Dominique Laffin

Dominique Laffin

Born: June 3, 1952
Died: June 11, 1985
in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France
Dominique Laffin (June 3, 1952, in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France – June 12, 1985, in Paris) was a French actress who appeared in 19 films between 1975 and 1985.

Laffin made her major film debut in 1977, gaining critical acclaim for her role in Jacques Doillon's 1979 film, La Femme qui pleure. For her performance, she was nominated for the César Award for Best Actress. That same year, she co-starred with a young Roberto Benigni in the film Chiedo asilo.

Her career was cut short at the age of 33 by a massive heart attack. Her daughter later said that she had committed suicide, but says that she has not been able to confirm this either way. During her short career, Laffin appeared with many of France's rising young stars, including Gérard Depardieu, Juliette Binoche and Miou-Miou, as well as established stars such as Yves Montand.

Laffin is buried near the renowned director François Truffaut in the Cimetière de Montmartre in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris.

Her daughter, the French politician Clémentine Autain, was born in 1973.

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Passage secret
Title: Passage secret
Character: Anita
Released: July 24, 1985
Type: Movie
In a somewhat deflated story of robbery and deception set against the rooftops and byways of Paris, a group of enterprising petty thieves take advantage of the dog days of August to burglarize vacated apartments. At this time of year, all Parisiens are on vacation elsewhere, and the city is invaded by tourists on vacation from their own cities. In this mass rearrangement of the European population, the thieves get away with their looting until they run into an architect who catches them in the act. But his morals are nothing to brag about, as he gets more involved in what they are doing and wants some of their take. He is also smitten with one of the down-and-out women the thieves have been supporting (Dominque Laffin). As in so many French dramas, these conflicting relationships are doomed to be resolved only by tragedy.
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Akropolis Now
Title: Akropolis Now
Character: Camille
Released: December 14, 1984
Type: Movie
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Waiter!
Title: Waiter!
Character: Coline, la jeune amante d'Alexe
Released: November 9, 1983
Type: Movie
After a life of emotional and professional upsets, Alex finds himself headwaiter in a chic Parisian restaurant. Well into middle age, divorced but still very much a ladies’ man, he has one great ambition: to open an amusement park by the sea. One day, an old flame, Claire, suddenly re-enters his life. For Alex, the fires of love are easily re-kindled, but Claire has another man in her life…
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Liberty Belle
Title: Liberty Belle
Character: Élise
Released: September 14, 1983
Type: Movie
Liberty Belle tells the story of a group of student's involvement with a group who oppose the French Algerian war. The film premiered at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival.
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System Without Shadow
Title: System Without Shadow
Character: Juliet
Released: August 13, 1983
Type: Movie
Computer operator Faber works on securing computers for big companies and banks. His private life is rather dull until he meets a strange women, Juliet and falls in love. Her friend convinces Faber to exploit his knowledge to rob a bank.
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Instinct de femme
Title: Instinct de femme
Character: Marthe
Released: November 7, 1981
Type: Movie
Young - beautiful - married, fulfilled, Martha is bored. Passive in an active society, she took a first step by serving as a "guinea pig" to her brother researcher who undertook a comparative study on animal behavior and human behavior.
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The Imprint of Giants
Title: The Imprint of Giants
Character: Lucie Dromner
Released: March 5, 1980
Type: Movie
The life of workers and their families in a construction site of a highway in 1965.
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L'Œil du maître
Title: L'Œil du maître
Character: Hélène
Released: February 20, 1980
Type: Movie
A journalist very attached to freedom of information conflicts with the management of his channel.
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Seeking Asylum
Title: Seeking Asylum
Character: Isabella
Released: October 24, 1979
Type: Movie
A new teacher introduces radical ideas at a nursery school and it leads to various reactions from the students and the parents.
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Night After Night
Title: Night After Night
Character: Solange
Released: September 26, 1979
Type: Movie
A filmmaker engages in a routine series of sexual encounters to pass the time while editing her latest film. When one man refuses to play by her rules, she finds herself inexplicably drawn to him.
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Félicité
Title: Félicité
Character: Dominique
Released: May 22, 1979
Type: Movie
After a bout of intense jealousy, Félicité finds herself alone. For one night, as her family dissipates, she relives her torments.
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The Crying Woman
Title: The Crying Woman
Character: Dominique
Released: January 10, 1979
Type: Movie
Jacques returns after a long absence to his wife Dominique and their daughter Lola in their isolated house, located on a hillside in Provence. Dominique is crouching and crying. She had asked Jacques to go because she could not stand him seeing her crying. Jacques powerlessly witnesses the excesses of Dominique's emotions. She understands that he loves another woman, and ousts him again...
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At Night All Cats Are Crazy
Title: At Night All Cats Are Crazy
Character: La vendeuse
Released: November 23, 1977
Type: Movie
Playwright Charles Watson entertains his niece Lily by telling her about the adventures of Philibert.Both these people have something to do with Philibert.
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This Sweet Sickness
Title: This Sweet Sickness
Character: Lise
Released: September 28, 1977
Type: Movie
Industrious accountant David Martinaud claims to be visiting his parents every weekend, but it's merely a cover for the labor-intensive refurbishing of his country cottage. The reason for David's secrecy is that his childhood crush, Lise, lives nearby, and, although she's married, he still believes they'll get together. His devotion to the idea borders on mania, and, when Lise's husband is accidentally killed, he quickly spirals out of control.
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The Little Wheedlers
Title: The Little Wheedlers
Character: Sophie
Released: June 24, 1977
Type: Movie
Sylvie, Corinne and Sophie all live in the same accommodation in Paris. The first sells clothes on the steps. The second works in a factory restaurant and the third is divorced, has a child and does odd jobs.
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Title: Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character: Self
Released: January 12, 1975
Type: TV
A talk show presented by Michel Drucker
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Title: Spécial cinéma
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 1974
Type: TV