Françoise Brion
Also Known As: Françoise de Ribon, Франсуаза Брион, Françoise Alicia Rose German de Ribon
Biography: Françoise Brion (born 29 January 1933) is a French film actress. She has appeared in 75 films since 1957. She starred in the 1963 film L'Immortelle, which was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. She was married to Jacques Doniol-Valcroze. Source: Article "Françoise Brion" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Adult: No
Birthday: January 29, 1933
Age: 92 years old
Gender: Female
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Rosebud
Overview: In a bold coup a Palestinian terrorist group captures the yacht Rosebud and kidnaps the millionaires five daughters on it. At first they demand film clips to be shown on major European TV stations. Undercover agent Martin is hired to hunt the terrorists down.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-03-24
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Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Overview: Nelly leaves her lazy, unemployed husband to work for retired judge Mr Arnaud, forty years her senior, after he offers to clear her bills for her. While she types his memoirs the two develop a close friendship, but Arnaud becomes jealous when Nelly begins dating his good-looking young publisher.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1995-08-23
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Attack of the Robots
Overview: Al Pereira, a wise-cracking superspy, investigates a series of assassinations being performed by ruthless killers with bronze skin and horn-rimmed glasses. The trail of these mindless automata leads him to the lair of a seductive villainess who has formulated a computer-powered plot to overthrow the governments of Europe. 'Cartes sur table' is at once an homage to classical Hollywood thrillers and a playful riff on the newly-popular James Bond films.
Genres: Comedy Thriller Science Fiction
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1966-04-27
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Sweet and Sour
Overview: Gerard, a young man from a "good family" dreams of becoming an actor. To do this, he follows everywhere his sister Frédérique who is infatuated with cinéma vérité.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1963-09-04
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A Game for Six Lovers
Overview: Miléna is living in her grandmother's baroque château when the rich lady dies. The lawyer Miguel, who had a previous relationship with Miléna, insists the other two grandchildren, Fifine and her brother Jean-Paul, visit the château for the reading of the will, even though they have been estranged from the family at an early age. However Robert, who had been living with Fifine in an open relationship, arrives and impersonates Jean-Paul. Robert falls for Fifine's cousin Miléna while Fifine has designs on Miguel. In the meantime, the butler César is focusing his lecherous intentions on Prudence, the maid he had just hired.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1960-01-20
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The Immoral Moment
Overview: Michel Jussieu, a film producer, returns one morning to the cabaret where he forgot his sweater. He discovers the corpse of an extreme right-wing journalist, but immediately he is knocked out. He wakes up in the police station ...
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1962-07-18
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Very Happy Alexander
Overview: Alexandre, a young and honest farmer, is oppressed by an authoritarian wife, who makes him work like a dog. When she dies in a car crash, he decides to stay in bed, absolutely free and inactive. Just a dog is occupied to carry food and newspapers to him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1968-02-09
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Housewarming
Overview: Chantal, an advocate involved in defending homeless illegal immigrant, decides to refurbish her flat. Following her convictions she calls Columbian workers led by an unforeseeable architect. In the mean time a former client decides he is in love with her, her son and daughter are becoming nearly homeless since the flat's walls are demolished, the architect has new plans every day, an irregular workers fall in love with Chantal too and dance with her daughter, Martin (the son) still continue to roller blade around... Could the works go forward in this mess?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2005-06-01
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L'Immortelle
Overview: A melancholy man meets a stunning, mysterious woman while he is traveling, and discovers she may or may not be involved in a prostitution ring. She disappears after their relationship lasts a few days, and though he searches for her, those around him pretend not to know who he is speaking of.
