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Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

French actress, singer, screenwriter and director
January 23, 1928 (July 31, 2017)

Ain't Misbehavin

V.O.: Un Voyageur
Fr. 2013. Documentary by Marcel Ophuls with Marcel Ophuls, Jeanne Moreau.
Runtime: 106 min.

A Lady In Paris

V.O.: Une Estonienne à Paris
Fr. 2012. Drama by Ilmar Raag with Laine Magi, Jeanne Moreau, Patrick Pineau. Having left Estonia for Paris to take care of a wealthy eighty-year-old compatriot, a divorc
Runtime: 94 min.
Fr. 2012. Documentary by Amos Gitaï with Yaël Abecassis, Jeanne Moreau, Hanna Schygulla.
Fr. 2012. Drama by Manoel de Oliveira with Michael Lonsdale, Claudia Cardinale, Leonor Silveira. At the beginning of the twentieth century, a poor accountant waits with his wife and daughter-in-law for the return of his son, whose crimes only he knows.
Runtime: 91 min.
Fr. 2011. Comedy by Josée Dayan with Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Claude Rich. To avoid being put on the street, three friends in their eighties decide to rent out their services as live-in grandparents.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 2011. Drama by Josée Dayan with Matthieu Dessertine, Samuel Mercer, Jeanne Moreau. The longtime friendship between two very different young men is jeopardized when one of them spends more and more time with an old acquaintance of his mother
Runtime: 90 min.
Taïw. 2009. Essay film by Tsai Ming-liang with Lee Kang-sheng, Yi-Ching Lu, Fanny Ardant.
Runtime: 138 min.

Eleonore's secret

V.O.: Kerity, la maison des contes
Fr. 2009. Animation by Dominique Monfery. Having inherited his aunt's library of storybooks, a kid who can't read must ensure the survival of the heroes contained in them.
Runtime: 77 min.
Fr. 2008. Satire by Josée Dayan with Jeanne Moreau, Guillaume Depardieu, Géraldine Pailhas. While staying with a family of squires living in seclusion, a student falls for the charms of his host's wife.
Runtime: 98 min.
Fr. 2008. Political drama by Josée Dayan with Jean-Hugues Anglade, Jeanne Moreau, Jacques Spiesser. A Parisian commissioner and his team track down, all the way in Quebec, a murderer who kills his victims following a strange ritual.
Runtime: 173 min.

One Day You'll Understand

V.O.: Plus tard tu comprendras
Fr. 2008. Drama by Amos Gitaï with Jeanne Moreau, Hippolyte Girardot, Emmanuelle Devos. When a forty-year-old Parisian man learns that he is Jewish, he tries to shed light on his parents' actions during World War II.
Runtime: 88 min.

Romeo and Juliet

V.O.: Roméo et Juliette
Can. 2006. Sentimental drama by Yves Desgagnés with Thomas Lalonde, Charlotte Aubin, Jeanne Moreau. In modern-day Quebec, the love story of a judge's daughter and a gangster's son comes to a tragic end.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 2005. Drama by François Ozon with Melvil Poupaud, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Jeanne Moreau. A young fashion photographer diagnosed with terminal cancer refuses to be treated and decides to live his last weeks as she wishes.
Runtime: 81 min.
Fr. 2005. Historic chronicle by Josée Dayan with Jeanne Moreau, Philippe Torreton, Tcheky Karyo. The power struggles in France at the dawn of the Hundred Years' War.
Runtime: 450 min.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 2003. Mores drama by Josée Dayan with Cyrille Thouvenin, Nicole Garcia, Jeanne Moreau. A young man living in harmony with his parents and an aunt causes a stir when he falls in love with his father's mistress.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 2001. Biography by Josée Dayan with Jeanne Moreau, Aymeric Demarigny, Christiane Rorato. From 1980 until her death in 1996, the writer Marguerite Duras lived a passionate relationship with her young student Yann Andrea.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 2000. Melodrama by Pierre Grimblat with Benoît Magimel, Marion Cotillard, Jeanne Moreau. A filmmaker collects the testimony of an old woman who had a great love affair with a film actor in the 1930s.
Runtime: 109 min.
Fr. 1999. Biography by Josée Dayan with Gérard Depardieu, Jeanne Moreau, Fanny Ardant. The life of the French writer Honor
Fr. 1997. Fantasy comedy by René Manzor with Vanessa Paradis, Gil Bellows, Jean Reno.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1997. Sentimental comedy by Patrick Braoudé with Patrick Braoudé, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jeanne Moreau. Due to a misunderstanding, a man believes that the woman he fell in love with does not want to see him again and vice versa.
Runtime: 105 min.
U.S. 1996. Psychological drama by Ismail Merchant with Jeanne Moreau, Sean Young, Sam Waterston.

