Madeleine Clervanne

Madeleine Clervanne

Born: January 17, 1897
Died: June 14, 1975
in Hanoi, Vietnam

Movies for Madeleine Clervanne...

The Duchess of Avila
Title: The Duchess of Avila
Character: La duègne de la duchesse
Released: December 24, 1973
Type: Movie
An epic six-hour adaptation of Potocki's The Manuscript Found in Saragossa. Most famously filmed by Wojciech Has, this four part adaptation has the advantage of a vastly expanded running time, allowing for more of the novel to be incorporated >> shot on film, it was clearly a very expensive production and is equally spectacular in its own way.
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Fantastic Planet
Title: Fantastic Planet
Character: Additional Voices (voice)
Released: December 1, 1973
Type: Movie
On the planet Ygam, the Draags, extremely technologically and spiritually advanced blue humanoids, consider the tiny Oms, human beings descendants of Terra's inhabitants, as ignorant animals. Those who live in slavery are treated as simple pets and used to entertain Draag children; those who live hidden in the hostile wilderness of the planet are periodically hunted and ruthlessly slaughtered as if they were vermin.
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Not Dumb, the Bird
Title: Not Dumb, the Bird
Character: Amie de Mme Morelli, joueuse de cartes
Released: November 15, 1972
Type: Movie
An old lady is far from suspecting everything that is going on behind her back, in particular what her servants are up to.
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Huit femmes
Title: Huit femmes
Character: Mamy, la grand-mère
Released: February 7, 1972
Type: Movie
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The Annuity
Title: The Annuity
Character: La grand-mère Galipeau
Released: January 19, 1972
Type: Movie
In 1930, Louis Martinet, a peaceful sexagenarian, no longer has a long life to live according to the words of his doctor, Leon Galipeau, who sees to take advantage of the very interesting situation of the "future deceased". This one indeed has a small house in Saint-Tropez. Galipeau sniffs the windfall. Following his advice, Martinet agrees to give it in life to the brother of the doctor, Emile, and then rushes back to a health of iron. Worse, he even survives the war. Galipeau, exhausted, decide to use the great means to get rid of the importunce who persists in thwarting their project ...
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Thumbs Up
Title: Thumbs Up
Released: December 22, 1971
Type: Movie
A couple of comedians attempt (they never agree) to tell the story of how they met and their picturesque careers in the arts. Guy recounts with dark humor the circumstances of his first, unhappy marriage, his family dramas, his early days as an extra... Sophie describes her professional and sentimental adventures with a friend, Manon, in a no less hard-hitting style. Following a trip to Italy, the two young women end up in a center for "single mothers", whose atmosphere is more reminiscent of a barracks. A few years later, Sophie's son Balthazar attends his mother's wedding to Guy and takes part in the couple's whimsical life.
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Tartuffe
Title: Tartuffe
Character: Madame Pernelle
Released: June 12, 1971
Type: Movie
Orgon and his mother swear by Tartuffe, the self-styled devout who lives off them. The other members of the family, scandalized by the clergyman's hold over them, will do anything to expose his hypocrisy. Michel Bouquet plays an almost monstrous Tartuffe, whose only weakness lies in his feelings for Elmire.
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La Toile d'araignée
Title: La Toile d'araignée
Character: Mlle Peake
Released: January 3, 1969
Type: Movie
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Huckleberry Finn
Title: Huckleberry Finn
Character: Mrs. Loftus
Released: January 28, 1967
Type: Movie
A TV movie about Huckleberry Finn, directed by Marcel Cravenne and released in France back in 1967.
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King of Hearts
Title: King of Hearts
Character: Brunehaut
Released: December 21, 1966
Type: Movie
An ornithologist mistaken for an explosives expert is sent alone into a small French town during WWI to investigate a garbled report from the resistance about a bomb which the departing Germans have set to blow up a weapons cache.
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A Mouse with the Men
Title: A Mouse with the Men
Character: Mme Laurent
Released: July 16, 1964
Type: Movie
Marcel and Francis are busy people. Marcel owns a café and spend all his nights running from meetings to meetings with members from the high society... at least, that's what he say to his barman! Francis leaves his home, loving wife and adorable daughter, frequently to attend meetings and demonstration with customers. His boss trusts him so much that his agenda is always full... at least, that's what he say to his wife! In fact, Marcel and Francis' incomes come from their night job: thieves! Here at least, they are professional. Troubles arise when, during one robbery, they encounter a young, high-pitched voice, candid girl who takes the decision to become their associate in crime... for the fun!
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The Spy
Title: The Spy
Released: February 27, 1964
Type: Movie
The British Admiralty is worried: several cargo ships carrying troops have mysteriously jumped off Gibraltar. The Admiralty calls in the Intelligence Service to find out the cause of the destruction before new units arrive. Lieutenant Jackson, of the Marine Infantry Regiment stationed in Gibraltar, spends all his duty time in Tangier, where he is attracted by his love of poker and a beautiful dancer, Lola. Despite the objurgations of his general and the tender friendship of Cathie, his general's daughter, he can't stop playing and loses a very large sum one evening.
