Gilberte Géniat
Acting
Biography
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Born: February 17, 1916
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Known For
The Sword and the Balance
Three young men are suspected of kidnapping and murdering a little boy. Most likely, two of them are really involved, but one is not. All of their pasts are questionable, riddled with violence and controversy. Neither the police nor the court can decide how to solve that puzzle.
The Day of the Jackal
An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin’s trail.
Jenny Lamour
Paris, France, December 1946. Jenny Lamour, an ambitious cabaret singer, and Maurice, her extremely jealous pianist husband, become involved in the thorough investigation of the murder of a shady businessman, led by Antoine, a peculiar and methodical police inspector.
The Night Caller
A serial-killer frightens Paris by phoning young ladies at night, telling them insults about their lives. Minos, as he calls himself, wants to prevent the world from free women and he targets at first these ones. Commissaire Letellier is given the investigation and he has hard work with the maniac.
Diary of a Chambermaid
Celestine has a new job as a chambermaid for the quirky M. Monteil, his wife and her father. When the father dies, Celestine decides to quit her job and leave, but when a young girl is raped and murdered, Celestine believes that the Monteils' groundskeeper, Joseph, is guilty, and stays on in order to prove it. She uses her sexuality and the promise of marriage to get Joseph to confess -- but things do not go as planned.
The Chain Breaker
Antoine Mouret, an authoritarian restaurateur, is the head of a large family where, for reasons of interest, people only marry cousins. But some have other plans, Marcus especially when he meets a passing circus girl.
Woman in Chains
Gallery director Stanislas bolsters the development of modern art with his collection of surprising works. His newest acquisition is a sculpture by Gilbert, whose wife Josée is captivated by Stanislas. But unbeknownst to her, Stanislas is amassing photographs of a very perverse, disturbed nature.
Courier of Lyons
A courier carrying a large sum of money intended for Bonaparte's army is attacked. A miscarriage of justice will lead an innocent person to the guillotine.
The Lacemaker
Pomme is a meek and mild French beautician whose life takes a fateful turn during a vacation to Normandy. She becomes the lover of middle-class literature-student François. The relationship sours when François takes her home to meet his parents, thanks in no small part to their differing social backgrounds.
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
Solange is seriously depressed, and her kindhearted husband, Raoul, makes it his mission to cure her doldrums. After many failed attempts to cheer her up, Raoul hits upon a possible solution: find his wife a lover. Unfortunately, his choice, Stéphane, proves to be just as ineffectual in restoring her flagging spirits. In the end, the gorgeous Solange finds her own, highly problematic tonic to her troubles in the form of a 13-year-old boy.
Filmography
as Caretaker
as Embassy Guest #2
as Retiree
as Zézette
as L'ouvreuse du théâtre
as Grocer
as Germaine Doizon's concierge
as Paris Apartment Concierge
as Isobel Bliss
as The Concierge
as Mrs. Volabruque
as L'épicière du village
as Rose
as Butcher
as La patronne de l'auberge
as Rose
as Madame Brossard
as Lady from the jury
as Mrs. Elsa
as Mrs. Zoutin
as Germaine
as The ticket seller
as Annette, the maid
as The telephone operator
as La cliente de la voyante (uncredited)
as Cashier (uncredited)
as Solange, grocer (segment "Le violon")
as Maid (uncredited)
as Gaby
as Jeannette
as Mrs. Beauvoir
as Estelle
as Geneviève
as The daughter Sauton
as Louise, la bonne
as Catherine