Françoise Fabian
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Françoise Fabian is a French film actress. She has appeared in over 80 films since 1956.
She was born in Algiers
, Algeria
, and is the widow of screenwriter and director Jacques Becker
and actor Marcel Bozzuffi
. One of her best-known roles is as Maud in Eric Rohmer
's My Night at Maud's
. She also played the role of Charlotte in Buñuel
's Belle de Jour.
She was born in Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
, Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
, and is the widow of screenwriter and director Jacques Becker
Jacques Becker
Jacques Becker was a French screenwriter and film director.Becker was born in Paris, in an upper class background. During the 1930s he worked as an assistant to director Jean Renoir during his peak period, which produced such cinematic masterpieces as Grand Illusion and The Rules of the Game...
and actor Marcel Bozzuffi
Marcel Bozzuffi
Marcel Bozzuffi was a French film actor, perhaps best remembered for his role as a brutal hitman in the Oscar-winning US film The French Connection...
. One of her best-known roles is as Maud in Eric Rohmer
Éric Rohmer
Éric Rohmer was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter and teacher. A figure in the post-war New Wave cinema, he was a former editor of Cahiers du cinéma....
's My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's is a 1969 French drama film by Éric Rohmer. It is the third film in the series of the Six Moral Tales.- Plot :The Catholic Jean-Louis, , runs into an old friend, the Marxist Vidal , in Clermont-Ferrand around Christmas...
. She also played the role of Charlotte in Buñuel
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel Portolés was a Spanish-born filmmaker — later a naturalized citizen of Mexico — who worked in Spain, Mexico, France and the US..-Early years:...
's Belle de Jour.
Selected filmography
- Chaque jour a son secretChaque jour a son secretChaque jour a son secret is a French thriller film from 1958, directed by Claude Boissol, written by Paul Andréota, starring Jean Marais. The scenario was based on a novel of Maria Luisa Linarès.- Cast :* Jean Marais : Xavier Lezcano...
(1958) - Belle de jour (1967)
- My Night at Maud'sMy Night at Maud'sMy Night at Maud's is a 1969 French drama film by Éric Rohmer. It is the third film in the series of the Six Moral Tales.- Plot :The Catholic Jean-Louis, , runs into an old friend, the Marxist Vidal , in Clermont-Ferrand around Christmas...
(1969) - Gli specialisti / Le Spécialiste (1969)
- The CopThe CopThe Cop is a 1970 crime film directed by Yves Boisset and starring Michel Bouquet.-Cast:* Michel Bouquet - L'inspecteur Favenin* Françoise Fabian - Hélène Dassa* Gianni Garko - Dan Rover * Michel Constantin - Viletti...
(1970) - Raphael, or The Debauched OneRaphael, or The Debauched OneRaphael, or The Debauched One is a 1971 French drama film directed by Michel Deville. It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Maurice Ronet - Raphaël de Lorris* Françoise Fabian - Aurore* Jean Vilar - Horace...
(1971) - Hail the ArtistHail the Artist-Cast:* Marcello Mastroianni - Nicolas* Françoise Fabian - Peggy* Jean Rochefort - Clément* Evelyne Buyle - Bérénice* Henri-Jacques Huet - Le metteur en scène au bord de l'eau* Lise Delamare - Lady Rosemond* Sylvie Joly - La femme du photographe...
(1973) - Out 1Out 1Out 1 is a 1971 film directed by Jacques Rivette, one of the major filmmakers of the French New Wave. Notorious for its unwieldy length of twelve hours and forty minutes, it is also referred to as Out 1: Noli me tangere...
(1974) - Down the Ancient StaircaseDown the Ancient StaircaseDown the Ancient Staircase is a 1975 Italian drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini.-Cast:* Marcello Mastroianni - Professor Bonaccorsi* Françoise Fabian - Anna Bersani* Marthe Keller - Bianca* Barbara Bouchet - Carla* Pierre Blaise - Tonio...
(1975) - The French WomanThe French WomanThe French Woman is a 1977 French drama film directed by Just Jaeckin and starring Françoise Fabian.-Cast:* Françoise Fabian - Madame Claude* Dayle Haddon - Elizabeth* Murray Head - David Evans* Klaus Kinski - Alexander Zakis...
(1976) - Benvenuta by André Delvaux (1983)
- Partir, revenirPartir, revenir-Cast and roles:* Annie Girardot - Hélène Rivière* Jean-Louis Trintignant - Roland Rivière* Françoise Fabian - Sarah Lerner* Erik Berchot - Salomon Lerner* Michel Piccoli - Simon Lerner* Évelyne Bouix - Salomé Lerner* Richard Anconina - Vincent Rivière...
(1985) - The LetterThe Letter (1999 film)The Letter is a 1999 French-Portuguese drama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. It tells the story of a married woman who has feelings for another man, and who confesses her feelings to her friend, a cloistered nun...
(1999) - 5x25x25x2 is a 2004 French film directed by François Ozon, which uncovers the back story to the gradual disintegration of a middle class marriage by depicting five key moments in the relationship, but in reverse order.-Plot:...
(2004) - A Man and His DogA Man and His DogA Man and His Dog is a 2009 French film directed by French director Francis Huster, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, based on the 1952 film Umberto D...
(2009) - RaptRapt (2009 film)Rapt is a 2009 French dramatic film directed by Lucas Belvaux and starring Yvan Attal. It was nominated for 4 César Awards in 2010, including Best Film...
(2009)