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Danielle Darrieux

Danielle Darrieux

French actress and singer
May 1, 1917 (October 17, 2017)
Runtime: 90 min.

The Wedding Cake

V.O.: Pièce montée
Fr. 2009. Comedy by Denys Granier-Deferre with Jérémie Renier, Clémence Poésy, Danielle Darrieux. The romantic setbacks of two bourgeois families during a wedding celebrated in a countryside castle.
Runtime: 93 min.
Fr. 2007. Animation by Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud. From 1978 to today, the experiences of a young Iranian woman with a rebellious temperament.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 2007. Crime drama by Pascal Thomas with François Morel, Melvil Poupaud, Chiara Mastroianni. In a villa on the Brittany coast, the secrets of the guests gathered by the old mistress of the house surface when she is found murdered.
Runtime: 107 min.
Fr. 2006. Comedy by Anne Fontaine with Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc, Danielle Darrieux, Arielle Dombasle. An aspiring artist creates a play based on an 18th century text and gives the lead role to a forgotten operetta singer.

Dangerous Liaisons

V.O.: Les Liaisons dangereuses
Fr. 2002. Mores drama by Josée Dayan with Catherine Deneuve, Rupert Everett, Leelee Sobieski. In the 1960s, two idle rich men employ shady seduction techniques to manipulate those around them.
Runtime: 192 min.

8 Women

V.O.: 8 Femmes
Fr. 2001. Police comedy by François Ozon with Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Emmanuelle Béart. In an isolated manor house, the discovery of the master of the house stabbed to death in his bed arouses mutual suspicion among the eight women in his immediate circle.
Runtime: 108 min.
Fr. 1999. Psychological drama by Étienne Périer with Danielle Darrieux, Edson Sidonie, François Marthouret. While undergoing experimental treatment, an elderly woman with Alzheimer's disease befriends a gifted teenager.
Runtime: 90 min.

The World of Jacques Demy

V.O.: L'Univers de Jacques Demy
Fr. 1995. Documentary by Agnès Varda with Jacques Demy, Anouk Aimée, Richard Berry.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1993. Drama by Étienne Périer with Claude Rich, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Rich. The past haunts a former hero of the resistance whose comrades-in-arms were shot following a mysterious denunciation.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1992. Comedy by Annick Lanoë with Danielle Darrieux, Sophie Desmarets, Odette Laure. A grandmother calls on six of her old friends to find her grandson who has run away.
Fr. 1990. Mores comedy by Marie-Claude Treilhou with Danielle Darrieux, Paulette Dubost, Micheline Presle. Three elderly sisters gather as they do every year to spend Epiphany Sunday together.
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 1989. Sentimental comedy by Carlo Cotti with Thomas Langmann, Kristin Scott Thomas, Danielle Darrieux. An eccentric grandmother encourages secret encounters between her teenage grandson and a thirty-year-old woman.
Runtime: 94 min.
Fr. 1988. Crime drama by Giovanni Fago with Jean-Pierre Cassel, Danielle Darrieux, Stéphane Bouy. A fallen actor accepts to take the place of a great industrialist, without knowing that he is setting foot in a hellish machination.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1987. Dramatic comedy by Claude Sautet with Daniel Auteuil, Sandrine Bonnaire, Jean-Pierre Marielle. A young executive falls in love with the maid of a supermarket manager whose accounts he needs to check.
Runtime: 131 min.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1985. Comedy by Jean-Jacques Lagrange with Anne Bos, Danielle Darrieux, Emmanuel Curtil. When her grandmother dies, a young orphan girl tries to the family fortune alone.
Fr. 1985. Mores drama by André Téchiné with Catherine Deneuve, Wadeck Stanczak, Nicolas Giraudi. A woman's tidy life is turned upside down when her son meets a prison escapee.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1983. Psychological drama by Paul Vecchiali with Danielle Darrieux, Hélène Surgère, Nicolas Silberg. After years of absence, a woman returns to her hometown to avenge her husband who was mysteriously killed at the end of the war.
Runtime: 92 min.

A Room in Town

V.O.: Une Chambre en ville
Fr. 1982. Musical drama by Jacques Demy with Dominique Sanda, Richard Berry, Danielle Darrieux. During a strike, the story of a dramatic romance between a worker and the young wife of a shopkeeper.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1976. Psychological drama by Guy Jorré with Danielle Darrieux, Andrée Tainsy, Paul Savatier. Two widows become friends during their visits to the cemetery.
Fr. 1976. Police comedy by Jean Girault with Jean Gabin, Jean-Claude Brialy, Danielle Darrieux. On the occasion of the Holy Year, two escaped convicts disguised as clergymen decide to go and recover a stash of money buried near Rome.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1975. Musical by Dominique Delouche with Danielle Darrieux, Jean Le Poulain, Georgette Plana. A star of stage and screen tries to discourage the advances of a young romantic.
Runtime: 82 min.

