Marianne Eggerickx Movies

This glossy Alistair MacLean action programmer concerns the machinations involved in smuggling an Eastern European scientist out of France and into the United States while being pursued by gang of international pirates, who want the scientist for themselves so that they can grab the secrets that the scientist holds and sell them to the highest bidder. The film deals with Neil Bowman (David Birney), a carefree American who is hired by French land baron the Duc de Croyter (Michel Lonsdale) to make sure that the scientist finds his way safely aboard a jet bound for America. Lila (Charlotte Rampling), a svelte British photographer, happens upon the scene and snuggles up to Neil, right before barriers are throw in their way by the pirate-kidnappers. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

In this French melodrama, Mathias (Jean-Pierre Mocky) is a con-man who persuades newly-rich people to trade in their good furniture for the elaborate junk he is selling. They do it because they believe Mathias is a nobleman of some sort. When his son (Robert Benoit) and his son's fiancee come to visit, Mathias is careful not to start anything with the woman, even though she is clearly fascinated by him and he is attracted to her. The jealous son is not persuaded, though, and shoots his father. The dying Mathias lovingly arranges to make it seem as though he committed suicide. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

In this French film, a mime has ambitions of performing on a grander scale than he has usually been able to achieve. To fulfill his vision, he needs a grant from the Ministry of Culture. The bureaucrats in this film are shown in a grey-faced variation on the white-faced makeup of mimes. Just as he is about to go onstage for his big performance (complete with ballet dancers as back-ups) he receives word that his wife has been injured in a car accident. He finds out at the hospital that his wife has died, and he runs into the street in mime-face, and unwittingly gives the mime performance of his life, showing his grief. One highlight of this film is the insight it gives into the little-known world of mimes. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

This French film updates a classic tale by Voltaire and uses it as an allegory in which divisions of race and class are explored. In the film, Ingenu (Renaud Verly) is a native of India, working in another country. His charms beguile the youngest daughter of an upper-class family, and she falls in love with him and wants to marry him. This upsets the family for several reasons: he is not wealthy, he is dark-skinned, and he is not of their class. Indeed, before he came along, the daughter was slated to marry a wealthy business tycoon who, even though he was not of the "right" class, at least had money and the right skin color. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide