6 Movies Starring Georges Wilson

The Long Absence

The Long Absence

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1962-11-15

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Italy

Runtime:

94 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (284 Reviews)

Director:

Henri Colpi

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Henri Colpi

Marguerite Duras

Gèrard Jarlot

Fullplot:

Thèrèse Langlois, who runs a small cafè in the Paris region, lives alone with her souvenirs. One day she thinks she recognizes her husband in a tramp walking past her establishment. It must be said that her spouse has not not shown any signs of life ever since he disappeared during the War. But the stranger has lost his memory. Thèrèse tries hard to stir up memories in him but she fails. Was the stranger really the man of her life ? Anyway, the tramp disappears once more. Alone again, Thèrèse still hopes he will come back to her.

More Than a Miracle

More Than a Miracle

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1967-10-19

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy, France

Runtime:

104 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (755 Reviews)

Director:

Francesco Rosi

Cast:

Writer:

Tonino Guerra (story)

Raffaele La Capria (story)

Giuseppe Patroni Griffi (story)

Francesco Rosi (story)

Fullplot:

A wonderful fairy tale of the misadventures of a beautiful but temperamental Neapolitan peasant, Isabella, when she meets the ill- tempered Spanish Prince Rodrigo Ferrante y Davalos. The King of Spain has ordered Rodrigo to choose a wife among seven Italian Princesses, but he is smitten by the lowly peasant. With the help of both witches and saints, Isabella conquers the heart of her Prince after many amusing events--including an outrageous dishwashing contest of the peasant against the Princesses.

The Stranger

The Stranger

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1967-12-18

Languages:

French, Italian

Countries:

Italy, France, Algeria

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (1030 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Albert Camus (novel)

Suso Cecchi D'Amico

Georges Conchon

Emmanuel Roblès

Luchino Visconti

Fullplot:

In an atmosphere of political tension when the French still control Algiers, an Algerian is killed on the beach and a French man who has lived in Algiers all his life is arrested for the murder. A trial takes place. One of the witnesses was at the funeral of Arthur Meursault's mother. It bothers other mourners and Mersault himself that he showed no emotion when his mother died. His eventful day at the beach takes place a short time after the funeral when he is examining what his life has been and what path should he take in the future.

Gandahar

Gandahar

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-03-02

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

78 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (2401 Reviews)

Director:

Renè Laloux

Cast:

Writer:

Renè Laloux (adaptation)

Jean-Pierre Andrevon (novel)

Raphael Cluzel (dialogue)

Isaac Asimov (adaptation)

Fullplot:

Gandahar is a utopian world of rare beauty and tranquility, the result of extensive mutation and genetic experimentation. But the perfect peace is shattered when a mysterious evil force invades this idyllic serenity, turning people into stone with petrifying rays. The Council of Women hold court and decide to send Sylvain, son of Queen Ambisextra, on a mission to destroy the enemy. Together with the beautiful and adventurous Arielle, the enemy that Sylvain eventually discovers very far from his home is the ultimate failure of Gandaharian scientific experimentation. It is a giant brain known as the Metamorphis, which has created an indestructible army of metal men to destroy Gandahar. Sylvain must battle the Metamorphis, but not until 1000 years in the future.

More Than a Miracle

More Than a Miracle

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1967-10-19

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy, France

Runtime:

104 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (761 Reviews)

Director:

Francesco Rosi

Cast:

Writer:

Tonino Guerra (story)

Raffaele La Capria (story)

Giuseppe Patroni Griffi (story)

Francesco Rosi (story)

Fullplot:

A wonderful fairy tale of the misadventures of a beautiful but temperamental Neapolitan peasant, Isabella, when she meets the ill- tempered Spanish Prince Rodrigo Ferrante y Davalos. The King of Spain has ordered Rodrigo to choose a wife among seven Italian Princesses, but he is smitten by the lowly peasant. With the help of both witches and saints, Isabella conquers the heart of her Prince after many amusing events--including an outrageous dishwashing contest of the peasant against the Princesses.

Not Here to Be Loved

Not Here to Be Loved

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-10-12

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

93 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (1307 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Stèphane Brizè

Juliette Sales

Fullplot:

The fifty years old Jean-Claude has a boring life, working in a notary office of his own and as court official evicting tenants or seizing properties, or spending the Sundays afternoons in the retirement home with his sour, rude and bitter father. When he has a minor heart problem, his doctor advises him to exercise, and Jean-Claude begins to have tango lessons in a studio in front of his office. He meets the charming forty and something years old Franèoise, who is also having classes for her wedding party, and she recalls she was her neighbor in her childhood. They become close and love flourishes between them, changing their lives.

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