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Simone Signoret
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Marie (Simone Signoret) is the casque d'or, a stunningly beautiful woman whose golden hair and voluptuous curves cause men to fall over themselves just to get a glimpse. She is a playful one, fully aware of her allure, and ready to use it to her advantage. In an open air café, she socializes with local gangster boss Felix's crew of dandy misfits; you'll never see a better dressed, more meticulously groomed group of thugs. Her current brute of a boyfriend, Roland, is a lithe, brooding shadow of a man fitted with a sharp mustache and straw hat. Marie... has found a new object of affection: Mande (Serge Reggiani), a simple carpenter, has entered the café, conversing with his friend Raymond (Raymond Bussiéres). Mande meets her gaze with magnetism, and the two waltz.
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Caroline (Maria Casales) and Isabelle (Simone Signoret) are half-sisters with a long history of mutual animosity. Jacques (Jacques Berthier) is Caroline's lover, who jilts Caroline for her pianist half-sister Isabelle while Isabelle recuperates from a nervous breakdown. The envious Caroline tries to win Jacques back by forcing Isabelle into another emotional collapse. There may be a happy ending resulting from all this, but one would never know it from the murky photography and overwrought acting. Of the stars, Simone Signoret comes off best, making the most of a difficult and contradictory role. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Simone Signoret beginnt ihre Schauspielkarriere als Prostituierte in Filmen wie "Engel der Nacht" (1942), "Ein Fräulein vom Amt" (1943), "Zur roten Laterne" (1946) oder "Schenke zum Vollmond" (1948). Noch ahnt niemand, dass sie sich bald zu einer der wichtigsten Schauspielerinnen des französischen Kinos entwickeln wird. Max Ophüls' "Der Reigen" (1950), ist bereits ein Höhepunkt ihrer Karriere - bald folgt Jacques Beckers Melodram "Goldhelm" (1951) an der Seite von Serge Reggiani.
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Synopsis: Talented actress and writer Simone Signoret carries this drama about an emotionally deteriorating woman, Roberta, who tries everything she can to win back the affection and interest of her husband, Milan (Reginald Kernan). Milan is a moody race-car driver who is now retired, living with RobertaRead More
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Born in Germany to French parents, Simone Signoret was raised in Paris, moving to England with her family at the outset of WWII. While working with the Free French patriotic organization, she entered films as an extra in wartime British productions. Through the auspices of her first husband, director Yves Allegret, Signoret was given the "star build-up" in the postwar years. One of the best of her unlucky-in-love characterizations was in Casque D'Or (1952), for which she won a British Film Industry award. Signoret went on to win an Oscar for her portrayal of Laurence Harvey's tragic castaway mistress in Room at the Top (1959). Her second husband was Yves Montand.
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Simone Signoret, real name Simone Kaminker was born in Wiesbaden, Germany in 1921. She moved to France as a child and started acting under the Nazi Occupation having adopted her mother's maiden name to disguise her Jewish origins. She gradually began to secure roles in more quality films and won international recognition for her role in Jacques Becker's Casque d'or in 1952. More success followed and she won an Oscar for her part in Room at the Top in 1959. She married the singer/actor Yves Montand in 1951 and continued acting until 1982. She died of cancer in Paris in 1985.
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