Jean Delannoy

Mary of Nazareth (1995)

At the time of Augustus and Herod, Mary lives a simple life in Nazareth with her fiancée, carpenter Joseph; that is, until one day, a dazzling light announces that she will give birth to the son of God. ...

The Passion of Bernadette (1990)

Chronicles Bernadette's years with the Sisters of Charity of Nevers convent, from age 22 until her untimely death from tuberculosis at age 35. ...

Bernadette (1988)

In early 1858, at the Massabielle grotto, 14-year old asthmatic, illiterate miller's daughter Bernadette sees a light she later distinguishes as a beautiful young woman. The girl and the woman converse over the next few months. Crowds follow and people are ...

The Enigmatic Mister S. (1987)

The story of man who kills his friends during night party by toxin gas. He films the moment that the guests are breathing gas until they die. He attempts to kill other guests who didn't come to the party in several ways. ...

Not Dumb, the Bird (1972)

An old lady is far from suspecting everything that is going on behind her back, in particular what her servants are up to. ...

Only the Cool (1970)

A secret agent is murdered by his jealous wife who mistakenly interprets his absences from home as acts of infidelity. ...

Action Man (1967)

An American talks a retired French crook into robbing a bank, but kidnappers demand the loot as ransom. ...

The Sultans (1966)

A lothario is dismayed to learn that his teenage daughter has embarked on an adulterous relationship with a married man very much like himself. ...

The Double Bed (1965)

Various sketches centered on alcove stories. ...

The Majordomo (1965)

Leopold, valet De Chambre of the Advocate General of Royssac, studies the penal code and becomes, during his leave, judge in a court of the 'middle'. ...

This Special Friendship (1964)

A tale of the tender relationship between a twelve-year-old boy and the fourteen-year-old upperclassman who is the object of his desire, all set within the rigid atmosphere of a Jesuit-run school. ...

Imperial Venus (1962)

Pauline Bonaparte, sister of the famous Napoleon, embarks on a series of amourous escapades, including an engagement to the Conventionnel Fréron; her relationship with the comté de Canouville; and her marriage to General Leclerc, whom she follows to Sain ...

Rendezvous (1961)

When the spoiled daughter of an oil magnate is murdered, Pierre must determine whether the killer is his own ex, the dead woman's lover or somebody else entirely. ...

Princess of Cleves (1961)

A teen marries the Prince of Clèves, more than twice her age, which makes her an official Princess, a position she takes to heart. Although distracted by elite entertainments often found at court, the princess cannot help but mourn her impossible love for ...

Love and the Frenchwoman (1960)

The seven stages in the life of the modern Frenchwomen are disclosed by seven directors in a witty way: 1 - Childhood, 2 - Adolescence, 3 - Virginity, 4 - Marriage, 5 - Adultery, 6 - Divorce, 7 - The Single Woman. ...

The Baron of the Locks (1960)

Lucky Baron Jérôme Napoléon Antoine wins a boat in a card game and takes off with his former lover in search of new adventures. Adverse circumstances land them in a small town, where the Baron's seafaring companion departs for more attractive scenery of ...

Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case (1959)

Police Commissioner Jules Maigret returns to the small village where he spent his childhood at the request of the Countess of Saint-Fiacre, who has received a disturbing anonymous letter. ...

Guinguette (1959)

Former prostitute Renée dite Guinguette has earned enough on the Parisian sidewalk to buy her dream: a waterfront guinguette. Her new lover, Marco, offers the use of an unused adjoining barn to store the secondhand cars he trades in. But the 'used' cars a ...

Maigret Sets a Trap (1958)

Four women are murdered, each knifed and, despite torn garments, remain virtuous. As famed police inspector Jules Maigret pieces the clues together, he comes to realise that for the elusive man that he suspects to be unmasked, he has to set a trap. ...

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)

In 1482 Paris, Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, becomes infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo's protégé and bell-ringer of Notre Dame, lives in peace among the bells in the heights o ...

Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France (1956)

As Louis XV lies on his deathbed, the Dauphine of France, Marie-Antoinette, seduces a Swedish officer, Axel de Fersen, which pains her husband, Louis XVI, who will know how to be generous when he learns of this deception. ...

The Little Rebels (1955)

Judge Julien Lamy regularly deals with the welfare of children, namely delinquents. When orphan Alain burns down a barn belonging to his abusive foster family, Lamy has no choice but to send him to a juvenile jail. There, he meets elder Francis, desperate ...

Obsession (1954)

Hélène and Aldo Giovanni are a circus trapeze double act and a couple. Aldo is temporarily replaced by former-partner Alexandre when the former is injured. The two get into a fight and the following day Alexandre is discovered dead. Hélène suspects her ...

The Secrets of the Bed (1954)

Four-episode Franco-Italian omnibus film. Four men from different national and cultural background take refuge in a cabin after being sidetracked by bad weather on their way to conference. ...

