Monique Mélinand — Actor (19)
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Between Eleven and Midnight (1949)
Entre onze heures et minuit IMDb TMDB
Henri Decoin actor: Louis Jouvet / Madeleine Robinson …
other title: Tra le undici e mezzanotte / Zwischen elf und Mitternacht …
Between eleven o’clock and midnight one evening, a notorious trafficker Jérôme Vidauban is shot whilst walking in a tunnel in Paris. The case is assigned to Inspector Carrel, who is Vidauban’s perfect double. Using his resemblance to the arch criminal, Carrel manages to infiltrate in Vidauban’s circle of acquaintances and contacts. He becomes embroiled in a bizarre web of intrigue and discovers no shortage of possible murder suspects, all of whom appear to be surprised to see him still alive.
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Blood to the Head (1956)
Le Sang à la tête WikiData IMDb TMDB
Gilles Grangier actor: Jean Gabin / Renée Faure …
other title: Sangue alla testa / Vulkan im Blut …
François Cardinaud is one of the richest shipowners in the region. But this success arouses resentment and jealousy. When Marthe, his wife, leaves the home without warning, Cardinaud sees her life cracking little by little.
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Us Two (1979)
À nous deux WikiData IMDb TMDB
Claude Lelouch actor: Catherine Deneuve / Jacques Dutronc …
other title: A noi due / Allein zu zweit …
Françoise has gone into business seducing men whose wives want to divorce them, and who need incriminating evidence against them. In addition, she has a little blackmail operation going on on the side with politicians who can't afford a scandal. She got started on this business after she was raped, and hasn't looked back since. Now the police are on her trail, and she avails herself of the services of a couple who make a profession of hiding wanted criminals. At the hideout, she meets Simon, a second-generation mobster. As the police close in, Françoise and Simon go on the run together, pulling off occasional heists for operating money. Before long, they have also fallen in love.
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Last Known Address (1970)
Dernier domicile connu WikiData IMDb TMDB
José Giovanni actor: Lino Ventura / Marlène Jobert …
other title: Ultimo domicilio conosciuto / Der Kommissar und sein Lockvogel …
Marceau Léonetti, a competent and energetic officer stops by chance the son of an influential lawyer driving under the influence of alcohol. A few months later, the lawyer falsely accuses Léonetti as being violent and incompetent. As a result Marceau is transferred to a small police station, where he meets young and beautiful Jeanne. Soon they are faced with a tough investigation.
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Léa in Winter (1971)
Léa, l'hiver WikiData IMDb TMDB
Marc Monnet actor: Karen Blanguernon / Gilles Ségal …
other title: Léa, l'hiver / Lea in Winter …
It starts with the discovery of a woman's corpse, then gradually reveals the past of this woman as well as the police investigation which follows the discovery.
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Man with the Transplanted Brain (1972)
L'homme au cerveau greffé WikiData IMDb TMDB
Jacques Doniol-Valcroze actor: Mathieu Carrière / Jean-Pierre Aumont …
other title: L'uomo dal cervello trapiantato / L'homme au cerveau greffé …
Professor Marcilly is a famed brain specialist who, following in-depth and extended research work, is now able to perform brain transplant surgery. One day, he finds himself in the presence of a young car accident victim for whom the only hope of survival would be a brain transplant. Marcilly, who has a heart condition and is terminally ill, decides to become the "donor". The operation is a success. But who is actually the patient discharged from the hospital: a young fellow with the brain of a young man or an old man in the body of a young one?
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Love Me Strangely (1971)
Un beau monstre WikiData IMDb TMDB
Sergio Gobbi actor: Virna Lisi / Helmut Berger …
other title: Der letzte Tanz des blonden Teufels / Un Beau Monstre …
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?
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The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970)
La Dame dans l'auto avec des lunettes et un fusil WikiData IMDb TMDB
Anatole Litvak actor: Samantha Eggar / Oliver Reed …
other title: La signora dell'auto con gli occhiali e un fucile / Die Dame im Auto mit Brille und Gewehr …
Dany Longo is red-haired, beautiful, disturbed, passionate--and nearsighted. As she speeds through the south of France in a purloined Thunderbird on an errand for her employer and his wife, no one, including Dany herself, knows where she is headed--or why she is going there.
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The Great Spy Chase (1964)
Les Barbouzes WikiData IMDb TMDB
Georges Lautner actor: Lino Ventura / Francis Blanche …
other title: Quattro spie sotto il letto / Mordrezepte der Barbouzes …
A cold-war spy parody. After the death of an armaments manufacturer, an international group of spies is drawn into a high-stakes battle of wits to obtain the valuable military patents which have been inherited by the lovely widow.
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Angelique (1964)
Angélique, marquise des anges
Bernard Borderie actor: Michèle Mercier / Robert Hossein …
other title: Angelica / Angélica, a Marquesa dos Anjos …
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.
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The Mouth Agape (1974)
La Gueule ouverte
Maurice Pialat actor: Nathalie Baye / Hubert Deschamps …
other title: Die Qual vor dem Ende / La Gueule ouverte …
Monique is dying of cancer, lying in bed in the apartment above the store her family owns. Her philandering husband carries on with life, her son remains aloof, and her daughter-in-law wonders if she is witnessing her own decline. They all struggle to express, or feel, their love for one another.