5 Movies Starring Louis Jouvet

Carnival in Flanders

Carnival in Flanders

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1936-09-22

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Germany

Runtime:

95 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (831 Reviews)

Director:

Jacques Feyder

Cast:

Writer:

Charles Spaak (short story)

Bernard Zimmer (dialogue)

Fullplot:

When the village of Boom, in Flanders, learns a Spanish Duke and his troops plan to pass the night, the 4-man army deserts and the Mayor plays dead; so the Mayor's wife organizes the townswomen to greet the invaders and preserve the peace with womanly wiles.

The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1937-09-10

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (2081 Reviews)

Director:

Jean Renoir

Cast:

Writer:

Maxim Gorky (play)

Yevgeni Zamyatin

Jacques Companèez

Jean Renoir

Charles Spaak

Jean Renoir (dialogue)

Charles Spaak (dialogue)

Fullplot:

The winner of the Louis Delluc Prize as the most outstanding French photo-play of 1936, as selected by the Young Independent Critics of France (an organization and not a description.) The film treats the imprisoning hold of poverty; the disheartening odds of people rising from such social despair, and the ease in which those in the upper spheres of Society may descend.

Hotel du Nord

Hotel du Nord

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1939-03-25

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

83 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (1222 Reviews)

Director:

Marcel Carnè

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Eugène Dabit (novel)

Jean Aurenche (adaptation)

Henri Jeanson (adaptation)

Fullplot:

A young couple, Renee and Pierre, take one night a room at the Hotel du Nord, in Paris, near the canal Saint-Martin. They want to die together, but after having shooted at Renee, Pierre lacks of courage and ran away. Another customer, Monsieur Edmond, a procurer, rescues her. When Renee goes out of the hospital, she is hired as a waitress at the hotel. Monsieur Edmond falls in love with her, but Renee is still thinking of Pierre ...

La fin du jour

La fin du jour

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1939-09-11

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

99 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (263 Reviews)

Director:

Julien Duvivier

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Julien Duvivier

Charles Spaak

Fullplot:

Aged penniless actors are living in a old people's home. They always talk about their past glory or failures. One day Raphael Saint-Clair comes; he has been a famous actor and had a lot of love affairs. Passions come back, and jealousies... A bitter film about aging, failure and the entertainment.

Quai des Orfèvres

Quai des Orfèvres

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1948-03-05

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

106 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (3266 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Stanislas-Andrè Steeman (novel)

Henri-Georges Clouzot (dialogue)

Henri-Georges Clouzot (screenplay)

Jean Ferry (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Jenny Lamour wants to succeed in music hall. Her husband and accompanist is Maurice Martineau, a nice but jealous guy. When he knew Jenny is making eyes at Brignon, an old businessman, in order to get some engagements, he looses his temper and threatens Brignon with death. But Jenny went anyway to a rendez-vous at the old man's, who is murdered the same evening. The criminal investigations are lead by Inspector Antoine...

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