Adventures of Captain Fabian 1951  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: William(2) Marshall
Cast: Errol Flynn, Micheline Presle, Agnes Moorehead, Vincent Price, Victor Francen, Reggie Nalder, Jim Gerald, Helena Manson, Howard Vernon, Marcel Journet
Errol Flynn portrays a swashbuckling sea captain who becomes involved with a woman falsely accused of murder.
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 Bad Company 1999  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Romance
aka: Mauvaises Frequentations
Director: Jean-Pierre Ameris
Cast: Maud Forget, Lou Doillon, Robinson Stevenin, Maxime Mansion, Delphine Rich, Francois Berleand, Micheline Presle, Cyril Cagnat, Ariane Ascaride, Martine Gautier, Daniel Martin, Bruno Esposito, Brigitte Jouffre, Dominique Laidet, Eric Theobald
Impressionable 14-year-old Delphine (Maud Forget) falls under the influence of her new best friend, Olivia (Lou Doillon). Olivia takes Delphine to a local nightclub, and Delphine meets and falls for Laurent (Robinson Stevenin), while Olivia is attracted to Laurent's friend Alain (Maxime Mansion). When Laurent and Alain plan a trip to Jamaica, they try to convince Delphine and Olivia to prostitute themselves as the means of getting their hands on the needed cash. Olivia rebels, but Delphine wants to do what Laurent desires, and prostitution ultimately becomes the route she follows.
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A Chef in Love 1997  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Nana Dzhordzadze
Cast: Pierre Richard, Micheline Presle, Nino Kirtadze, Timur Kamkhadze, Jean-Yves Gautier, Ramaz Chkhikvadze, Aleksandr Baluyev, Danielle Darrieux
This story is told in flashback via a journal. The story is told by Cecilia (Nino Kirtadze) who met and fell in love with a Frenchman, Pascal Ichac (Pierre Richard), in the 1920s–before her native Georgia became part of the Soviet Union. When Communism became their way of life, Pascal lost his restaurant (and Cecilia)–but NEVER his unique talent for preparing culinary delights.
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Diary of a Seducer 1995 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Daniele Dubroux
Cast: Chiara Mastroianni, Melvil Poupaud, Hubert Saint-Macary, Serge Merlin, Mathieu Amalric, Daniele Dubroux, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Micheline Presle, Karin Viard, Jacques Nolot
This entertaining, philosophical romance revolves around the copy of one of Gregoire's (Melvil Poupaud) books–actually Soren Kierkegaard's "Diary of a Seducer." The book's treatise on love casts a love spell on an assortment of not-quite-"normal" characters and provides the catalyst for an entertaining storyline.
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Donkey Skin 1970 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Fantasy
Director: Jacques Demy
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Jacques Perrin, Jean Marais, Delphine Seyrig, Micheline Presle, Fernand Ledoux, Henri Cremieux, Sacha Pitoeff, Pierre Repp, Jean Servais, Louise Chevalier
When the queen (Catherine Deneuve) died, she made the king (Jean Marais) promise to marry a woman as beautiful as she, and he chooses his own daughter (also played by Catherine Deneuve). The daughter is not happy with this match, and a fairy (Delphine Seyrig) offers advice and helps her to escape. But, it is a prince (Jacques Perrin) who finally comes to the rescue.
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Gender Bias 2001 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Foreign / Mystery
aka: Transfixed
Director: Francis Girod
Cast: Richard Bohringer, Robinson Stevenin, Stephane Metzger, William Nadylam, Frederic Pellegeay, Ginette Garcin, Stephane de Groot, Charlie Dupont, Veronica Novak, Thibaut Corrion, Marcel Dossogne, Micheline Presle
When he becomes a prime suspect, transsexual prostitute Bo (Robinson Stevenin) turns detective to solve the mystery of who is killing his prostitute friends.
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If a Man Answers 1962  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Levin
Cast: Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin, Micheline Presle, Stefanie Powers, John Lund, Cesar Romero, Christopher Knight, Ted Thorpe, Charlene Holt, John Bleifer
Newlyweds–Chantal (Sandra Dee) and Eugene (Bobby Darin)–are having problems when Chantal's mother, Germaine (Micheline Presle), steps in and offers advice. Numerous mishaps resulting from the advice occur, but all ends well when Chantal learns that she is pregnant.
