Michele Philippe Movies
- 1963
In this drama, a jilted bride and her little sister flee their hometown to search for better lives. They go to stay in their aunt's boarding house. There they meet a notorious philanderer and his mistress. The younger sister soon tries to lure him away from his love. Unfortunately, he falls for the older sister. As they make love, the poor little sister is left all alone. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Liliane Brousse, Michel Vocoret, (more)
- 1956
Screen star Charles Boyer made a rare return to his home turf in the Franco-Italian Paris Palace Hotel. Boyer plays Delomel, a roguish middle-aged husband who uses an attack of gout as an excuse to escape his spouse. While staying at the titular hotel, Delomel gets mixed up with manicurist Francoise (Francoise Arnoul) and garage mechanic Gerard (Roberto Rosso), both of whom are posing as wealthy socialites. Though he's wise to their subterfuge, Delomel takes a liking to Francoise and Gerard and spends the rest of the film helping them pull off their deception. The star power of Charles Boyer makes Paris Palace Hotel seem far more important a film than it really is. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Charles Boyer, Françoise Arnoul, (more)
- 1955
In this French crime drama, a young man gets revenge upon the criminals who caused his grandfather to kill himself. Unfortunately, the fellow doesn't realize how bad the criminals are. Fortunately, a kindly hooker, who does know the crooks, saves him from the same fate. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1955
Beautifully photographed, this comedy drama from Jean Renoir chronicles the revival of Paris' most notorious dance as it tells the story of a theater producer who turns a humble washerwoman into a star at the Moulin Rouge. The film is also title Only the French Can. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jean Gabin, Maria Felix, (more)
- 1953
Le Portrait de Son Pere (His Father's Portrait) tries, and sometimes succeeds, to get laughs by playing straight. Comic actor Jean Richard plays a peasant lad who suddenly inherits a fortune from the father he never knew he had. Thrust into the uppermost rungs of Parisian society, Richard manages to hold his own despite the chicanery of the dead man's widow. He also turns his late father's store, which has been moribund for several years, into a thriving success. American filmgoers were mildly amused by the plotline of Le Portrait de Son Pere, though most were more interested in the feminine charms of third-billed Brigitte Bardot. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Michele Philippe, Brigitte Bardot, (more)
- 1952
Belle Mentalle (Wonderful Mentality) stars Jean Richard as Honore, a valet blessed with the inability to tell a lie. In addition to his honesty, Honore is also supremely logical, a character trait that comes in handy for his master, lawyer Maitre (Jean Martinelli). The valet not only saves Maitre's business, but his marriage. Alas, Honore's candor and wisdom does good for everyone but himself--until the film's twist ending. The film's effectiveness rests almost solely in the comedy prowess of star Jean Richard, who does wonders with the thinnish material at hand. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jean Richard, Michele Philippe, (more)
- 1950
The Naked Woman is the mildly exploitive American title for this French filmization of the Henry Bataille novel La Femme Nue. The woman in question is Loulou (Giselle Pascal), who makes her living as an artist's model. Loulou is the live-in lover of struggling artist Pierre (Yves Vincent). When his works suddenly become famous, Pierre becomes impossible to live with. He also cheats outrageously on Loulou, even after making their union legal. On the verge of suicide, Loulou finds solace in the arms of Rouchard (Jean Davy), another artist who has loved her all along. This standard-issue romantic yarn is distinguished by the cinematography of Russian-born Michel Kelber, who also worked with Autant-Lara, Rene Clair and Jean Renoir. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Gisèle Pascal, Yves Vincent, (more)
- 1950
L'Aiguille Rouge is a mountain-climbing melodrama, a genre more indigenous to the German cinema than to French films. Set in the French Alps, the film stars Michel Auclair and Michelle Philippe as Florian and Myra, young lovers fascinated with scaling the heights (in every sense of the phrase!) Their ardor reaches a fever pitch at a mountain resort, but tragedy looms on the horizon. Director E. E. Reinert stages many of the climbing sequences in the studio, using alpine mockups in the background. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Michel Auclair, Michele Philippe, (more)
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