Genres: Mystery Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1963-03-27
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Follow My Gaze
Overview: A long parade of actors and actresses pop up in an unconnected series of skits, vignettes, and sight gags in this comedy anthology by Jean Curtelin. Among the sketches performed is one with Jean Carmet playing a man from the sticks woefully burdened with the challenge of getting through a dog food commercial on less than one tank of intelligible French. Another skit shows a silent duel between an airport custodian and an automatic door, while another with the renowned Michel Galabru sets up a strange teacher-student exchange.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1986-04-23
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And Satan Calls the Turns
Overview: On a sun-kissed beach, six people linger lazily, each confident of fulfilling his or her desires before the day is out. A wealthy heiress, Emmanuelle, has designs on a handsome adolescent, Ivan, but his interests lie elsewhere. Having gratified Emmanuelle’s womanly needs, Ivan immediately sets out to make his next conquest, the mistress of a well-known writer...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1962-10-24
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The Salary of Crime
Overview: Mario, the son of a police captain killed in the line of duty, is completely surrendered to the police organization. Instructing some errands meet Elsa, original and fascinating beauty, beginning an illicit affair and exciting. This makes his firmest principles are shaken, transformed his life completely absurd entering a maelstrom revolving around the existence of Elsa surface.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1964-12-26
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The Blonde from Peking
Overview: Spies from several countries try to find out what secrets are hidden in the mind of a young amnesiac girl who has appeared in Paris.
Genres: Comedy Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1967-08-25
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She Is Conann
Overview: Traveling through the abyss, underworld dog Rainer recounts the six lives of Conann, perpetually put to death by her own future, across eras, myths and ages. From her childhood, a slave of Sanja and her barbarian horde, to her accession to the summits of cruelty at the doors of our world.
Genres: Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2023-11-29
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The Other Side of the Mirror
Overview: A nightclub singer is haunted by the ghost of her late father. The dead man summons her through a mirror, forcing her to commit a series of violent crimes.
Genres: Mystery Drama Horror
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1973-09-24
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The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
Overview: A sprawling drama centered on five key days in a family's life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2008-07-23
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Nathalie
Overview: Haute Couture model in Paris becomes involved in the activities of two rival jewel thief gangs.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1957-12-04
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Vincennes Neuilly
Overview: Jérôme and Sophie are "foreigners". They evolve in a world whose rules seem to them as many constraints and adopt unusual behaviors which can disorientate their interlocutors. They say they are brother and sister and many people prefer to believe them and be satisfied with this version for fear of supporting a situation that is too scabrous. Only Olivia accepts to assume the situation. Her taste for derision and her humor allow her to overcome the provocations of the couple and to take an ascendancy on them.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1992-04-29
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Nea
Overview: In Genève, bookseller and publisher Axel Thorpe catches willful, rich 16-year-old Sibylle Ashby shoplifting. She brags about her writing, so he challenges her to produce a book. She writes an erotic novel that Thorpe publishes anonymously, and it becomes a best seller. She also tries to capture the love of this 40-year-old publisher but he drops her for her older sister.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1976-08-17
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De cuerpo presente
Overview: After seeing that Nelson kisses his lover, Barlow poisons him. But it turns out that Nelson comes back to life when he was about to be buried. From that moment, Barlow does not stop chasing him to finish his work.
Genres: Drama Comedy Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1967-08-28
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The Suns of Easter Island
Overview: Six people find a mysterious mark in the center of their left hand and all independently go to Easter Island in hopes to uncover the mystery.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1972-08-23
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Katia
Overview: Tsar Alexandre II meets a young student, Katia. He understands that he loves her and try to send her away but they end up seeing each other again and becomes his mistress. With the help of Katia, Alexandre prepares a liberal constitution, but these reforms make him hostile to the more privileged subjects without satirising the revolutionaries against the regime.
Genres: Drama Romance History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1959-12-22
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Isabelle Eberhardt
Overview: The true story of explorer, journalist and writer Isabelle Eberhardt, originally from Switzerland. She moved to Annaba in Algeria in 1897 with her mother, who preferred to live in the Algerian neighborhoods rather than the European neighborhoods that she hated, and converted to Islam. Her lifestyle shocked the French colonialists: she dressed like a man, frequented cafes and smoke shops. Fascinated by the desert, she traveled the Sahara under the identity of Si Mahmoud, she published articles and books on the world she discovered in southern Algeria, strongly criticizing the colonial authorities. Arriving in El Oued, the soldiers prevent him from continuing his journey. She disobeys and overhears officers shooting Arab prisoners. Arrested, she was accused of espionage and was expelled from Algeria. She married Slimane, a Muslim non-commissioned officer in 1901. Having become French through this marriage, she could now reside in Algeria.
