Cast: Nicole Stephane

Direction Jean-Pierre Melville

Cast Howard Vernon · Jean-Marie Robain · Nicole Stephane · Georges Patrix

Synopsis The Silence of the Sea (1949) is an adaptation of a renowned wartime novel by Vercours, focusing on the dynamics within a bourgeois French family's living room. The narrative centers around Howard Vernon's portrayal of Von Ebrennae, a refined Nazi...

Direction Jean-Pierre Melville · Jean Cocteau

Cast Nicole Stephane · Edouard Dermithe · Renée Cosima · Jacques Bernard

Synopsis The Strange Ones (1950) follows the story of Elisabeth, who is fiercely protective of her teenage brother Paul. After Paul is injured in a school snowball fight, he is confined to bed, spending most of his time indoors. The siblings...

Direction Lewis Gilbert

Cast Virginia McKenna · Paul Scofield · Jack Warner · Denise Grey

Synopsis Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) follows the journey of Violette Bushell, a young woman of English and French descent residing in London during the early stages of World War II. Her life takes a dramatic turn when she encounters...

Direction Georges Franju

Cast Lucien Barjon · Lucien Hubert · Nicole Stephane

Synopsis Monsieur et Madame Curie (S) (1956) is a cinematic homage to the groundbreaking scientists who spearheaded the exploration of radioactivity. The film employs a unique blend of documentary reconstruction and dramatic performances to illustrate the meticulous working methods of the...

Direction Léo Joannon

Cast Pierre Fresnay · Pierre Trabaud · Nicole Stephane · Marcelle Géniat

Synopsis The Unfrocked One (1954) follows the journey of Maurice, a former priest who, after being excommunicated, finds himself reveling in the ridicule of Catholic traditions and beliefs. Despite his apparent rejection of the faith, young Gerard becomes convinced that Maurice's...