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Ivan Desny is a Actor Allemand born on 28 december 1922 at Beijing (Chine)

Ivan Desny

Ivan Desny
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Nationality German
Birth 28 december 1922 at Beijing (Chine)
Death 13 april 2002 (at 79 years) at Ascona (Suisse)

Ivan Desny, born Ivan Nikolai Desnitskij (December 28, 1922 – April 13, 2002) was a Swiss actor of Russian descent, born in China.

Best films

Song Without End (1960)
(Actor)
The Respectful Prostitute (1952)
(Actor)

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Filmography of Ivan Desny (73 films)

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Beresina
Beresina (1999)
, 1h48
Directed by Daniel Schmid
Genres Comedy
Actors Geraldine Chaplin, Martin Benrath, Iván Darvas, Marina Confalone, Elena Panova, Ivan Desny
Roles Rudolf Stauffacher
Rating66% 3.3427753.3427753.3427753.3427753.342775
Irina, une belle Russe émigrée en Suisse, entrée au service de la styliste et entremetteuse Charlotte De, fascine les membres influents des cercles économiques, financiers et politiques du pays. Par le chantage, l'avocat Waldvogel et sa patronne forcent Irina à espionner ses clients. Ce qu'elle découvre va gâcher son beau conte de fée.
Thieves
Thieves (1996)
, 1h57
Directed by André Téchiné
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Daniel Auteuil, Catherine Deneuve, Laurence Côte, Benoît Magimel, Didier Bezace, Fabienne Babe
Roles Victor
Rating66% 3.343423.343423.343423.343423.34342
Justin, a ten-year-old boy living in a small town in the Rhône-Alpes region, is awaken in the middle of the night. His mother, Mireille is crying and his widower grandfather, Victor, tells the boy that his father, Ivan, is dead. The next day, Alex, Justin’s uncle and Ivan’s younger brother, arrives for the funeral accompanied by a young woman, Juliette. Justin notice the tension between the adults. He takes his father's gun and hides it. The story flashes backward and forward to explain what led up to Ivan’s death.
I Don't Kiss, 1h55
Directed by André Téchiné
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Manuel Blanc, Philippe Noiret, Emmanuelle Béart, Hélène Vincent, Ivan Desny, Roschdy Zem
Roles Dimitri
Rating67% 3.3894353.3894353.3894353.3894353.389435
Pierre, an idealistic twenty-year-old man, leaves his home in a remote district of the Pyrenees to travel to Paris, hoping to break away from his restrictive provincial life. Arriving in the French capital, he turns to the only person he knows in the city, Evelyne, a middle aged nurse, whom he had briefly met when working as a stretcher-bearer at Lourdes. She is vague and distracted, being preoccupied by the paralyzed mother with whom she lives. Nevertheless, she manages to get Pierre a job as a hospital orderly. He finds somewhere to stay and, in order to fulfill his childhood dream, buys a book on how to become an actor.
The Disenchanted, 1h18
Directed by Benoît Jacquot
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Judith Godrèche, Ivan Desny, Thérèse Liotard, Marcel Bozonnet, Thomas Salsmann
Roles L'oncle
Rating61% 3.089893.089893.089893.089893.08989
À la fois tranche de vie, étude de mœurs, étude psychologique : quelques jours de la vie de Beth, lycéenne à Paris qui voit s'approcher la date du bac de Français. Le désenchantement naît de la conduite de son petit ami, qu'elle trouve infâme. Elle vit avec sa mère gravement malade et son jeune frère de 8 ans comme un ami complice. Il n'y a pas d'homme à la maison : le trio dépend financièrement d'un oncle qui s'intéresse à Beth de trop près. Beth drague dans une boîte un jeune maladroit qu'ensuite elle laisse en plan ; pour l'école elle prépare un exposé sur Rimbaud ; elle rompt avec son petit ami et organise sa vengeance grâce au soutien d'un camarade de classe qui est amoureux d'elle. Elle rencontre Alphonse, un personnage mystérieux et marginal, en âge d'être son père et auprès de qui elle pourrait se sentir en sécurité. Elle cède à l'insistance de sa mère et rend visite à son oncle.
Passe-passe, 1h28
Directed by Nicolas Gessner
Origin Suisse
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Jean Yanne, Ben Gazzara, Mary Crosby, Ivan Desny, Catherine Jarrett, Wolfram Berger
Roles Schneider
Rating48% 2.444072.444072.444072.444072.44407
Un illusionniste de talent, est manipulé à son insu par un groupe de terroristes, qui lui font endosser la responsabilité du meurtre d'un politicien. Seule la directrice de l'hôtel où a eu lieu le crime, est en mesure de donner la preuve de son innocence.
Hôtel de France, 1h38
Directed by Patrice Chéreau
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Laurent Grévill, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Vincent Pérez, Laura Benson, Thibault de Montalembert, Marc Citti
Roles Maurice Veninger
Rating49% 2.473892.473892.473892.473892.47389
Quand ils avaient vingt ans, Michel et Sonia se sont aimes. Ils faisaient partie d'une bande de copains provinciaux, et Michel en etait le leader, celui qui "irait loin". Mais il s'est arrete en chemin, et voila qu'ils se retrouvent tous a une reception quelques annees plus tard. Sonia ne peut s'empecher d'etre decue et Michel d'en etre blesse.
Le Caviar rouge, 1h32
Directed by Robert Hossein
Genres Drama
Actors Robert Hossein, Ivan Desny, Candice Patou, Pierre Semmler, Igor De Savitch, Bruno Todeschini
Roles Yuri
Rating46% 2.330942.330942.330942.330942.33094