Sex and the Lonely Woman

V.O.: No encontré rosas para mi madre
Esp. 1973. Psychological drama by Francisco Rovira-Beleta with Renaud Verley, Danielle Darrieux, Gina Lollobrigida. The sordid adventures of a young bohemian who wants to give his mother the house of her dreams.
Runtime: 96 min.
Fr. 1969. Comedy by Jean Girault with Danielle Darrieux, Jean Richard, Xavier Gélin. After deciding to transform a mill into a country house, a couple is forced to settle there permanently.
Runtime: 87 min.

Birds in Peru

V.O.: Les Oiseaux vont mourir au Pérou
Fr. 1968. Psychological drama by Romain Gary with Jean Seberg, Maurice Ronet, Pierre Brasseur. In Peru, a young woman suffering from nymphomania is saved from suicide by a French man.
Runtime: 95 min.

24 Heures de la vie d'une femme

V.O.: Vingt-quatre heures de la vie d'une femme
Fr. 1968. Sentimental drama by Dominique Delouche with Danielle Darrieux, Robert Hoffmann, Romina Power. In 1914, a French woman helps a German deserter who is overtaken by the allure of gambling.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 1967. Police comedy by Gilles Grangier with Fernandel, Danielle Darrieux, Jean-Pierre Marielle. Under the guise of organized trips to Switzerland for children, a mobster smuggles diamonds.
Runtime: 95 min.

The Young Girls of Rochefort

V.O.: Les Demoiselles de Rochefort
Fr. 1967. Musical by Jacques Demy with Catherine Deneuve, Françoise Dorléac, Danielle Darrieux. Two twin sisters make conquests of a young sailor and an American musician.
Runtime: 125 min.
Fr. 1965. Comedy by Jean Herman with Danielle Darrieux, Jean-Pierre Moulin, Olivier Hussenot. A haberdashery throws herself at a young soldier and marries him.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1965. Psychological drama by Jean Cayrol, Claude Durand with Michel Piccoli, Danielle Darrieux, Emmanuelle Riva. A man returns to Bordeaux, twenty years after turning in comrades to the Gestapo.
Runtime: 100 min.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 1964. Comedy by Robert Thomas with Pierre Dux, Jean Marais, Danielle Darrieux. A man tries to take revenge on a former student who called him by a nickname.
Runtime: 95 min.

Trouble Among Widows

V.O.: Du grabuge chez les veuves
Fr. 1963. Crime drama by Jacques Poitrenaud with Dany Carrel, Danielle Darrieux, Enzo Doria. A widow discovers that her deceased husband was a drug dealer.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1963. Comedy by André Hunebelle with Paul Meurisse, Michèle Morgan, Danielle Darrieux. After an agent caused him to serve two years in prison, a man decides to take revenge on the latter.
Runtime: 90 min.

Bluebeard

V.O.: Landru
Fr. 1963. Comedy by Claude Chabrol with Charles Denner, Stéphane Audran, Danielle Darrieux. A man murders several women after taking their belongings.
Runtime: 102 min.

Why Paris?

V.O.: Pourquoi Paris?
Fr. 1963. Dramatic comedy by Denys de La Patellière with Monique Bertho, Charles Aznavour, Jacques Monod. A young Belgian arrives in Paris to pursue a career in painting and goes from disillusionment to disillusionment.
Runtime: 79 min.
G.-B. 1961. Psychological drama by Lewis Gilbert with Susannah York, Kenneth More, Danielle Darrieux. A teenager falls in love with a mysterious man who turns out to be a notorious thief.
Runtime: 99 min.
Fr. 1961. Crime drama by Jacques-Gérard Cornu with Danielle Darrieux, Mel Ferrer, Claude Rich. A detective investigates the death of a blackmailer.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1961. Crime drama by Jacques Guymont with Danielle Darrieux, Roger Hanin, Pierre Destailles. A police officer falls in love with a woman suspected of killing her husband.
Runtime: 90 min.

Crime Doesn't Pay

V.O.: Le Crime ne paie pas
Fr. 1961. Sketches by Gérard Oury with Edwige Feuillère, Michèle Morgan, Annie Girardot. Four criminal cases set in different times.
Runtime: 158 min.
Fr. 1961. Comedy by Claude Autant-Lara with Francis Claude, Danielle Gaubert, Jean Sorel. Henry IV is looking for a complaisant husband for a young girl he wants to make his mistress.
Runtime: 83 min.

