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Catherine Deneuve
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Blonde, French beauty from an actor’s family who made her film debut while still a teenager in the black & white French film “The Twilight Girls” (1957). Other notable films in Catherine’s career include, “Repulsion”, “Belle de Jour”, “Un Flic”, “Tristana”, “Hustle”, “The Last Metro” & “Indochina” .
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Fact File
Birth Name: Catherine Dorleac
Date Of Birth: 22nd October 1943
Place Of Birth: Paris, France
Hair Color: Blonde
Parents:French actors, Maurice Dorleac & Renee Deneuve
Spouse: David Bailey (1965 - 1972)
Debut Film: “The Twilight Girls” (1957)
Academy Award Nomination: 1993 - Best Actress Nomination for “Idochina”.
Trivia: Catherine is the third of four sisters.
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Catherine Deneuve’s Top 10 Movies on DVD & VHS
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La Vie De Chateau [DVD](1966) DVD A beautiful French woman trapped with her boorish husband on their Normandy estate during the last days of World War II receives lots of romantic attention from both the commanding officer of a German platoon bivouacking on the grounds and an Allied spy. Saucy romantic comedy from Jean-Paul Rappeneau stars Catherine Deneuve, Philippe Noiret, Pierre Brasseur. AKA: "Gracious Living," "A Matter of Resistance." 90 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: French Dolby Digital stereo, English Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English; theatrical trailers; filmographies.
Belle De Jour [DVD](1967) DVD This unseen-for-years masterwork from Luis Bunuel stars Catherine Deneuve as the bourgeois wife of a surgeon who seeks a way out of her dull life through kinky fantasies and by becoming a prostitute at a local brothel. Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli and Genevieve Page co-star. 100 min. In French with English subtitles.
The Young Girls Of Rochefort [DVD](1967) DVD Gloriously filmed musical romance from Jacques Demy ("The Umbrellas of Cherbourg") tells of twin sisters (played by real-life sisters Catherine Deneuve and Francoise Dorleac) who long for love and a way out of the seaside town where their mother runs a small cafe. Gene Kelly, Michel Piccoli and Jacques Perrin are the men who enter their lives. With Danielle Darrieux and George Chakiris. 125 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: French Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English.
Mississippi Mermaid(1969) VHS Suspenseful Truffaut film about a wealthy 19th-century tobacco planter (Jean-Paul Belmondo) whose mail-order bride (Catherine Deneuve) leaves him, taking with her his money. After tracking down Deneuve to the Riviera with plans to kill her, Belmondo winds up falling for her again...or does he? 110 min. In French with English subtitles.
Mayerling(1969) VHS This remake of the 1937 French favorite stars Omar Sharif as the Prince of Hapsburg, who defies his father by leaving his royal lifestyle and joining in student protests during the Hungarian Revolution. When he falls in love with the young and wealthy Catherine Deneuve, their plans of marriage are thwarted by the king, which leads to tragedy. With James Mason, Ava Gardner. 127 min.
Un Flic (Dirty Money) [DVD](1972) DVD Top-notch crime drama from Quentin Tarantino fave Jean-Pierre Melville ("Bob le Flambeur") stars Alain Delon as a cop who travels to a seaside town seeking the principals in a drug-smuggling operation. While searching for the criminals, he falls for lovely Catherine Deneuve, who happens to be the mistress of gang leader Richard Crenna. 92 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; biographies; theatrical trailer; scene access.
The Woman With Red Boots(1974) VHS Juan Luis Bunuel, son of the famed Spanish filmmaker, helmed this psychodrama that matches his father's work for off-kilter romance and surrealism. Catherine Deneuve is a writer whose ability to create visions of the past bring her to the attention of elderly millionaire Fernando Rey. With Jacques Weber. AKA: "The Lady with Red Boots." 95 min. In French with English subtitles.
Hustle(1975) VHS Unnerving police yarn stars Burt Reynolds as a hardened cop whose investigation into the death of a young hooker leads him to disturbing revelations in his own personal life. Catherine Deneuve co-stars as Reynolds' high-priced call girl girlfriend; with Ben Johnson, Eddie Albert and Eileen Brennan. Directed by Robert Aldrich. 120 min.
The Last Metro(1981) VHS Francois Truffaut's look at the lives and loves of the members of a Paris theatre troupe during World War II. Catherine Deneuve plays the group's boss and lead actress, who shelters her Jewish husband from the Nazis in the theatre basement, but finds herself falling for fellow actor Gerard Depardieu. Jean Poiret, Heinz Bennent co-star. 135 min. In French with English subtitles.
The Musketeer [DVD](2001) DVD Dumas' timeless tale gets a nifty, Asian-influenced revamping thanks to Hong Kong fight choreographer Xin-Xin Xong ("Once Upon a Time in China") and director Peter Hyams ("Timecop"). In 17th-century Paris, young swordsman D'Artagnan (Justin Chambers) battles the evil Febre (Tim Roth), who murdered Chambers' parents and keeps Queen Anne of France (Catherine Deneuve) and her lady-in-waiting (Mena Suvari) imprisoned. Stephen Rea also stars as the wicked Cardinal Richelieu. 105 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; production notes; theatrical trailer; DVD-ROM content; biographies.
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