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.
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Runtime: 116 min.
Runtime: 95 min.
G.-B. 1992. Mores comedy by Waris Hussein with Jeanne Moreau, Lena Headey, Julie Walters. A lively old lady uses a ruse to try and ruin the marriage of a young girl who actually wants to become a nun.
Runtime: 83 min.
Fr. 1991. Sentimental drama by Jean-Jacques Annaud with Jane March, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Frédérique Meininger. In 1929, in Saigon, a French teenager becomes the mistress of a rich Chinese man.
Runtime: 112 min.

The Suspended Step of the Stork

V.O.: To Meteoro Vima to Pelargou
Gr. 1991. Drama by Theo Angelopoulos with Gregory Karr, Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau. In a refugee ghetto in Greece, a journalist thinks he recognizes a politician who disappeared a few years ago.
Runtime: 140 min.

The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea

V.O.: La Vieille qui marchait dans la mer
Fr. 1991. Dramatic comedy by Laurent Heynemann with Jeanne Moreau, Michel Serrault, Luc Thuillier. An old hustler hooks up with a young playboy, much to the dismay of his longtime partner.
Runtime: 98 min.

La Femme Nikita

V.O.: Nikita
Fr. 1990. Thriller by Luc Besson with Anne Parillaud, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Tcheky Karyo. Officially dead, a criminal is subjected to rigorous training to become a killer for the secret service.
Runtime: 117 min.
Fr. 1990. Dramatic comedy by José Pinheiro with Jeanne Moreau, Jacqueline Maillan, André Dussollier. During a musical cruise that brings together various wealthy passengers, sentimental intrigues are in full swing.
Runtime: 105 min.
U.S. 1988. Documentary by Marcel Ophuls with Marcel Ophuls, Klaus Barbie. A portrayal of the life of a former Gestapo leader convicted of crimes against humanity.
Runtime: 267 min.
Fr. 1988. Psychological drama by Claude Santelli with Jeanne Moreau, André Marcon, Thierry Fortineau. A Proven
Fr. 1986. Psychological drama by Michel Drach with Carole Laure, Jeanne Moreau, Dominique Labourier. Discovering she has cancer, a young lawyer decides, with other women in the same situation, to face the disease.
Runtime: 106 min.

Paltoquet

V.O.: Le Paltoquet
Fr. 1986. Police comedy by Michel Deville with Michel Piccoli, Jean Yanne, Fanny Ardant. While investigating the murder of a stranger, a commissioner focuses his search on the regulars of a seedy caf
Runtime: 94 min.
Fr. 1986. Burlesque by Jean-Pierre Mocky with Michel Serrault, Jean Poiret, Jeanne Moreau. A mute insurance inspector watches over a bum who received a hefty bonus for paralysis and is on his way to Lourdes to get his alleged cure.
Runtime: 90 min.

The Trout

V.O.: La Truite
Fr. 1982. Mores drama by Joseph Losey with Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Jeanne Moreau. The tribulations of a young upstart whose plan is to get everything she can from the men who want her, without giving them anything in return.
Runtime: 104 min.
All. 1982. Mores drama by Rainer Werner Fassbinder with Brad Davis, Franco Nero, Jeanne Moreau. On leave in Brest, a handsome sailor arouses many desires in both men and women.
Runtime: 108 min.
Can. 1981. Psychological drama by George Kaczender with Richard Harris, Jennifer Dale, Jeanne Moreau.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1981. Social drama by Henri Verneuil with Patrick Dewaere, Caroline Cellier, Mel Ferrer.
Runtime: 132 min.

