Yvette Etiévant
Acting
Biography
Yvette Etiévant (1922–2003) was a French actress. She starred in Yves Robert's War of the Buttons (La Guerre des boutons) in 1962. Source: Article "Yvette Etiévant" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Born: December 30, 1922
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Known For
Graduation Year
In a small provincial town, students meet at a party organized by one of them, and share their thoughts on the difficult year they are leaving : the preparation of high school diploma.
Eyes Without a Face
Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful Christiane, who outsiders believe is dead. Dr. Génessier, along with accomplice and laboratory assistant Louise, kidnaps young women and brings them to the Génessier mansion. After rendering his victims unconscious, Dr. Génessier removes their faces and attempts to graft them on to Christiane's.
Diary of a Country Priest
An inexperienced, sickly priest shows up in the rural French community of Ambricourt, where he joins the community's clergy. But the locals don't take kindly to the priest, and his ascetic ways and unsociable demeanor make him an outcast. During Bible studies at the nearby girls school, he is continually mocked by his students. Then his attempt to intervene in a family feud backfires into a scandal. His failures, compounded with his declining health, begin to erode his faith.
War of the Buttons
For generations, two rival French villages, Longueverne and Velrans, have been at war. But this is no ordinary conflict, for the on-going hostilities are between two armies of young schoolboys. When he is beaten by his father for having lost his buttons, the leader of the Longueverne army, Lebrac, has an idea which will give his side the advantage: next time, he and his brave soldiers will go in battle without their clothes...
State of Siege
Assigned to South America, US official Philip Michael Santore is employed by a counterinsurgency agency. His position makes him a target for a local band of guerrillas, and, before long, Santore is kidnapped. As a prisoner, he undergoes interrogation, shedding light on the violent situation in the country. Once the insurgents are done with their questioning, they must decide whether Santore lives or dies.
Emergency Kisses
When film director Mathieu casts a famous actress to portray a character based on his aspiring-actress wife, he creates a rift in his marriage. French filmmaker Philippe Garrel's family members portray versions of themselves in this lyrical drama.
Under the Paris Sky
Fates of multiple otherwise disconnected characters intertwine miraculously under the sky of Paris. And it all happens in one day.
The Mark of the Day
In a settlement in the northern mining country. The Marles, Bréhard and Gohelle families wake up and prepare for a new day at work. The young engineer Larzac, newly appointed to the mine, will soon oppose the authoritarian and conservative methods of his superior Dubard. Georges Gohelle would like to marry Marie Bréhard, but housing difficulties thwart their plans. Brezza, a Polish immigrant, who must return to his country, would like to hate his marriage to Louise Gohelle. Roger, Marie's little brother, has just turned 14. He does not want to go down to the mine as his elders have always done. He will however have to resign himself to it. Marles evokes for him the social struggles of 1906. Roger is injured during a landslide. In front of his family and his friend Marles, who had come to the hospital, he announced his decision to continue his profession. Larzac, invited to the Marles, reveals that he refused a quiet position at the Charbonnages de Paris. He too stays.
Crime and Punishment
Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.
L'Homme du Picardie
Filmography
as Mathieu's Mother
as Mavra
as Madeleine Lombard
as Claire, Master Ravignac's secretary
as Voice (voice)
as La secrétaire du President
as La Bréjon, landlady of N.D. de Lorette (uncredited)
as Woman Senator
as Thérèse Durtol
as Germaine Coster
as Yvette
as Mme Maurel
as Madge Ford
as L'hôtelière
as Mrs. Cathou
as L'infirmière sur le front (uncredited)
as La caissière de la pharmacie
as Lebrac's mother
as Alice
as Madame Médard
as (uncredited)
as Louise, boss of the café
as Sister Lucy, extern sister
as Maria Clairgeon
as Mother of the little sick man
as Fleur's mother
as Jeanne
as Marcelle
as Solange Viard
as Mrs. Petersen, Elis's mother
as La concierge du palais
as Marceline Gauthier, la sœur de Lucette
as Fernande de Malgorny
as Yvonne
as Paulette
as L'épouse de Bauchet
as Sister Louise
as Germaine
as La receveuse des postes
as Lucienne Desforges, la sœur de Thérèse
as (uncredited)
as The girl
as Femme de Ménage
as la dactylo de Topaze
as Adrienne Gauthier, la femme d’Émile
as Marie, la jeune paysanne
as Girl at the party at Rouletabille's
as (uncredited)
as Girl
as Lina Bell
as La bonne