Dans une maison abandonnée, au bord du lac Léman, Alex retrouve Nora. Ils ne se sont pas vus depuis sept ans, depuis le temps où ils faisaient équipe ensemble dans les services secrets soviétiques. C'est Youri, leur ancien chef, qui les a faits venir là. Quand il arrive, il s'explique : " Le Caïman " vient d'être tué, et, pour lui, le meurtrier est Alex ou Nora. Car, à Genève, ils étaient les seuls à connaître l'identité de cet homme que Nora avait jadis séduit afin de l'amener à travailler pour les Soviétiques et non plus pour les Américains.
The Future of Emily, 1h48
Directed by Helma Sanders-Brahms
Genres Drama
Themes Films about television
Actors Hildegard Knef, Brigitte Fossey, Helma Sanders-Brahms, Ivan Desny, Mathieu Carrière, Camille Raymond
Roles Charles
Rating66% 3.3186053.3186053.3186053.3186053.318605
Isabelle Kahn is a successful film actress whose young daughter, Emily, is frequently cared for by her parents in Normandy while she's away working. After a production ends in Berlin, she returns to visit her daughter. However, the rejoicing is short-lived. Her smitten costar follows, and his presence sets off an intense clash between the self-centered thespian and her mother.
The Roaring Fifties, 2h6
Directed by Peter Zadek
Origin German
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Boy Gobert, Peter Kern, Christine Kaufmann, Sunnyi Melles, Beatrice Richter, Eva Mattes
Roles Arzt
Rating54% 2.7351152.7351152.7351152.7351152.735115
La Seconde Guerre mondiale est finie. Jakob Formann, ancien prisonnier de guerre, rentre chez lui. À Linz, il trouve du travail comme interprète pour l'armée américaine. Il se procure 40 000 œufs auprès des Américains et fonde un élevage de poulets. La ferme qu'il acquiert a appartenu à Heinrich Himmler. Le miracle économique de Jakob Formann commence. Il devient un homme d'affaires de la jeune République fédérale. Il acquiert des sociétés de construction et d'édition. Formann mène une vie de luxe. Mais le premier choc pétrolier de 1973 met fin à l'ascension du petit-bourgeois. Formann vend sa firme à un consortium de banques. Mais il n'est pas malheureux. Il prend sa retraite en compagnie de sa compagne Julia.
Lola
Lola (1981)
, 1h53
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Origin German
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Barbara Sukowa, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Mario Adorf, Karin Baal, Ivan Desny, Hark Bohm
Roles Wittich
Rating73% 3.696423.696423.696423.696423.69642
In 1957–1958 in Coburg, in post-World War II West Germany, Schuckert (Mario Adorf) is a local construction entrepreneur whose methods of gaining wealth include shady business practices such as bribing the local officials. His latest scheme is endangered with the arrival of von Bohm (Armin Mueller-Stahl), a high-minded building commissioner.
Hotel America, 1h35
Directed by André Téchiné
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Catherine Deneuve, Patrick Dewaere, Étienne Chicot, Josiane Balasko, Sabine Haudepin, Dominique Lavanant
Rating63% 3.193213.193213.193213.193213.19321
In the French touristic city of Biarritz, Hélène, an anesthetist with unresolved emotional issues, is coming home one night. Driving alone, confused and somewhat dazed, she nearly hits a pedestrian. The two go for a coffee and end up spending the night in a diner so that she can file a report, but Gilles, the pedestrian, has fallen in love with her by the next morning. He asks her for a date, and while she accepts, she remains coldly indifferent toward him.
Berlin Alexanderplatz (miniseries), 14h54
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Prison films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Films about prostitution, Films about psychiatry, Political films, Erotic thriller films, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Hanna Schygulla, Barbara Sukowa, Bata Kameni, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Gottfried John, Karin Baal
Roles Pums
Rating83% 4.1935254.1935254.1935254.1935254.193525
1: The Punishment Begins Berlin, 1928. Franz Biberkopf is released after serving four years in Tegel prison for killing his girlfriend Ida. After settling into his old apartment he visits Minna, Ida’s sister. Minna succumbs to his forceful advances. In a flashback we see Franz kill Ida with a cream whip after correctly suspecting she was about to leave him. Franz later runs into his old friend Meck and has a drink with him in Max’s bar, a local place. There he meets Lina Przybilla, a young Polish woman, who moves in with him. He receives notification from the Berlin Police that he is barred from living in certain Berlin districts and surrounding municipalities, under the threat of a fine or imprisonment, Biberkopf places himself under the supervision of a charity called Prisoners' Aid, to which he must report once a month, and remain in employment. By doing this, he is able to remain in Berlin.
Carnapping - Ordered, Stolen and Sold, 1h29
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Anny Duperey, Eddie Constantine, Adrian Hoven, Michel Galabru, Ivan Desny, Adolfo Celi
Roles Consul Barnet
Rating61% 3.0956053.0956053.0956053.0956053.095605
Un jeune designer, floué par le directeur de sa compagnie, se recycle dans le trafic d'automobiles de luxe, volées dans l'Europe entière.
Fabian
Fabian (1980)
, 1h50
Directed by Wolf Gremm
Origin German
Genres Drama
Actors Brigitte Mira, Hermann Lause, Ruth Niehaus, Ivan Desny, Charles Régnier, Günter Lamprecht
Roles Justizrat Labude
Rating57% 2.859842.859842.859842.859842.85984