The Charterhouse of Parma 1948   N/R, 170 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Christian-Jaque
Cast: Renee Faure, Gerard Philipe, Maria Casares, Louis Salou, Lucien Coedel, Tullio Carminati, Aldo Silvani, Maria Michi, Claudio Gora, Louis Seigner
Romance is more important to Archbishop Fabrice del Dongo (Gerard Philipe) than his church, and problems lie ahead for him and his lover, Duchess Gina de San Severina (Maria Casares).
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The Grand Maneuver 1955  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Rene Clair
Cast: Michele Morgan, Gerard Philipe, Brigitte Bardot, Yves Robert, Jean Desailly, Pierre Dux, Jacques Francois, Lise Delamare, Jacques Fabbri
Set in France during the early 20th century, this French offering involves the efforts of a cavalry lieutenant, Armand de la Verne (Gerard Philipe), to win a bet that he can seduce the young divorcee, Marie-Louise (Michele Morgan). Watch for a very young Brigitte Bardot in the role of Lucie.
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La Ronde 1950 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Max Ophuls
Cast: Anton Walbrook, Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani, Simone Simon, Daniel Gelin, Danielle Darrieux, Fernand Gravey, Odette Joyeux, Jean-Louis Barrault, Isa Miranda, Gerard Philipe, Robert Vattier
Set in Vienna during the early 1900s, this story is narrated by Anton Walbrook who introduces a series of affairs in which a new character is involved with a character from the last scene. Beginning with young soldier Franz (Serge Reggiani) falling into the arms of prostitute Leocadie (Simone Signoret) who then has a short liaison with Alfred (Daniel Gelin), but he leaves her when he seduces housewife Emma Breitkopf (Danielle Darrieux). And on it goes until the seductions go full circle, and Franz is back with Leocadie.
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Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1959  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Dangerous Liaisons 1960
Director: Roger Vadim
Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Gerard Philipe, Annette Vadim, Jeanne Valerie, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Simone Renant, Boris Vian, Nicolas Vogel, Frederick O'Brady, Gillian Hills, Madeleine Lambert, Paquita Thomas
In this update of Laclos' 18th-century novel, a married couple (Jeanne Moreau and Gerard Philipe) is forever looking for fun, excitement, and sex (with others, but innocent, of course). It does a good job of catching the mood of the late 1950s France and was later remade in the U.S. as "Valmont" (1989) and "Dangerous Liaisons" (1988).
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The Proud Ones 1953 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Proud and the Beautiful
Director: Yves Allegret
Cast: Michele Morgan, Gerard Philipe, Victor Manuel Mendoza, Michele Cordoue, Carlos Lopez Moctezuma
Based on the Jean-Paul Sartre novel, "Lapos Amour Redempteur," this story, set in Vera Cruz, involves a wealthy woman and a struggling doctor who are brought together amidst an alien culture. 1 User Review
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| 1. The Charterhouse of Parma (1948)
2. The Grand Maneuver (1955)
3. La Ronde (1950)
4. Les Liaisons Dangereuses (1959)
aka: Dangerous Liaisons 1960
5. The Proud Ones (1953)
aka: The Proud and the Beautiful
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