Heat of Desire

V.O.: Plein Sud
Fr. 1980. Dramatic comedy by Luc Béraud with Patrick Dewaere, Clio Goldsmith, Jeanne Moreau.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1979. Dramatic comedy by Jeanne Moreau with Laetitia Chauveau, Simone Signoret, Francis Huster.
Runtime: 90 min.

Monsieur Klein

V.O.: Mr. Klein
Fr. 1976. Social drama by Joseph Losey with Alain Delon, Michael Lonsdale, Juliet Berto. A man who takes advantage of the German Occupation to get rich tries to prove that he is not a Jew.
Runtime: 122 min.
Fr. 1976. Mores drama by Jeanne Moreau with Jeanne Moreau, Lucia Bosè, Francine Racette. The sentimental problems of an actress and her friendships with colleagues of various ages.
Runtime: 102 min.
U.S. 1976. Psychological drama by Elia Kazan with Robert De Niro, Ingrid Boulting, Robert Mitchum. A film producer's life is turned upside down by his attachment to a young stranger who resembles his deceased wife.
Runtime: 122 min.
Fr. 1974. Psychological drama by Guy Gilles with Patrick Jouané, Delphine Seyrig, Sami Frey. A young criminal falls in love with the woman he was assigned to kill.
Runtime: 80 min.
Fr. 1974. Mores drama by André Téchiné with Jeanne Moreau, Michel Auclair, Marie-France Pisier. A linen maid is introduced into a provincial industrial family and ends up taking over their factory.
Runtime: 95 min.

Going Places

V.O.: Les Valseuses
Fr. 1973. Mores drama by Bertrand Blier with Gérard Depardieu, Patrick Dewaere, Miou-Miou. Two thugs go on an adventure and take a young hairdresser with them.
Runtime: 118 min.

Creezy

V.O.: La Race des seigneurs
Fr. 1973. Psychological drama by Pierre Granier-Deferre with Alain Delon, Sydne Rome, Jeanne Moreau. The leader of a left-wing political party sees his ambitions thwarted by his affair with a supermodel.
Runtime: 90 min.
Can. 1973. Drama by Pierre Duceppe with Jeanne Moreau, Jean Duceppe, Roseline Hoffman. A French woman, separated from her husband for several years now, is seduced by her daughter's lover who is visiting her home.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1972. Essay film by Marguerite Duras with Jeanne Moreau, Lucia Bosè, Gérard Depardieu. In a lonely house, two women keep busy with various tasks.
Fr. 1972. Psychological drama by Philippe de Broca with Jeanne Moreau, Julian Negulesco, Yves Robert. A divorcee takes in a young Italian immigrant, who becomes her lover.
Runtime: 97 min.
Fr. 1972. Psychological drama by Guy Gilles with Patrick Penn, Danièle Delorme, Nathalie Delon. A young drug addict dies of an overdose.
Runtime: 78 min.
Fr. 1971. Dramatic comedy by Édouard Luntz with Erik Penet, Michel Bouquet, Jeanne Moreau. A young provincial man, disappointed by life in the village with his family, goes to Paris to make a living.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 1970. Crime drama by Roger Pigaut with Serge Reggiani, Marcel Bozzuffi, Michel Bouquet. Upon his release from prison, a criminal investigates which of his former accomplices turned him in to the police.
Runtime: 111 min.
U.S. 1970. Comedy by Paul Mazursky with Donald Sutherland, Ellen Burstyn, Jeanne Moreau. Having achieved great success with his first film, a director searches for a subject for his second.
Runtime: 110 min.
U.S. 1970. Western by William A. Fraker with Lee Marvin, Jeanne Moreau, Jack Palance. An elderly cowboy sets out to find the killer of a former colleague.
Runtime: 98 min.
Fr. 1969. Psychological drama by Jean-Louis Richard with Charles Denner, Jeanne Moreau, Joëlle Latour.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1969. Sketches by Jean Renoir with Jeanne Moreau, Fernand Sardou, Nino Formicola. The Last New Year's Eve. La Belle
Runtime: 100 min.
G.-B. 1968. Comedy by Gordon Flemyng with Jeanne Moreau, Peter O'Toole, Zero Mostel. A dragoon captain from the British Embassy in Russia requests an audience with Empress Catherine.
Runtime: 98 min.

