Leca, who introduces him to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Becker
CAST:  Simone Signoret  •  Serge Reggiani  •  Claude Dauphin  •  Raymond Bussières

Ex-convict Georges Manda returns to the free world determined to go straight and takes a steady job as a carpenter. Unable to completely shake his connections with the underground, he meets with a former prison mate, older gangster Félix Leca, who introduces him to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Becker
CAST:  Simone Signoret  •  Serge Reggiani  •  Claude Dauphin  •  Raymond Bussières

Ambitious (2007)

On the one hand you have Judith Zahn, an arrogant, snobbish, Parisian editor. On the other hand meet Julien Demarsay: an insecure, timid, young bookseller from the East of France who has just written his first autobiographic novel, with what it takes of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Catherine Corsini
CAST:  Karin Viard  •  Éric Caravaca  •  Jacques Weber  •  Gilles Cohen

On the one hand you have Judith Zahn, an arrogant, snobbish, Parisian editor. On the other hand meet Julien Demarsay: an insecure, timid, young bookseller from the East of France who has just written his first autobiographic novel, with what it takes of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Catherine Corsini
CAST:  Karin Viard  •  Éric Caravaca  •  Jacques Weber  •  Gilles Cohen

Tonight or Never (1961)

Laurent is theatrical director, his girl Valerie an aspiring actress. Their relationship begins to fracture when Valerie doesn’t get the role in Laurent’s play.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel Deville
CAST:  Anna Karina  •  Claude Rich  •  Georges Descrières  •  Jacqueline Danno

Laurent is theatrical director, his girl Valerie an aspiring actress. Their relationship begins to fracture when Valerie doesn’t get the role in Laurent’s play.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel Deville
CAST:  Anna Karina  •  Claude Rich  •  Georges Descrières  •  Jacqueline Danno

Nag la Bombe (1999)

Nag, a prostitute, walks the streets. One night, a violent man sends her to the hospital. There she meets Herve, a nurse obsessed with people's age and death in general. He falls madly in love with Nag and enters a world that amounts to very little.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Louis Milesi
CAST:  Ariane Ascaride  •  Vincent Elbaz  •  Rossy de Palma  •  Johan Leysen

Nag, a prostitute, walks the streets. One night, a violent man sends her to the hospital. There she meets Herve, a nurse obsessed with people's age and death in general. He falls madly in love with Nag and enters a world that amounts to very little.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Louis Milesi
CAST:  Ariane Ascaride  •  Vincent Elbaz  •  Rossy de Palma  •  Johan Leysen

The Gallant Musketeer (1964)

Set against the troubled period of the Wars of Religion in France, at a time when the three Henries (Henri III, Henri de Guise and Henri de Béarn) vied for the the throne, these new adventures of Pardaillan have the gallant musketeer defend the rightful king Henri ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Borderie
CAST:  Gérard Barray  •  Valérie Lagrange  •  Philippe Lemaire  •  Guy Delorme

Set against the troubled period of the Wars of Religion in France, at a time when the three Henries (Henri III, Henri de Guise and Henri de Béarn) vied for the the throne, these new adventures of Pardaillan have the gallant musketeer defend the rightful king Henri ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Borderie
CAST:  Gérard Barray  •  Valérie Lagrange  •  Philippe Lemaire  •  Guy Delorme

The Unknown Man of Shandigor (1967)

Crazed scientist Herbert Von Krantz invents a device to sterilize all nuclear weapons, and a mad herd of rival spies desperately try to get their hands on it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Louis Roy
CAST:  Marie-France Boyer  •  Daniel Emilfork  •  Howard Vernon  •  Ben Carruthers

Crazed scientist Herbert Von Krantz invents a device to sterilize all nuclear weapons, and a mad herd of rival spies desperately try to get their hands on it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Louis Roy
CAST:  Marie-France Boyer  •  Daniel Emilfork  •  Howard Vernon  •  Ben Carruthers

Number One Fan (2014)

Muriel Bayen, a divorced beautician and mother of two, loves to tell stories. She is a huge fan of this singer Vincent Lacroix, in fact she is a dedicated fan. One day Vincent knock on her door and ask for her help.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeanne Herry
CAST:  Sandrine Kiberlain  •  Laurent Lafitte  •  Pascal Demolon  •  Olivia Côte

Muriel Bayen, a divorced beautician and mother of two, loves to tell stories. She is a huge fan of this singer Vincent Lacroix, in fact she is a dedicated fan. One day Vincent knock on her door and ask for her help.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeanne Herry
CAST:  Sandrine Kiberlain  •  Laurent Lafitte  •  Pascal Demolon  •  Olivia Côte

Macadam Baby (2014)

Thomas is a budding writer. Unfortunately he doesn't have a lot to say. And it's a shame, because he writes really well. He's got style. By coming to Paris and encountering Julie, he discovers love with a capital L for the first time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrick Bossard
CAST:  François Civil  •  Camille Claris  •  Arthur Jugnot  •  Arthur Dupont

Thomas is a budding writer. Unfortunately he doesn't have a lot to say. And it's a shame, because he writes really well. He's got style. By coming to Paris and encountering Julie, he discovers love with a capital L for the first time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrick Bossard
CAST:  François Civil  •  Camille Claris  •  Arthur Jugnot  •  Arthur Dupont

À vot' bon cœur (2005)

French independent director Paul Vecchiali playfully bites the hand that periodically feeds him (and many of the nation's other creative filmmakers) in this dark comedy. Writer and director Vecchiali stars as a moviemaker named Paul Vecchiali, who is trying to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Vecchiali
CAST:  Catherine Lachens  •  Régine Benedetti  •  Jacqueline Danno  •  Hélène Surgère