Genres: Drama Adventure History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1991-11-21
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Love Me Strangely
Overview: Alain Revent, a seductive and refined man, derives a peculiar satisfaction from debasing his wives. The first, driven to the brink of despair, throws herself out of a window. Enlisting the help of an equally perverse casual acquaintance, Dino, the "handsome brute" proceeds to emotionally torture his second wife, Nathalie. The sadistic plan is picked up on by Officer Leroy who suspects the truth. Will he be able to snatch the unfortunate woman from the evil Alain's clutches?
Genres: Thriller Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1971-02-10
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That Night
Overview: Jean, who is the artistic director of a fashion magazine, is married to a very pretty cover girl, Sylvie. They both work for André Reverdy, a very cynical man, who openly covets Sylvie.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1958-09-11
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Focal Point
Overview: Reporter renowned photographer, Danièle Gaur is conducting an investigation into the alleged accident of her husband Michel. Her research is gradually leading her to discover the workings of a plot to assassinate US Foreign Secretary John W. Maxwell.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1977-10-25
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The Temptation of Isabelle
Overview: Bruno devises a mean to test the love of his girlfriend Isabelle. Since Isabelle had been in love with Alain in the past, Bruno invites Alain to a surprise birthday party for her at a hotel -- what better way to judge her feelings than to get them together? Alain arrives with his current girlfriend Lio. Soon after the two couples start the evening off, their polite exteriors deteriorate.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1985-10-23
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The Track
Overview: Somewhere in rural France, a young English female tourist is sexually assaulted by two men in the countryside. After she manages to escape, a party of local hunters agree to track her in order to cover up the scandal.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1975-05-14
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Family Jewels
Overview: The head of an aristocratic family died, so everyone gather to mourn him and see who gets what from his estate. Greed, lust, love and class conflict between the family and their payed servants create a real mess rather quickly.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1975-03-05
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The French Game
Overview: Wishing to find an old love that resurfaced, Juan, a Chilean diplomat, Dominique asks his friend François to act as an intermediary.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1960-12-26
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Ladies' Man
Overview: A famous FBI agent's vacation is interrupted by murder. His investigation leads him on the trail of three women of the local upper middle class.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1962-03-21
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Women Are Like That
Overview: American FBI agent Lemmy Caution arrives in France to track down a dangerous spy.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1960-09-20
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Le Début de la fin
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2012-04-27
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The Frog Prince
Overview: A young British girl journeys to Paris to go to college, and is determined to find the man of her dreams and fall madly in love. However, things don't work out quite the way she planned.
Genres: Romance Family Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-02-21
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Caravan to Vaccarès
Overview: American Neil Bowman is traveling through France when he meets British photographer Lila. They are hired by French land owner Duc de Croyter to escort a Hungarian scientist to New York. But they soon realize that the job is not a cushy number, and have to deal with a gang of kidnappers who will stop at nothing to get their hands on the scientist
Genres: Thriller Action Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-08-08
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The French Detective
Overview: When political thugs murder an opponent's volunteer and also kill a cop, chief inspector Verjeat believes the politician who hired them is as guilty as the murderous goon. Verjeat's pursuit of the councilman, Lardatte, gets him a warning from his superiors. When he embarrasses Lardatte while disarming a hostage (the dead volunteer's father), Verjeat is told he's being transferred within a week. He speeds up his hunt for the goon and, with Lefévre, one of his young detectives, he engineers a complicated scheme to buy more time before the transfer. How should Verjeat play out his values of honor and duty?
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1975-12-10
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The Mysterious Death of Nina Chereau
Overview: A woman accused of murder escapes an asylum and her psychiatrist tries to find her.
