Bobby Deerfield 1977  PG, 124 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Al Pacino, Marthe Keller, Anny Duperey, Walter McGinn, Romolo Valli, Stephan Meldegg, Jaime Sanchez, Mickey Knox, Guido Alberti, Norm Nielsen, Dorothy James, Monique Lejeune, Van Doude, Gerard Hernandez
Racecar driver Bobby Deerfield (Al Pacino) is living with his French lover Lydia (Anny Duperey) when he meets and falls in love with Killian (Marthe Keller) who is a patient at a hospital in Switzerland. Up until now, Bobby has lived an emotionless life, but now he has found love. It turns out that Killian is dying of leukemia, and Bobby, who has problems dealing with the situation, turns to Lydia for comfort.
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Les Comperes 1983  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Francis Veber
Cast: Pierre Richard, Gerard Depardieu, Anny Duperey, Michel Aumont, Stephane Bierry, Philippe Khorsand, Jean-Jacques Scheffer, Maurice Barrier, Roland Blanche
A tough newsman, Jean Lucas (Gerard Depardieu), and a meek teacher, Francois Pignon (Pierre Richard), are both past lovers of Christine Martin (Anny Duperey). The story evolves from Christine's manipulative plan to get them to search for her missing son by telling each man that he is the boy's father.
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Les Femmes 1969 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: The Women
The Vixen
Director: Jean Aurel
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Maurice Ronet, Christina Holme, Anny Duperey, Joelle Latour, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Tanya Lopert, Maria Schneider
Clara (Brigitte Bardot) is a secretary for writer Jerome (Maurice Ronet) who is working on his memoirs. As they travel by train, he dictates his adventures, and they begin an affair. She soon finds out that he is quite the womanizer.
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Spirits of the Dead 1968  R, 117 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Federico Fellini, Roger Vadim, Louis Malle
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Alain Delon, Jane Fonda, Peter Fonda, Terence Stamp, Vincent Price, James Robertson Justice, Anny Duperey, Salvo Randone, Francoise Prevost, Georges Douking, Umberto D'Orsi, Philippe Lemaire, Renzo Palmer, Daniele Vargas
Three separate stories–"Metzengerstein," "William Wilson," and "Toby Dammit" –by Edgar Allan Poe are each directed by top directors: Roger Vadim, Louis Malle, and Federico Fellini. This film provides enjoyable viewing and lives up to the reputations of both directors and actors involved in the project.
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Stavisky 1974 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alain Resnais
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, Francois Perier, Anny Duperey, Michael Lonsdale, Roberto Bisacco, Claude Rich, Pierre Vernier, Jacques Spiesser, Gerard Depardieu
Small-time swindler Stavisky (Jean-Paul Belmondo) rose to great wealth and power in the early 1930s through his drive, cleverness, and charm. After his shady dealings and rumors that he had bought out members of the French government, he was abandoned by his friends, resulting in his suicide. Based on a true story that nearly brought down the French government during the Depression.
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| 1. Bobby Deerfield (1977)
2. Les Comperes (1983)
3. Les Femmes (1969)
aka: The Women
aka: The Vixen
4. Spirits of the Dead (1968)
5. Stavisky (1974)
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