Daughters of Destiny (1954)

Three stories, very different in space and time. Lysistrata, a dancer from ancient times, Jeanne d'Arc, medieval warrior and Elisabeth, American war widow who comes on pilgrimage in Italy. ...

Napoleon Road (1953)

A greedy advertising executive wants to attract the tourists into a small village:he claims Napoleon slept in the local inn on his was back from Elbe island. ...

The Moment of Truth (1952)

Dr Pierre Richard learns that his wife Madeleine has been unfaithful for years. This comes as a shock after a decade of supposedly wedded bliss. Back home, he demands answers, and a long night of explanations ensues. ...

Savage Triangle (1951)

Based on the novel of the same name by writer Edouard Peisson, this Jean Delannoy film display one boy's unconditional love for his mother, despite her tragic mistreatment of him. After being raised by a shepherd for the past 12 years, Simon (Pierre-Michel ...

God Needs Men (1950)

The inhabitants of the windswept island of Sein, in the 19th-century Brittany, follow their own religion without need for clergy, but as strangers arrive, their faith and beliefs face a deep crisis. ...

The Secret of Mayerling (1949)

On the morning of 30 January 1889, the Archduke Rodolphe de Habsbourg and his mistress Marie Vetsera are found dead. The remains of Rodolphe are discreetly repatriated to Hofburg, while those of Marie are hastily thrown disposed into the depths of a tomb. ...

In the Eyes of Memory (1948)

Director Jean Delannoy's immediate followup to his brilliant Les Jeux sont Faits was the more conventional Aux Yeux du Souvenir (aka Souvenir and To the Eyes of Memory). The film is based on a true story, wherein an France airliner managed to survive a jou ...

The Chips Are Down (1947)

A society heiress and a resistance fighter are tragically killed at the same moment and meet in the afterlife. They are offered a second chance at life if they can prove their love is real or be doomed to roam the earth as ghosts. ...

Pastoral Symphony (1946)

On Christmas Eve, Swiss minister Jean Martens takes in a blind, half-crippled orphan and brings her up among his own four children. But Gertrude grows into a woman and Jean gradually falls in love with her without admitting it to himself. On the contrary, ...

Blind Desire (1945)

A violinist passes on to his daughter three rings which represent three passions of his romantic past, and urges her to save each for men who truly deserve one.She squanders them all on one man who is undeserving. ...

The Hunchback (1944)

The knight Henri de Lagardère wants to avenge the death of his friend, the duke Philippe de Nevers assassinated by the prince de Gonzague, a few years before. ...

The Eternal Return (1943)

In 1940s France, a man finds a wife for his uncle, but ends up falling in love with her himself when he drinks a love potion. ...

L'assassin a peur la nuit (1942)

Having pulled off a robbery with his friend Maurice, Olivier leaves his mistress Lola and hides out in a small village in the country. He finds work, thanks to a young man named Gilbert, who introduces him to his sister, Monique. Once the robbery has been ...

Gambling Hell (1942)

In Macao, where places of pleasure and arms trafficking are concentrated, a tragedy opposes an adventurer and his daughter whom he has brought up in ignorance of his profession. She is torn from her environment and saved from tragedy by a young journalist ...

Fièvres (1942)

Despite a perfect marriage and a superb career as a singer, Jean Dupray cheats on his wife. She dies while listening to the song he dedicated to her, "Maria". He then retired to the south where he led a life in complete anonymity. But his best friend's fia ...

Pontcarral, Empire Colonel (1942)

For 15 years after Waterloo, a baron refuses to accept the defeat. He reluctantly marries one of 2 Bourbon sisters but lands up dueling with the wife's former lover. Finally he gets a chance to prove himself again in battle. ...

The Black Diamond (1941)

A wealthy man's wife dies in a car crash; she is survived by him and their daughter. The father learns that he's not her biological father. ...

Golden Venus (1938)

La Venus D'Or (Golden Venus) was based on Business, a play by Pierre Sabatier. Mirielle Balin stars as Judith, the mistress of ruthless oil magnate Harfstrong. What Harfstrong doesn't know is that Judith is a spy for his hated business rival. When he does ...

Tamara la complaisante (1938)

A man, enthralled by a peasant woman he encounters in Siberia, forgets his fiancee, turns to crime, and brings about ruin. ...

Feu! (1937)

During the Rif War, a lieutenant commands a torpedo boat. He finds in an abandoned yacht, a beautiful portrait of a woman, and soon meets this one who is married to a brutal and jealous baron. ...

Club de femmes (1936)

Young women search for love whilst living in a cheap Parisian boardinghouse that does not allow men. ...

The King of the Champs-Élysées (1934)

In Paris, a stage-struck would-be actor is mistaken for an escaped convict. ...

Paris-Deauville (1934)

An aviator lands on the estate of a duchess, who has an attractive daughter. Will he overcome the obstacles that are put in his path? ...

The Beautiful Sailor (1932)

A barge captain saves Marinette from drowning and soon marries her. On the wedding day, Sylvestre, the captain's best friend, falls in love with Marinette. ...

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