Genres: Horror Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1988-08-24
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A Young World
Overview: A freelance photographer falls in love with a French medical student and becomes pregnant. Faced with the situation, he pressures her to have an abortion, even sleeping with an older woman for money. She later decides to keep the baby.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1966-03-25
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Le Bel Âge
Overview: Steph, Jean-Claude and Jacques work in a Parisian art shop, but they mainly work in the field of eroticism, which they conceive as a wide-ranging field of exercises and experiments.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1960-02-10
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To Grab the Ring
Overview: This film takes a decidedly satirical look at the inner workings of the gangster underworld. Alfred Lowell is a washed-up actor sent to London to take care of some mob business. Alfred's mind is not on his job, as he prefers to probe his past for the reasons why he has failed as a thespian. He entertains thoughts of suicide, but his involvement in the gang prevents him from ending his life.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1968-03-14
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The Vertical Smile
Overview: A kaleidoscope of images from history populate this skillfully animated French feature. The story concerns a history professor whose ideas about human history cause him distress. Amid a flurry of newsreel-type images, Joan of Arc's trial is shown. Another theme which emerges is of two ages (in the far past and far future) in which naked humans fight one another with animalistic aggression.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1973-03-19
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Attention, the Kids Are Watching
Overview: In a seaside villa, under the care of a nanny, a group of children spend most of their days watching violent television shows.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1978-04-12
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Witness in the City
Overview: Industrialist Pierre Verdier kills his mistress Jeanne Ancelin by throwing her off a train. Her husband, Ancelin, decides to take revenge on his wife's murderer, who has been acquitted by justice.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1959-05-06
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Rue du Bac
Overview: Simon lives in an affluent intellectual environment, headed by his mother Alice. Raphael, his cousin, belongs to the poor branch of the family, but Simon adores him. So he decides to help him become a writer.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1991-03-20
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Codine
Overview: An ex-convict struggles to survive by brute force alone in a turn-of-the-century slum in Bucharest. Codine is the thug who served 10 years for murdering a friend. He returns home to his miserly mother, whose penny-pinching ways infuriate her son. A young boy looks up to Codine, and through the man's eyes he sees the economic and social injustices from an adult perspective. When Codine kills another man who violated his trust, his mother becomes more unhinged and paranoid. Thinking her son will steal her hoarded money, she plots to kill her only son. The impressionable child watches in horror and amazement at the cruel machinations of the adult work that surrounds him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1963-05-15
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The Dance of Death
Overview: On his journey through USA, Simon Templar, alias 'the Saint', landed in Palm Springs. After arrival, Simon is offered a job as a bodyguard of a millionaire who is threatened with death.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1960-05-25
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Give Me My Chance
Overview: 17 year-old small-town girl Nicole Noblet comes to Paris dreaming of becoming a world-famous actress.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1957-10-18
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Le Divorce
Overview: While visiting her sister in Paris, a young woman finds romance and learns her brother-in-law is a philanderer.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-08-08
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Portuguese Vacation
Overview: Françoise and her husband Jean-Pierre invite some friend couples to spend a weekend in their large villa on the Portuguese coast. What follows is a romantic intrigue, with each character discovering a little more about themselves.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1963-10-09
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Tales of Paris
Overview: A film made up of four sketches. In Marc Allégret's Sophie, a naive high-school girl invents a love affair with her mother's lover. But it's a guitarist with whom she falls in love. In Françoise, by Claude Barma, a young woman returning to France after living in the United States has an affair with her best friend's lover. In Antonia, by Michel Boisrond, a middle-aged woman tries to convince her ex-lover that she still has many assets to seduce. In Ella, by Jacques Poitrenaud, a Pigalle dancer meets a man in a cab.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1962-01-17
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The Erasers
Overview: A detective is seeking an assassin in a murder that has not yet occurred, only to discover that it is his destiny to become that assassin.
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1969-05-19
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Der Chauffeur von Madame
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Original Language: de
Release Date: 2011-05-13
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Toutes les femmes sont des déesses
Overview: A few months pregnant, Valerie is leading the construction of the Athens metro, which will reduce pollution in the Greek capital. However, on the construction site, archaeologists are trying to suspend the work because the subsoil contains archaeological treasures.
Genres: Action Drama TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2000-01-10
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Madame Sourdis
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Genres: TV Movie History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1979-12-31
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Les murs
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1964-06-04
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