Denise Provence
Also Known As: Denise Marie Lévy
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Adult: No
Birthday: February 17, 1921
Age: 104 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: November 14, 2011
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The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
Overview: In this riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Victor Pivert, a blustering, bigoted French factory owner, finds himself taken hostage by Slimane, an Arab rebel leader. The two dress up as rabbis as they try to elude not only assasins from Slimane's country, but also the police, who think Pivert is a murderer. Pivert ends up posing as Rabbi Jacob, a beloved figure who's returned to France for his first visit after 30 years in the United States. Adding to the confusion are Pivert's dentist-wife, who thinks her husband is leaving her for another woman, their daughter, who's about to get married, and a Parisian neighborhood filled with people eager to celebrate the return of Rabbi Jacob.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1973-10-17
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Bluebeard
Overview: Paris, France, during the First World War. While thousands of soldiers die every day on the battlefields, Henri Landru, a seemingly respectable furniture dealer, married and father of four children, relentlessly feeds his own sinister factory of death.
Genres: Drama Crime History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1963-01-25
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La facture
Overview: Noëlle is a woman who succeeds in everything. In addition, she is blessed with incredible luck. But one day, she questions herself, convinced one day to pay the bill. So, to be unhappy, she dismisses one of her friends ... Filmed at the Édouard VII Theater in Paris.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1976-02-27
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The Lions Are Loose
Overview: A young woman leaves her hometown and husband to explore Paris, where she becomes entangled in a rivalry between a doctor and a novelist in high society.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1961-09-20
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Pas un mot à la reine mère
Overview: The young King Boris of Neustria, who has followed his family in their exile in London, falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy American businessman. The latter, however, will only approve the union if Boris gives up royalty for the business world.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1946-11-01
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Miquette
Overview: A provincial ingenue leaves her mother’s tobacco shop with dreams of a life in the Parisian theater, only to become entangled in relationships with a lecherous aristocrat, his starry-eyed nephew, and an old ham actor.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1950-04-14
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Paris Waltz
Overview: A fictitious biography of Jacques Offenbach and Hortense Schneider.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1950-05-05
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Les deux Monsieur de Madame
Overview: Adolphe is in serious financial difficulties and the extravagances of his wife do not help to fix things.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1951-12-27
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Branquignol
Overview: In this sketch comedy compared to the American film Hellzapoppin, a spectacle is put on to celebrate the wedding of a nobleman, but the results are disastrous.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1949-12-16
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Winter Holidays
Overview: Alberto Moretti arrives in Cortina D'Ampezzo, with daughter Marcella,who has just won a TV contest, the prize of which is a free stay in a luxury hotel.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1959-06-18
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Les vieux loups bénissent la mort
Overview: Venturi was once the king of the Pigalle underworld. Today, he lives in retirement with his wife, in an estate near Chantilly. He still receives the takings from a few hôtels de passe and cabarets, enabling him to subsist without financial worries. But a gang of young hoodlums follows in his footsteps, committing robberies and picking fights in the establishments controlled by Venturi. His faithful companion Cristiani is murdered, as is his wife Germaine. Venturi is determined to take revenge.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1971-07-16
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Agent 38-24-36
Overview: A Russian spy is sent out to steal sensitive information from NATO about military mobilization. Without much intelligence of his own, the distrusted agent of Soviet intelligence needs all the help he can get from his "talented" partner Penelope Lightfeather as they scatter around the French countryside for secret rendez-vous' while trying to avoid being caught by counter intelligence agents and distrustful communist operatives.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1964-03-12
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A Caprice of Darling Caroline
Overview: Caroline de Bienre, the 16-year-old daughter of French nobility, meets the handsome rogue, Gaston de Sallanches, who is expected to ask for the hand of her older, plainer sister in marriage. Gaston instead joins Caroline in her secret hiding place in the château's attic, where the infatuated Caroline begins an affair with him. Meanwhile, she is being courted by the dull, sincere Livio, but holds him off since she is in love with Gaston. When the revolution of 1789 breaks out Caroline is sent to a convent but her carriage is waylaid. She escapes and makes her way to Gaston's home, where she finds him in the arms of his mistress. She is angry and then agrees to marry Livio, now an out-of-favor revolutionary and a marked man, and Caroline is also now on the death list.