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How to Make a French Dish
Title: How to Make a French Dish
Character: Adèle Postic
Released: January 29, 1964
Type: Movie
In this romantic drama, a middle-aged gambler tells a casino croupier her life story. The story is told in flashback and chronicles the woman's romantic exploits with men. Though she was involved with many men, only one really touched her heart. He was a bartender who was tragically shot and killed during an attempted robbery. She later marries and has a daughter. Unfortunately she alienates herself from her daughter when she has an affair with her daughter's fiance. Her remorse is short lived. The film jumps back to the present with the woman leaving the casino on the arm of a handsome millionaire.
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Bebert and the Train
Title: Bebert and the Train
Character: La dame au chien
Released: December 3, 1963
Type: Movie
The Martin family is shopping in a department store. Tiennot is responsible for looking after his little brother, Bébert, but he prefers to chase girls. On the train home, Tiennot leaves Bébert alone. On arrival, Bébert has disappeared. The Martin family sets out to find him.
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People in Luck
Title: People in Luck
Character: La concierge (« Une nuit avec la vedette »)
Released: April 26, 1963
Type: Movie
A light French comedy of 5 segments.
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The Devil and the Ten Commandments
Title: The Devil and the Ten Commandments
Character: Delphine
Released: September 14, 1962
Type: Movie
The film consists of seven roughly 15 minute episodes, each showing what will happen if one or more of the Ten Commandments will be broken: Jérome Chambard is warned that he will lose his job if he continues to swear; Françoise Beaufort enamored of a stripper calls on her only to find her married to a janitor who doesn't know what kind of dancing his wife performs; Denis, a Jesuit novice, leaves the order to avenge his sister's suicide, which was provoked by Garigny, who seduced her into prostitution and drug addiction; Philip buys a necklace for Micheline though he is bored with her; a young man find out that his real mother is not Madeleine, but actress Clarisse Ardant; Didier Marin, cashier of a bank, was fired by his boss; the Devil appears as a serpent for Jérome Chambard and the bishop are eating.
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Arsène Lupin vs. Arsène Lupin
Title: Arsène Lupin vs. Arsène Lupin
Character: Cecile Borel
Released: August 29, 1962
Type: Movie
André Laroche, an industrialist, has just passed away. Face to his grave, as he is being buried, Anne de Vierne, the wife of a magistrate, confesses to her son François that Laroche was in fact Lupin and that he is his natural child. But he is not the gentleman thief's only offspring! Lupin had indeed another son by a housemaid, Gérard Dagmar, a dancer, magician and - occasionally - burglar. Which complicates the task of François who, to respect the last wishes of the testator, has gone in search of the treasure of Poldavia. For he keeps finding Gérard on his way and his efforts are constantly thwarted by his half-brother. Will Gérard prevent François from becoming the worthy successor to their father or will the two young men decide to join forces? That is the question.
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Conduite à gauche
Title: Conduite à gauche
Character: Mrs. Palmyre
Released: June 13, 1962
Type: Movie
It all happens in a hospital waiting room. While his young wife has just had a serious accident and is undergoing surgery, the husband relives, in his memory, the reality of their near past, or what he would have liked his marital union to be. At the outset, this young couple took as their model the famous couple from "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" and their line of conduct: complete freedom for everyone, as long as they confide in each other about their adventures.
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Cartouche
Title: Cartouche
Character: Pierette la duègne
Released: March 7, 1962
Type: Movie
In the 18th century, Louis de Bourguignon is working with the Malichot's gang, but their ways are too 'unethical' for him. He creates his own band, acting under the name of Cartouche, making audacious robberies of the rich people, and even distributing the takings with the poor. Thus, cartouche attracts the people's sympathies, Venus's love, and hate from the Police and Malichot... Cartouche can escape all the traps they set at him - except the entrapments of love. Eventually, he will be saved by a woman, at her own cost.
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The Fenouillard Family
Title: The Fenouillard Family
Character: Mrs. de Bréauté-Beuzeville
Released: January 4, 1961
Type: Movie
The Fenouillards (Sophie Desmarets and Jean Richard are the parents, Annie Sinigalia and Marie-José Ruíz are the daughters) are shopkeepers with higher aspirations. The Monsieur wants to run for mayor of their town, but the family acknowledges he has little experience of the real world -- and so they all take off to experience it together. After starting out by getting lost, the family goes through an odyssey that takes them to Brazil, the Antarctic, and Japan in a series of episodic adventures.
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Angels of Sin
Title: Angels of Sin
Released: June 23, 1943
Type: Movie
A well-off young woman decides to become a nun, joining a convent that rehabilitates female prisoners. Through their program, she meets a woman named Thérèse who refuses any help because she says she was innocent of the crime she was convicted for. After being released from prison, Thérèse murders the actual perpetrator of the crime and comes to seek sanctuary in the convent.