French independent director Paul Vecchiali playfully bites the hand that periodically feeds him (and many of the nation's other creative filmmakers) in this dark comedy. Writer and director Vecchiali stars as a moviemaker named Paul Vecchiali, who is trying to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Vecchiali
CAST:  Catherine Lachens  •  Régine Benedetti  •  Jacqueline Danno  •  Hélène Surgère

Les Fortiches (1961)

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DIRECTION:  Georges Combret
CAST:  Jean Richard  •  Darry Cowl  •  Christian Méry  •  Véra Valmont

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DIRECTION:  Georges Combret
CAST:  Jean Richard  •  Darry Cowl  •  Christian Méry  •  Véra Valmont

Murder at 45 R.P.M. (1960)

Danielle Darrieux stars in this French thriller as a singer having an affair with her accompanist. When her husband dies in an automobile accident, the two lovers suspect each other of having murdered him. Soon after, they receive 45 rpm records with the dead man’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Étienne Périer
CAST:  Danielle Darrieux  •  Michel Auclair  •  Jean Servais  •  Raymond Gérôme

Danielle Darrieux stars in this French thriller as a singer having an affair with her accompanist. When her husband dies in an automobile accident, the two lovers suspect each other of having murdered him. Soon after, they receive 45 rpm records with the dead man’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Étienne Périer
CAST:  Danielle Darrieux  •  Michel Auclair  •  Jean Servais  •  Raymond Gérôme

The Strangler (1972)

Unhappy women are being murdered by Emile, a psychotic young man suffering from the delusion that his acts are mercy killings. The detective assigned to track down the killer resorts to seriously unorthodox and even unethical methods to get his man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Vecchiali
CAST:  Jacques Perrin  •  Julien Guiomar  •  Eva Simonet  •  Paul Barge

Unhappy women are being murdered by Emile, a psychotic young man suffering from the delusion that his acts are mercy killings. The detective assigned to track down the killer resorts to seriously unorthodox and even unethical methods to get his man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Vecchiali
CAST:  Jacques Perrin  •  Julien Guiomar  •  Eva Simonet  •  Paul Barge

Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful (1972)

Selon "Radio plus près de Dieu", rien n'est conçu sans Dieu, surtout pas les shampoings, produits de beauté, la vente des disques... Un animateur dénonce cette escroquerie à l'antenne, ce qui lui vaut d'être licencié. Il réapparaîtra sur de nouvelles ondes avec ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Yanne
CAST:  Michel Serrault  •  Jean Yanne  •  Bernard Blier  •  Marina Vlady

Selon "Radio plus près de Dieu", rien n'est conçu sans Dieu, surtout pas les shampoings, produits de beauté, la vente des disques... Un animateur dénonce cette escroquerie à l'antenne, ce qui lui vaut d'être licencié. Il réapparaîtra sur de nouvelles ondes avec ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Yanne
CAST:  Michel Serrault  •  Jean Yanne  •  Bernard Blier  •  Marina Vlady

Marriage a la Mode (1973)

The main character is a woman trapped in the long stifling marriage in a boring province. She has an affair with a traveling photographer, follows him to Paris, and then has a series of unsatisfactory but interesting relationships, one of which is with a woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel Mardore
CAST:  Catherine Jourdan  •  Yves Beneyton  •  Maurice Bénichou  •  Sylvette Cabrisseau

The main character is a woman trapped in the long stifling marriage in a boring province. She has an affair with a traveling photographer, follows him to Paris, and then has a series of unsatisfactory but interesting relationships, one of which is with a woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel Mardore
CAST:  Catherine Jourdan  •  Yves Beneyton  •  Maurice Bénichou  •  Sylvette Cabrisseau

The Carpathian Castle (1976)

In 1898, strange things happen in a castle not far from the small village of Werst in the Carpathian mountains of Transylvania. Twenty years earlier, the castle had been abandoned due to some nefarious dealings there but a shepherd sees smoke coming out of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Christophe Averty
CAST:  Benoît Allemane  •  Sacha Pitoëff  •  Annette Poivre  •  Jean Martin

In 1898, strange things happen in a castle not far from the small village of Werst in the Carpathian mountains of Transylvania. Twenty years earlier, the castle had been abandoned due to some nefarious dealings there but a shepherd sees smoke coming out of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Christophe Averty
CAST:  Benoît Allemane  •  Sacha Pitoëff  •  Annette Poivre  •  Jean Martin

Héloïse (1991)

Photographer Maurice Martin turns into a woman named Héloïse every night at 8 p.m.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Tchernia
CAST:  Michel Serrault  •  Françoise Arnoul  •  Roger Carel  •  Pierre Doris

Photographer Maurice Martin turns into a woman named Héloïse every night at 8 p.m.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Tchernia
CAST:  Michel Serrault  •  Françoise Arnoul  •  Roger Carel  •  Pierre Doris

La fenêtre (1970)

Two suicides take place in the same room of a hotel in Paris. The police investigate the reason why two previous tenants was pushed to hang themselves at that particular place.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Pierre
CAST:  Michael Lonsdale  •  Jacqueline Danno  •  Hélène Dieudonné  •  Alexandre Rignault

Two suicides take place in the same room of a hotel in Paris. The police investigate the reason why two previous tenants was pushed to hang themselves at that particular place.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Pierre
CAST:  Michael Lonsdale  •  Jacqueline Danno  •  Hélène Dieudonné  •  Alexandre Rignault