Genres: Romance War
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1953-03-06
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Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's
Overview: Julien Pauphilat is the doorman at the famous restaurant, Maxim's and is also the confidant of many of his customers. As a consequence, in this post, he has managed to make a comfortable living and even acquire a country mansion. Retirement beckons and he is going to be able to enjoy the quiet life at last. The wedding of his daughter, Genevieve with Andre du Velin, a well born playboy is going to endanger this dream, for Genevieve is ignorant of her father's job. However, her fiance doesn't see any problem with this.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1953-08-14
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Angelique
Overview: In 17th-century France, beautiful country maiden Angélique marries wealthy neighbor Jeoffray de Peyrac out of convenience, but eventually, she falls in love with him. So when Jeoffray is arrested and then vanishes, she bravely sets out to find him. This is the first of many dramas based on Anne and Serge Golon's novels about strong-willed Angélique and her adventures during the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King.
Genres: Adventure Romance History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1964-12-08
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Angelique: The Road To Versailles
Overview: Angelique is saved by the king of the cutthroats when she is endangered in the streets of Paris. After her hero is killed, she has many amorous affairs and becomes a successful businesswoman.
Genres: Adventure Mystery Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1965-07-07
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Et moi j'te dis qu'elle t'a fait d'l'oeil!
Overview: André Courvalin, a merry bachelor, considers marrying, but not his exuberant mistress Aurélie. He would much rather wed sweet Suzanne. Trouble is that Suzanne is already engaged to Yves, one of his friends. But every problem has its solution. Accordingly, André finalizes a cynical stratagem. He sends Yves to negotiate his own breakup with Aurélie while he warns Aurélie's husband about Yves' presence by her side.All goes according to plan : Yves is mistakenly taken for Aurélie's husband.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1950-12-20
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Gross Paris
Overview: Bernard, a journalist, and his friend Jules, a butcher by trade, are both passionate about horse racing.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1974-05-01
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The New Aristrocrats
Overview: Denis, a hypersensitive teenager, is revolted both against his distant, pretentious, well-to-do parents and their superficial society firends and the stiff, intolerant catholic establishment in which he studies. Fortunately,he has an open-minded philosophy teacher, Father Philippe de Maubrun, who understands him and supports him in his distress.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1961-12-13
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Why Not Us?
Overview: A wrestler and a bookseller disgraced by life fall in love with each other.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1981-06-14
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The Turkey
Overview: Paris at the Belle Epoque. Monsieur de Pontagnac, a perfect honest man, loves pretty women too much and that plays him many tricks. What need does he have to follow the pretty Lucienne Vatelin, home, to find himself in the presence of the husband, the notary Vatelin, who is part of his circle? From there, many characters will meet, avoid each other, find each other. Adultery, domestic scenes and reconciliation will be their lot.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1951-11-21
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Jaloux comme un tigre
Overview: Henri has a beautiful wife, Sophie. Unfortunately, suffering from an unhealthy jealousy, he spends much of his time watching his wife's every move, and a few domestic scenes often ensue.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1964-06-16
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Male of the Century
Overview: The wife of an extremely jealous merchant is held hostage by a bank robber.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1975-03-12
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The Legend of Frenchie King
Overview: Outlaw sisters in the old West inherit a ranch and try to settle down and develop relationships with neighboring family of lots of brothers.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1971-12-16
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The Exchange Student
Overview: Monsieur Bosquier, the owner of a private school, is far from pleased when his eldest son, Philippe, fails his end of year exams. He decides to send his wayward offspring to England to improve his English. In exchange, Philippe’s host, a wealthy whisky distiller, Mac Farrel, will send his daughter, Shirley, to live with the Bosquiers in France. However, Philippe has already decided to spend the summer holidays on a yacht with his friends, so he sends a fellow student, Michonnet, to England in his place. The deception is soon discovered but things go from bad to worse when Philippe and Shirley fall in love and fly to Scotland to get married...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1967-12-01
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Silence on aime
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1981-05-15
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Les Truands
Overview: "Thieves We Are" - In flashback, the audience learns why 104-year-old Amedee steals the watch belonging to the town mayor. The story develops into a history of the watch-thievery business, told in anecdotal fashion.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1956-04-27
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