Jean-Paul Roussillon Movies
- 1964
In this WW II drama set during a weekend in June of 1940, German invaders force British troops to flee Dunkirk. The French soldiers stationed on a nearby beach also want to withdraw so they too can battle the Germans, but they have been ordered to stay in place and the British are to use the boats first. Though it is a bloody conflict and many innocent residents are killed, one young woman, Jeanne (Catherine Spaak) refuses to evacuate her home. She becomes friends with one of the French soldiers, Julien (Jean-Paul Belmondo) who later saves her from being raped. The situation on the beach grows increasingly tense as the waiting soldiers are easy targets for German warplanes. Julien tries to persuade Jeanne to leave this dangerous place. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Spaak, (more)
- 1959
This legendary opera by Mozart is lavishly produced and comedically performed with great skill by the Comedie Francaise. Andre Cadou conducts the orchestra. The award winning troupe brings its own special brand of humor to the story without compromising the plot or the grandeur of this audio and visual spectacle. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Georges Descrieres, Yvonne Gaudeau, (more)
- 1957
Jean Gabin stars in Voici le Temps des Assassins as Chatelin, a soft-spoken, middle-aged restauranteur. His life is unexpectedly complicated when Catherine (Daniele Delorme), the daughter of his ex-wife, pays a visit. Catherine tells Chatelin that her mother is dead, and that she's all alone in the world. The good-hearted Chatelin comes to regret his decision to allow the girl to stay when it develops that she's not only a liar, but a psychotic, who plans to murder him. Voici le Temps des Assassins was released in the US as Deadlier Than the Male. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jean Gabin, Danièle Delorme, (more)
- 1954
La Chair et le Diable (The Devil and the Pulpit) is a serviceable vehicle for the magnificent Vivienne Romance. The star plays the sensuous wife of farm-owner Peter Van Eyck, who has recently hired itinerant laborer Rossano Brazzi. Sure enough, Vivienne and Brazzi inaugurate a torrid affair, with Vivienne as the aggressor. Shortly afterward, Van Eyck disappears, and when a mangled body turns up, the illicit lovers are accused of the crime. When Van Eyck does show up, it is to late to prevent a tragedy of near-apocalyptic dimensions. Oddly enough, this "outdoors" melodrama is largely filmed within the walls of a studio. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Viviane Romance, Rossano Brazzi, (more)