Murder at 45 R.P.M.

V.O.: Meurtre en 45 tours
Fr. 1960. Crime drama by Étienne Périer with Danielle Darrieux, Michel Auclair, Jean Servais. A singer receives records containing accusations after the mysterious death of her husband.
Runtime: 98 min.
Fr. 1960. Mores comedy by Henri Verneuil with Claudia Cardinale, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michèle Morgan. Leaving Bordeaux and her husband, a young woman settles in Paris where she leads a social and libertine life.
Runtime: 98 min.
Fr. 1959. Drama by Denys de La Patellière with Danielle Darrieux, Jean-Claude Brialy, Françoise Rosay. A resistance fighter who has gone blind is taken in by a single woman and becomes her lover.
Runtime: 98 min.
Fr. 1958. Dramatic comedy by Marc Allégret with Bourvil, Danielle Darrieux, Arletty. Five years after their breakup, a man and a woman meet by chance on a bus and agree to meet the following Sunday.
Runtime: 93 min.

Life as a Couple

V.O.: La Vie à deux
Fr. 1958. Sketches by Clément Duhour with Pierre Brasseur, Lilli Palmer, Fernandel. A writer decides to leave his fortune to a happy couple.
Runtime: 102 min.
Fr. 1958. Drama by Julien Duvivier with Danielle Darrieux, Bernard Blier, Paul Meurisse. A former resistance fighter gathers the members of her network to unmask a traitor.
Runtime: 103 min.

Lovers of Paris

V.O.: Pot-Bouille
Fr. 1957. Mores comedy by Julien Duvivier with Gérard Philipe, Dany Carrel, Danielle Darrieux.
Runtime: 115 min.

Le 7ème Ciel

V.O.: Le Septième Ciel
Fr. 1957. Comedy by Raymond Bernard with Danielle Darrieux, Noël-Noël, Paul Meurisse. A young widow makes gangsters disappear and steals their assets to support her charity work.
Runtime: 107 min.
Fr. 1957. Crime drama by Gilles Grangier with Jean Gabin, Nadja Tiller, Danielle Darrieux. A detective investigates a murder committed in the drug scene.
Runtime: 93 min.
U.S. 1956. History by Robert Rossen with Richard Burton, Fredric March, Danielle Darrieux. The life of an ancient Greek conqueror.
Runtime: 131 min.
Fr. 1956. Psychological drama by Denys de La Patellière with Danielle Darrieux, Jean-Claude Pascal, Jeanne Moreau. To get his wife's inheritance, a cynical man causes the death of his father-in-law with a heart problem, then plans to kill his wife.
Runtime: 102 min.
Fr. 1956. Sentimental drama by Yves Ciampi with Jean Marais, Danielle Darrieux, Keiko Kishi. A French engineer falls in love with a Japanese woman.
Runtime: 111 min.

Napoleon

V.O.: Napoléon
Fr. 1955. History by Sacha Guitry with Daniel Gélin, Raymond Pellegrin, Michèle Morgan. A few moments in the life of Napoleon.
Runtime: 183 min.
Fr. 1955. History by Henri Decoin with Danielle Darrieux, Viviane Romance, Paul Meurisse. The Marquise de Montespan decides to make a rival disappear.
Runtime: 103 min.

Lady Chatterley's Lover

V.O.: L'Amant de Lady Chatterley
Fr. 1955. Psychological drama by Marc Allégret with Danielle Darrieux, Erno Crisa, Léo Genn. A woman, driven by her disabled husband to take a lover in order to give him a son, gives in to the attraction of her husband's gamekeeper.
Runtime: 98 min.

Châteaux en Espagne

V.O.: El Torero
Fr. 1954. Drama by René Wheeler with Danielle Darrieux, Pepin Martin Vasquez, Maurice Ronet. A young French comes to Madrid to announce her brother's death and falls in love with a famous bullfighter.
Runtime: 86 min.

