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Françoise Fabian

Françoise Fabian

French actress
May 10, 1933 (91 years old)
Fr. 2024. Comedy by Claude Lelouch with Kad Merad, Elsa Zylberstein, Michel Boujenah. A man, suffering from a disease that causes “folie des sentiments”, suddenly abandons his family and sets off on an adventure across France with his trumpet.
Runtime: 127 min.
Fr. 2021. Dramatic comedy by Aurélie Saada with Françoise Fabian, Aure Atika, Grégory Montel. After the death of her husband, a 78-year-old widow regains the taste for life as a woman and upsets the balance of her family.
Runtime: 102 min.
Fr. 2017. Comedy by Michèle Laroque with Michèle Laroque, Kad Merad, Françoise Fabian. Ditched at Christmas by her teenage daughter and her husband, a rich and idle woman from Nice, who has found no comfort in her best friend, consults a psychiatrist with whom she falls in love.
Runtime: 95 min.

Me, Myself and Mum

V.O.: Les Garçons et Guillaume, à table!
Fr. 2013. Comedy by Guillaume Gallienne with Guillaume Gallienne, André Marcon, Françoise Fabian. Due to the way his mother always distinguished him from his brothers, a boy grows up thinking he is a girl.
Runtime: 87 min.
Fr. 2013. Crime drama by Marc Angelo with Samuel Labarthe, Blandine Bellavoir, Françoise Fabian. A commissioner investigates two murders whose only witnesses are the house dog and the ghosts that seem to haunt the place.
Runtime: 95 min.

What's in a Name?

V.O.: Le Prénom
Fr. 2012. Comedy by Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre de La Patellière with Patrick Bruel, Charles Berling, Valérie Benguigui. A Parisian real estate agent turns a dinner party with friends into a cruel game of truth because of a tasteless joke about his unborn baby's name.
Runtime: 109 min.

Small World

V.O.: Je n'ai rien oublié
Fr. 2010. Psychological drama by Bruno Chiche with Gérard Depardieu, Alexandra Maria Lara, Françoise Fabian. A sixty-year-old man with Alzheimer's recalls past events that reveal the shameful secrets of a wealthy family.
Runtime: 98 min.
Fr. 2010. Thriller by Alexandre Arcady with Patrick Bruel, Vincent Elbaz, Pascal Elbé. Four successful blackfoot brothers rescue their youngest brother, a thug threatened with death by a dangerous gypsy criminal.
Runtime: 117 min.
Fr. 2009. Drama by Lucas Belvaux with Yvan Attal, Anne Consigny, André Marcon. A powerful business leader kidnapped by mysterious captors has his infidelities and passion for gambling exposed.
Runtime: 125 min.
Fr. 2008. Dramatic comedy by Lisa Azuelos with Christa Theret, Sophie Marceau, Jocelyn Quivrin. A year in the life of a Parisian high school student dealing with a broken heart and in the grip of an overprotective mother.
Runtime: 103 min.
Fr. 2005. Mores comedy by Caroline Huppert with Juliette Lamboley, Macha Méril, Françoise Fabian. At the beginning of the 20th century in Paris, a former courtesan tries to find a good match for her granddaughter with the help of her sister.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 2005. Sentimental comedy by Jérôme Foulon with Françoise Fabian, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Andréa Ferréol. A septuagenarian widow feels revitalized by an old painter with whom she falls in love.
Runtime: 88 min.
Fr. 2004. Mores drama by François Ozon with Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Stéphane Freiss, Géraldine Pailhas. Five distinct and determining stages in the life of a couple, from the divorce to the first meeting.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1997. Psychological drama by Jacques Rivette with Sandrine Bonnaire, Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Laure Marsac. A scientist decides to settle the score with her father's former partner, whom she believes to be responsible for his death.
Runtime: 166 min.
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. 1994. Drama by Claude Santelli with Samuel Labarthe, Françoise Fabian, Anne Pleven. In 1759, a village doctor tried to reassure peasants frightened by the passage of Halley's comet.
Runtime: 97 min.

