Maria Casares

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Orphee review by from London

Underworld Paris 6 April 2006
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Les Dames Du Bois De Boulogne review by gothic from Craigavon

Les Dames de Bois de Boulange 28 June 2010
...thy of being on a 'One to watch' list for anyone interested in European cinema. Maria Casares is absolutely fabulous in the vindictive role of 'Woman scorned' though some of... Read customer review

La Lectrice on DVD (1988)
Starring: Miou Miou, Regis Royer, Maria Casares
Director: Michel Deville
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At the suggestion of a friend, Constance (Miou-Miou) places an ad in the paper offering her services as a reader in this romantic comedy drama. Her job leads her to a variety of employers and occasional romantic involvement. Maria Casares plays the widow of an East European general who has ..read more »

57% from 891 members

Flavia The Heretic on DVD (1974)
Starring: Florinda Bolkan, Maria Casares, Anthony Corlan
Director: Gianfranco Mingozzi
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Witness the most notoriously graphic and nasty descent into the nunsploitation genre with Gianfranco Mingozzi's unforgettable masterpiece of shock cinema that is Flavia The Heretic.Set during 15th Century Italy when brutality was wielded mercilessly in the name of God, young Flavia (Florinda Bolkan)..read more »

47% from 296 members

Orphee on DVD (1950)
Starring: Jean Marais, Maria Casares, Francois Perier
Director: Jean Cocteau
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Cocteau's luminous adaptation of the famous Greek myth, set in post-occupation Paris, remains one of the most stunning achievements of the auteur's career. Orphee (Jean Marais) is a successful Parisian poet, whom--despite popular acclaim--feels isolated and uninspired. When his wife Eurydice (Marie ..read more »

71% from 2,108 members

Les Dames Du Bois De Boulogne on DVD (1945)
Starring: Maria Casares, Elina Labourdette, Paul Bernard
Director: Robert Bresson
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LES DAMES is the sole collaboration of two French cinema giants: Robert Bresson and Jean Cocteau. Cocteau wrote the wonderfully poetic dialogue for the film, while Bresson scripted and directed. The film bears strong connections to other classic works by both men. Like other Bresson heroes and ..read more »

66% from 850 members

Les Enfants Du Paradis on DVD (1945)
Starring: Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Renoir
Director: Marcel Carne
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Filmed during the German occupation, this French milestone centers around the theatrical life of a beautiful courtesan and the four men who love her. Voted the "Best French Film in History" by the French Film Academy in 1990. Academy Award Nominations: Best Original Screenplay.

71% from 3,677 members

La Lectrice - 3.0 stars
Flavia The Heretic - 2.5 stars
Orphee - 3.5 stars
Les Dames Du Bois De Boulogne - 3.5 stars
Les Enfants Du Paradis - 3.5 stars

Orphee - 3.5 stars
Les Enfants Du Paradis - 3.5 stars
Les Dames Du Bois De Boulogne - 3.5 stars
La Lectrice - 3.0 stars
Flavia The Heretic - 2.5 stars

Flavia The Heretic - 2.5 stars
La Lectrice - 3.0 stars
Les Dames Du Bois De Boulogne - 3.5 stars
Les Enfants Du Paradis - 3.5 stars
Orphee - 3.5 stars

Florinda Bolkan - 2 times - show films
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Anthony Corlan - 2 times - show films
Francois Perier - 1 times - show films
Louis Salon - 1 times - show films

Gianfranco Mingozzi - 2 times - show films
Jean Cocteau - 1 times - show films
Robert Bresson - 1 times - show films
Michel Deville - 1 times - show films
Marcel Carne - 1 times - show films