The Red and the Black

V.O.: Le Rouge et le noir
Fr. 1954. Psychological drama by Claude Autant-Lara with Gérard Philipe, Danielle Darrieux, Antonella Lualdi. An ambitious young man chooses an ecclesiastical career to succeed in society.
Runtime: 186 min.
Runtime: 94 min.
U.S. 1953. Psychological drama by Claude Autant-Lara with Danielle Darrieux, Henri Vilbert, Claude Laydu. Although married, a woman is dating a rich man whose two children disapprove of their father's behavior.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1953. Sentimental drama by Max Ophüls with Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, Vittorio De Sica. An Italian diplomat falls in love with a care-free woman and is challenged to a duel by her husband.
Runtime: 99 min.
Fr. 1952. Psychological drama by Henri Decoin with Danielle Darrieux, Jean Gabin, Gabrielle Dorziat. A young girl marries a cynical man and ends up poisoning him.
Runtime: 110 min.
U.S. 1952. Spy drama by Joseph L. Mankiewicz with James Mason, Danielle Darrieux, Michael Rennie. The true exploits of spy Ulysses Diello, alias Cicero, during the last world war.
Runtime: 108 min.
Fr. 1952. Satire by Christian-Jaque with Daniel Gélin, Martine Carol, Danielle Darrieux. On his wedding day, a young man relives the many love affairs he had in the past.
Runtime: 110 min.
Fr. 1951. Sketches by Max Ophüls with Claude Dauphin, Gaby Morlay, Madeleine Renaud. The adaptation of three tales by Guy de Maupassant: ""Le Masque,"" ""Le Mod?le"" and ""La Maison Tellier.""
Runtime: 97 min.
Fr. 1951. Comedy by Carlo Rim with Bernard Blier, Danielle Darrieux, Françoise Arnoul. The misadventures of a good man who married a frivolous woman.
Runtime: 102 min.
U.S. 1951. Musical by Norman Taurog with Jane Powell, Danielle Darrieux, Wendell Corey. A young American in Paris meets her mother, who helps her in her efforts to marry a young French.
Runtime: 95 min.

All for Love

V.O.: Romanzo d'Amore
It. 1950. Biography by Duilio Coletti with Danielle Darrieux, Rossano Brazzi, Charles Rutherford. The love story of virtuoso pianist Toselli and Princess Louise of Saxony.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1950. Sketches by Max Ophüls with Anton Walbrook, Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani. A playmaker presents a series of love stories in 1900s Vienna.
Runtime: 97 min.
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 1948. Drama by Pierre Billon with Jean Marais, Danielle Darrieux, Marcel Herrand. A student falls in love with the Queen of Spain, whom he was tasked with compromising.
Runtime: 93 min.
Fr. 1948. Sentimental comedy by Marcel Achard with Danielle Darrieux, Claude Dauphin, François Périer. Despite her husband's love, a woman cannot resist the allure of adventure.
Runtime: 94 min.
Fr. 1947. Sentimental drama by Léonide Moguy with Danielle Darrieux, Georges Marchal, Andrée Clément. A young woman goes to Morocco to join her fianc? and reunites with her former lover.
Runtime: 90 min.
Runtime: 102 min.
Runtime: 115 min.
Fr. 1943. Comedy by André Cayatte with Danielle Darrieux, Jacques Dumesnil, Lise Delamare. A circus performer agrees to play into the comedy of love to cover a bachelor's affair.
Runtime: 85 min.
Runtime: 80 min.
Fr. 1941. Sentimental comedy by Henri Decoin with Danielle Darrieux, Fernand Ledoux, Louis Jourdan.
Runtime: 105 min.
Runtime: 93 min.
Runtime: 89 min.
U.S. 1938. Sentimental comedy by Henry Koster with Danielle Darrieux, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Mischa Auer.
Runtime: 78 min.
Fr. 1936. Mores comedy by Jacques Deval with Danielle Darrieux, Betty Stockfeld, Else Argal.
Fr. 1936. Sentimental comedy by Jean Boyer with Danielle Darrieux, Henry Garat, Marguerite Templey.
Runtime: 80 min.
Fr. 1936. Drama by Alexis Granowsky with Harry Baur, Danielle Darrieux, Jean-Pierre Aumont. For love of a young Polish woman, a Russian Cossack betrays his camp and joins the ranks of the enemy.
Runtime: 87 min.
Fr. 1936. Sentimental drama by Anatole Litvak with Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, Marthe Régnier.
Runtime: 96 min.
Runtime: 87 min.
All. 1935. Musical by Carl Lamac with Jan Kiepura, Danielle Darrieux, Pierre Larquey.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1935. Sentimental comedy by Yvan Noé with Pierre Mingand, Danielle Darrieux, Louis Baron fils.
Runtime: 90 min.
Runtime: 87 min.
Runtime: 75 min.

Dream Castle

V.O.: Château de rêve
All. 1933. Sentimental comedy by Geza von Bolvary with Jaque Catelain, Lucien Baroux, Édith Méra.
Runtime: 83 min.

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