Gabrielle Fontan
Acting
Biography
Gabrielle Fontan (16 April 1873 – 8 September 1959) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 120 films between 1927 and 1959. Source: Article "Gabrielle Fontan" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Born: April 16, 1873
Place of Birth: Bordeaux, Gironde, France
Known For
My Friend Victor
A poor youth of noble birth needs to marry. Will the cynical, calculating upstart who wants to set him on the right course be able to help?
The Curtain Rises
1938, France, Paris, at the Superior Conservatory of Dramatic Art ("Conservatoire Supérieur d'Art Dramatique"). The first-year entrance exams are in full swing. Many applicants, few accepted. Isabelle (Janine Darcey) is one of the few chosen. She joins former students from the second and third years, including François (Claude Dauphin) and Cécilia (Odette Joyeux). They attend the drama class run by Professor Lambertin (Louis Jouvet). The young people, passionate and eager to become comedians, clash in tumultuous love affairs, because by dint of acting, they imagine that life is a farce. François, for example, is in love with Isabelle, who also loves him, but is pursued by Cecilia, his former mistress... "Put art in your life and life in your art!"
Daybreak
After committing a murder, a man locks himself in his apartment and recollects the events that led him to the killing.
Misdeal
Maldone is a canal worker, happy with his life after running away from his family estate. He falls in love with Zita, a young gypsy girl, during a local fete. However, after his brother dies, Maldone is called back to manage the estate. There, he takes up the life of a landowner and marries a neighbor's daughter. Years later Maldone is still restless on the estate, and becomes obsessed with Zita, after meeting her by chance one evening.
The Lighthouse Keepers
In a lighthouse off the coast of Brittany, a young man slowly goes mad following a bite by a rabid dog while his father looks on helplessly. Thwarted by a raging sea, they are prisoners of the lighthouse. In a rustic Brittany village, a young bride waits, unaware of the tragedy.
A Day in the Country
The family of a Parisian shop-owner spends a day in the country. The daughter falls in love with a man at the inn, where they spend the day.
Deadlier Than the Male
In the heart of Paris, a restaurateur's mundane life is disrupted by the arrival of his ex-wife's daughter, who claims to be in need after her mother's death. After marrying her, tensions rise when she becomes involved with a young student, leading to betrayal and murder. As secrets unfold, he uncovers the truth about her past and her manipulative nature.
Douce
In Paris in 1887, Irène works as a governess to Douce, the grand-daughter of the dowager Countess de Bonafé. Douce believes she is in love with Fabien, the handsome manager of the estate. However she cannot hope to marry him because of their class difference. Douce's widowed father, the Count de Bonafé, has a wooden leg, and is infatuated with Irène. Douce discovers that Fabien is planning to flee to Quebec with Irène, and also finds out that the Count has asked Irène to marry him. So Douce tells Fabien this and convinces him to run away with her, causing consternation in the family.
Les Misérables
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Gates of the Night
In post-Liberation Paris, a man reunites with a friend and meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover her brother's dark past.
Filmography
as Marie Tatin
as la vieille
as Mme Michon, la concierge
as the concierge
as Mrs. Langlois
as Estelle
as La grand-mère de Jean
as Mme. Michel
as Mrs. Lurde
as Mother superior of the convent
as Mrs. Pilou, cleaning lady (uncredited)
as Mme Sabatier, Juju and Nénette's Mother
as Emilie
as Madeleine Blaise
as madame Horvais
as The grandmother
as Mme Jules
as Ellen
as Melanie, Duverger's servant
as La directrice de Saint-Beuve, collège pour filles
as Mme Micoulin, la logeuse
as Old lady on the stairs
as Religious (uncredited)
as La fée Carabosse
as Sister Patricia
as La concierge
as The aunt
as Boss of the confectionery
as Old lady
as Concierge
as Gossip
as Old woman
as Mme. Agnès
as The Old Woman in the Bus
as Florence's mother
as Mother with cats
as The Old Catou
as Olivero's mother
as Maria
as La vieille sourde du presbytère de Châtillon
as Patient
as Gossip at the washhouse
as The Grand-Mother
as The patience player (uncredited)
as la vieille
as Mrs. Brisson, newsagent (uncredited)
as Madame Durtain
as La Grand' Mère
as Thibauts' concierge
as Madame Michaud
as Marielle
as Mme Durban
as Madame Follenvie
as La Villonne
as Rosalie, la bonne de Fualdès
as Landlady
as Maria
as Concierge
as 'La mère Lampion'
as Rosalie, elderly
as Estelle
as Arquebuse's sister
as Mother Bienvenu
as Madame Bizet
as Pierrette La Fauchois
as Angèle
as Le Noir's concierge
as La vieille aubergiste (uncredited)
as Madame Blanche, fortune teller
as The chiromancer (uncredited)
as La soeur de Le Cloaguen
as Innkeeper
as Madame Carbonnel
as Fine
as Louise
as The dresser (uncredited)
as Marie
as Housekeeper (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as La vieille dame dans l'escalier
as Lady of the Court
as Mrs. Vachon
as Madame Jambage
as Une mère provincviale (uncredited)
as Mrs. Lalouette
as Pilar Doyamboru
as Antoinette
as Rosalie
as Rose, la bonne de Mme Audié (uncredited)
as Madame Lecocq
as Concierge
as La logeuse
as Berthe
as (uncredited)
as Mrs. Bien
as Aunt Ursule
as Rosalie
as Mother of Marie
as (uncredited)