The Oldest Profession

V.O.: Le Plus vieux métier du monde
Fr. 1967. Sketches by Franco Indovina, Mauro Bolognini, Philippe de Broca, Michael Pfleghar, Claude Autant-Lara, Jean-Luc Godard with Michèle Mercier, Elsa Martinelli, Jeanne Moreau. Six stories of prostitutes taking place at different times.
Runtime: 118 min.
G.-B. 1967. Psychological drama by Tony Richardson with Ian Bannen, Jeanne Moreau, Vanessa Redgrave. On vacation in Italy with his mistress, a man falls in love with a mysterious woman who is looking for a young sailor.
Runtime: 87 min.

The Bride Whore Black

V.O.: La Mariée était en noir
Fr. 1967. Thriller by François Truffaut with Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Claude Brialy, Charles Denner. A young woman sets out to kill, one by one, those responsible for her husband's death.
Runtime: 107 min.

The Immortal Story

V.O.: Une Histoire immortelle
Fr. 1967. Drama by Orson Welles with Orson Welles, Jeanne Moreau, Roger Coggio. A rich merchant wants to bring a legend to life.
Runtime: 57 min.
G.-B. 1966. Psychological drama by Tony Richardson with Jeanne Moreau, Ettore Manni, Keith Skinner. A village schoolteacher starts fires and has a secret passion for an Italian woodcutter.
Runtime: 102 min.
Fr. 1965. Comedy by Louis Malle with Brigitte Bardot, Jeanne Moreau, George Hamilton. In Mexico, the adventures of two music-hall singers involved in a peasant revolution against their will.
Runtime: 115 min.
G.-B. 1965. Sketches by Anthony Asquith with Jeanne Moreau, Shirley MacLaine, Ingrid Bergman. A luxury car is the meeting point of various love affairs.
Runtime: 122 min.

Mata Hari

V.O.: Mata Hari, agent H21
Fr. 1964. Spy drama by Jean-Louis Richard with Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Claude Rich. In 1917, Mata Hari, a spy in the service of the Kaiser, falls in love with the French officer from whom she stole documents.
Runtime: 93 min.

The Diary of a Chambermaid

V.O.: Le Journal d'une femme de chambre
Fr. 1964. Mores drama by Luis Bunuel with Jeanne Moreau, George Géret, Michel Piccoli. A woman hires herself out as a maid in the home of people with strange behavior.
Runtime: 100 min.
U.S. 1964. War drama by John Frankenheimer with Burt Lancaster, Jeanne Moreau, Paul Scofield. French railway workers try to prevent the transport of artworks to Germany at the end of the war.
Runtime: 133 min.
U.S. 1963. War drama by Carl Foreman with George Hamilton, George Peppard, Eli Wallach. Members of an American regiment have a variety of experiences, during the war in Europe.
Runtime: 148 min.

Banana Peel

V.O.: Peau de banane
Fr. 1963. Comedy by Marcel Ophuls with Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Gert Fröbe. A young woman sets up two masterful scams, with the help of her ex-husband.
Runtime: 95 min.

The Fire Within

V.O.: Le Feu follet
Fr. 1963. Psychological drama by Louis Malle with Maurice Ronet, Bernard Noël, Jeanne Moreau. Before committing suicide, a discouraged man tries to find in his friends a reason to live.
Runtime: 103 min.

The Trial

V.O.: Le Procès
Fr. 1962. Drama by Orson Welles with Orson Welles, Anthony Perkins, Jeanne Moreau. A man under arrest can?t figure out what crime he is being accused of.
Runtime: 115 min.
Fr. 1962. Psychological drama by Joseph Losey with Jeanne Moreau, Stanley Baker, Virna Lisi. A writer falls in love with a fickle woman who plays cat and mouse with him.
Runtime: 115 min.

Bay of Angels

V.O.: La Baie des anges
Fr. 1962. Psychological drama by Jacques Demy with Jeanne Moreau, Claude Mann, Paul Guers. On the French Riviera, a young man falls in love with a woman who is passionate about gambling.
Runtime: 89 min.