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Imperial Venus 1963 PG, 140 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Jean Delannoy
Cast: Gina Lollobrigida, Stephen Boyd, Gabriele Ferzetti, Raymond Pellegrin, Micheline Presle, Massimo Girotti, Giulio Bosetti, Gianni Santuccio, Elsa Albani, Andrea Bosic, Umberto Raho, Nando Tamberlani
Complex and sensual Paulette Bonaparte (Gina Lollobrigida) becomes involved in numerous sexual affairs during her brother Napoleon's (Raymond Pellegrin) rise and ultimate fall from power.
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 Les Miserables 1995  R, 174 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Claude Lelouch
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel Boujenah, Alessandra Martines, Annie Girardot, Clementine Celarie, Philippe Leotard, Jean Marais, Micheline Presle, Philippe Khorsand, Salome Lelouch
This is an extravagant, heart-felt rendition of Victor Hugo's epic novel about Valjean's (Jean-Paul Belmondo) attempts to lead a new life after being imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread. Although he spends the rest of his life performing noble acts of sacrifice for his fellow outcasts, his every move is closely watched by detective Javert (Philippe Khorsand).
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 Napoleon 1955 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sacha Guitry
Cast: Orson Welles, Maria Schell, Raymond Pellegrin, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Erich von Stroheim, Pierre Brasseur, Daniel Gelin, Danielle Darrieux, Sacha Guitry, Dany Robin, Jean Gabin, Cosetta Greco, Yves Montand, Roger Pigaut, Micheline Presle
Writer/director Sacha Guitry costars as Tallyrand who tells his friends about Napoleon Bonaparte's life. The story covers Napoleon's (Raymond Pellegrin) life from his campaigns in Italy to the Battle of Waterloo and, finally, his imprisonment and death on St. Helena.
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The Prize 1963 N/R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Paul Newman, Edward G. Robinson, Elke Sommer, Diane Baker, Kevin McCarthy, Leo G. Carroll, Micheline Presle, Gerard Oury, Sergio Fantoni, John Wengraf
This film adaptation of Irving Wallace's novel is the story of a Nobel Prize winner (Paul Newman) who stumbles into a kidnapping plot and a love affair while in Stockholm to pick up his award.
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A Slightly Pregnant Man 1973  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Jacques Demy
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Marcello Mastroianni, Micheline Presle, Claude Melki, Marisa Pavan, Mireille Mathieu, Andre Falcon, Maurice Biraud, Alice Sapritch, Raymond Gerome, Madeleine Barbulee, Tonie Marshall
Marco (Marcello Mastroianni) visits his girlfriend's (Catherine Deneuve) doctor (Micheline Presle) and is told that he is four months pregnant. A media frenzy ensues, and Marco is hired to model maternity clothes–until he finds out that the diagnosis was for his girlfriend.
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Venus Beauty Institute 1999 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Tonie Marshall
Cast: Nathalie Baye, Bulle Ogier, Samuel Le Bihan, Jacques Bonnaffe, Mathilde Seigner, Audrey Tautou, Robert Hossein, Elli Medeiros, Micheline Presle, Emmanuelle Riva
Madame Nadine (Bulle Ogier) and her employees–Angele (Nathalie Baye), Samantha (Mathilde Seigner), and Marie (Audrey Tautou)–at the Parisian Venus Beauty Institute make their customers feel better about themselves. But, at the same time, the beauticians suffer their own psychological ups and downs running the gamut from casual sex to jealousy to suicide. This film received four Cesars (French Oscars) for Best Picture, Screenplay, Director, and Young Actress.
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| 1. Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951)
2. Bad Company (1999)
aka: Mauvaises Frequentations
3. The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful (1958)
4. A Chef in Love (1997)
5. Diary of a Seducer (1995)
6. Donkey Skin (1970)
7. Gender Bias (2001)
aka: Transfixed
8. If a Man Answers (1962)
9. Imperial Venus (1963)
10. King of Hearts (Le Roi de Coeur) (1966)
11. The Legend of Frenchie King (1971)
aka: Petroleum Girls
aka: Frenchie King
12. Les Miserables (1995)
13. Napoleon (1955)
14. The Prize (1963)
15. A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973)
16. Venus Beauty Institute (1999)
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