The Pleasure of Love

V.O.: Plaisir d'amour
Fr. 1990. Mores comedy by Nelly Kaplan with Pierre Arditi, Françoise Fabian, Dominique Blanc. Hired as a tutor to a teenage girl living on an island with her grandmother, mother and sister, a seductive poet becomes the women
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1989. Crime drama by Claude Barma with Victor Lanoux, Françoise Fabian, Benoit Robert. At the request of a friend, a clever cop comes out of semi-retirement to investigate the mysterious murder of a lawyer.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1988. Musical by Jacques Demy with Yves Montand, Mathilda May, Françoise Fabian. Yves Montand falls in love with a young dancer after arriving in Marseille to stage a musical that retraces the most important stages of his career.
Runtime: 103 min.
Fr. 1985. Drama by Claude Lelouch with Évelyne Bouix, Richard Anconina, Annie Girardot. A Jewish survivor of the Nazi concentration camps tries to uncover the informant who caused the extermination of her family.
Runtime: 117 min.
Fr. 1983. Psychological drama by Pierre Granier-Deferre with Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Françoise Fabian. The friendship of two musicians is jeopardized when one discovers the frivolous conduct of the other.
Runtime: 93 min.
Bel. 1983. Psychological drama by André Delvaux with Fanny Ardant, Vittorio Gassman, Françoise Fabian. A screenwriter visits a middle-aged woman whose possibly autobiographical novel he wants to adapt for the screen.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1983. Dramatic comedy by Marcel Bozzuffi with Marcel Bozzuffi, Sophie Renoir, Françoise Fabian. The uneasy relationship between a whimsical teenager and her parents.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1982. Mores drama by Édouard Molinaro with Françoise Fabian, Roger Dumas, Camille de Casabianca. The story of Marie Reinart, who was accused of murdering her mother and husband.
Runtime: 186 min.
Fr. 1982. Comedy by Jean Yanne with Jean Yanne, Coluche, Michel Serrault. During a visit by Julius Caesar to North Africa, a modest garage owner is drawn into a political plot.
Runtime: 97 min.
Fr. 1982. Mores drama by Claude D'Anna with Max von Sydow, Assumpta Serna, Giuliano Gemma. In 1955, while visiting his homeland, a Sicilian finds himself involved in the family secret of a count.
Runtime: 112 min.
Fr. 1977. Mores drama by Françoise Sagan with Françoise Fabian, Gilles Ségal, Jean-Marc Bory. During a hunting weekend in the mountains, a wealthy architect discovers that his wife is having an affair with his best friend, a seasoned womanizer.
Runtime: 85 min.

Holiday Hookers

V.O.: Natale in casa d'appuntamento
It. 1977. Mores drama by Armando Nannuzzi with Françoise Fabian, Ernest Borgnine, Corinne Cléry. A former prostitute, who has become a matchmaker, is thinking of leaving the profession to set up a household.
Runtime: 115 min.
Fr. 1977. Drama by Just Jaeckin with Françoise Fabian, Murray Head, Dayle Haddon. A young photographer causes trouble for the director of a call-girl network.
Runtime: 111 min.

Down the Ancient Stairs

V.O.: Per le antiche scale
It. 1975. Psychological drama by Mauro Bolognini with Marcello Mastroianni, Françoise Fabian, Marthe Keller.
Runtime: 102 min.

Un Homme, une ville

V.O.: Un Uomo, una città
It. 1974. Crime drama by Romolo Guerrieri with Enrico Maria Salerno, Luciano Salce, Françoise Fabian. A police officer must deal with two serious criminal cases at the same time.
Runtime: 115 min.
Fr. 1973. Psychological drama by François Leterrier with Jean-Luc Bideau, Françoise Fabian, Bulle Ogier. A director prepares a film for which he has written the script based on a personal romantic experience.
Runtime: 95 min.

The Bit Player

V.O.: Salut l'artiste
Fr. 1973. Mores comedy by Yves Robert with Marcello Mastroianni, Françoise Fabian, Jean Rochefort. The professional and romantic troubles of a second-rate actor.
Runtime: 90 min.

The Good Year

V.O.: La Bonne Année
Fr. 1973. Police comedy by Claude Lelouch with Lino Ventura, Françoise Fabian, Charles Gérard. While planning a major robbery, a mobster meets and falls in love with an antique dealer.
Runtime: 115 min.

Expulsion of the devil

V.O.: Au rendez-vous de la mort joyeuse
Fr. 1972. Fantasy by Juan Luis Bunuel with Yasmine Dahm, Jean-Marc Bory, Jean-Pierre Darras. Strange incidents force a cartoonist and his family to leave the country house where they had settled.
Runtime: 82 min.

Love in the Afternoon

V.O.: L'Amour l'après-midi
Fr. 1972. Psychological drama by Éric Rohmer with Bernard Verley, Zouzou, Françoise Verley. A meeting with an old friend allows a man to take stock of his marital life.
Runtime: 97 min.

The Voracious Ones

V.O.: Les Voraces
Fr. 1972. Crime drama by Sergio Gobbi with Helmut Berger, Françoise Fabian, Paul Meurisse. After a robbery in a casino, a young man is blackmailed.
Runtime: 95 min.

Black Turin

V.O.: Torino Nera
It. 1972. Court drama by Carlo Lizzani with Domenico Santoro, Nicola Di Bari, Andrea Balestri. With the help of a young lawyer, a teenager tries to gather evidence to clear his father, wrongly convicted of a murder he did not commit.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1971. Sentimental drama by Michel Deville with Maurice Ronet, Françoise Fabian, Jean Vilar. A notorious debauchee falls in love with a virtuous and wise young widow.
Runtime: 100 min.

Are You Engaged to a Greek Sailor or an Airline Pilot?

V.O.: Êtes-vous fiancée à un marin grec ou à un pilote de ligne?
Fr. 1970. Mores comedy by Jean Aurel with Jean Yanne, Françoise Fabian, Nicole Calfan. After their two children run away from home, a divorcing couple reviews their decision.
Runtime: 102 min.
Fr. 1970. Crime drama by Yves Boisset with Michel Bouquet, Gianni Garko, Françoise Fabian. A police officer vows to avenge a colleague who was killed by a member of the mob.
Runtime: 98 min.

Le Spécialiste

V.O.: Gli Specialisti
It. 1969. Western by Sergio Corbucci with Johnny Hallyday, Gastone Moschin, Françoise Fabian. A skilled sharpshooter travels to a Nevada town to avenge his brother, who was wrongfully accused of a bank robbery.
Runtime: 103 min.

My Night at Maud's

V.O.: Ma nuit chez Maud
Fr. 1969. Psychological drama by Éric Rohmer with Jean-Louis Trintignant, Françoise Fabian, Marie-Christine Barrault. A young Catholic engineer resists the advances of a divorcee out of respect for his future wife.
Runtime: 110 min.
Fr. 1967. Mores drama by Luis Bunuel with Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli. The young wife of a Parisian surgeon is blackmailed by a friend of the couple, who discover that during the day she is a prostitute in a brothel.
Runtime: 100 min.

The Thief of Paris

V.O.: Le Voleur
Fr. 1967. Dramatic comedy by Louis Malle with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Geneviève Bujold, Marie Dubois. In 1890, a young middle-class man becomes a thief to take revenge on an uncle who robbed him of his inheritance.
Runtime: 120 min.

Les Chiens

V.O.: La Jeune Morte
Fr. 1966. Drama by Claude Faraldo, Roger Pigaut with Ivo Garrani, Jean-Claude Rolland, Françoise Fabian. Having discovered that his father was responsible for the death of his fianc
Runtime: 84 min.

The Magnificent Adventurer

V.O.: Il Magnifico Avventuriero
It. 1963. Adventures by Riccardo Freda with Brett Ashley, Claudia Mori, Françoise Fabian. In the 16th century, the adventurous exploits of a slayer and gallant goldsmith.
Runtime: 93 min.
Fr. 1963. Crime drama by Gilles Grangier with Jean Gabin, Françoise Fabian, Guy Decomble. A police commissioner investigates a mysterious murder in the street.
Runtime: 87 min.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1960. Comedy by Robert Lamoureux with Robert Lamoureux, Françoise Fabian, Michèle Mercier. A brilliant car salesperson is threatened with death by the husband of his mistress.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 1958. Crime drama by Claude Boissol with Danièle Delorme, Jean Marais, Françoise Fabian. A young woman investigates the death of her husband.
Runtime: 93 min.
Fr. 1957. Crime drama by Henri Calef with Paul Meurisse, Fernand Ledoux, Françoise Fabian. The police investigate a series of murders committed in the same family.
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 1957. Drama by Alex Joffé with Pierre Fresnay, Michel Auclair, Grégoire Aslan. Two terrorists are preparing to blow up a plane carrying a South American dictator.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1957. Crime drama by Henri Decoin with Raymond Pellegrin, Françoise Fabian, Peter Van Eyck. A police officer manages to infiltrate a band of traffickers.
Runtime: 98 min.

Fernandel the Dressmaker

V.O.: Le Couturier de ces dames
Fr. 1956. Comedy by Jean Boyer with Fernandel, Suzy Delair, Françoise Fabian. A man inherits a fashion house and starts to create a large collection.
Runtime: 91 min.

Bold Adventure

V.O.: Les Aventures de Till l'Espiegle
Fr. 1956. Adventures by Gérard Philipe, Joris Ivens with Gérard Philipe, Nicole Berger, Jean Vilar. A young villager in Flanders incites the people to revolt against the Spanish occupier.
Runtime: 102 min.
Fr. 1956. Crime drama by Pierre Foucaud with Michel Simon, Suzy Prim, Michel Jourdan. A commissioner fighting gangsters seeks to recover one of the gang members.
Runtime: 75 min.

Michael Strogoff

V.O.: Michel Strogoff
Fr. 1956. Adventures by Carmine Gallone with Curd Jürgens, Geneviève Page, Henri Nassiet. A Russian officer is charged with carrying a message from the tsar to the commander of a fortress surrounded by Tartars.
Runtime: 111 min.
Fr. 1955. Police comedy by Michel Boisrond with Brigitte Bardot, Jean Bretonnière, Raymond Bussières. The antics of a young girl entrusted by her father to a friend who is engaged.
Runtime: 82 min.

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