Leslie Caron is a Actor French born on 1 july 1931 at Boulogne-Billancourt (France)
Leslie Caron
Leslie Caron participated to
53 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
8 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Actress
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Directed by Lasse HallströmOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Cooking filmsActors Juliette Binoche,
Judi Dench,
Alfred Molina,
Carrie-Anne Moss,
Lena Olin,
Johnny DeppRoles Mrs. Audel
Rating72%
Vianne Rocher (Juliette Binoche), an expert chocolatier, drifts across Europe with her daughter Anouk (Victoire Thivisol), following the north wind. In the beginning of the Lenten season in 1959, "fifteen years after the War," they travel to a quiet French village that closely adheres to tradition, as led by the village mayor, the Comte de Reynaud (Alfred Molina). Just as the villagers begin observing the forty days of Lent, Vianne opens a chocolate shop, much to Reynaud's displeasure. , 1h59
Directed by Vincente Minnelli,
Noël HowardOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical filmsActors Leslie Caron,
Louis Jourdan,
Maurice Chevalier,
Hermione Gingold,
Isabel Jeans,
Jacques BergeracRoles Gilberte "Gigi"
Rating65%
Set in turn-of-the-20th century Paris, the film opens with Honoré Lachaille (Maurice Chevalier) among high society in the Bois de Boulogne. A charming old roué, he cynically remarks that "Like everywhere else, most people in Paris get married, but not all. There are some who will not marry, and some who do not marry. But in Paris, those who will not marry are usually men, and those who do not marry are usually women." So marriage is not the only option for wealthy young bon vivants like his nephew Gaston (Louis Jourdan), who is bored with life. The one thing Gaston truly enjoys is spending time with Madame Alvarez (Hermione Gingold), whom he calls Mamita, and especially her granddaughter, the precocious, carefree Gilberte, aka Gigi who is 15 (Leslie Caron). Following the family tradition, Madame Alvarez sends Gigi to her sister, Great Aunt Alicia (Isabel Jeans), to be groomed as a courtesan and learn etiquette and charm. To Alicia, love is an art, and a necessary accomplishment for Gigi's social and economic future. But Gigi, shows disdain for such trivial love that a man and his mistress usually has. Remaining true to her girlish, yet charming personality, she finds herself having the most fun when with Gaston (35) whom she regards as an older brother., 1h58
Directed by Ralph NelsonOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
Adventure,
RomanceThemes Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Political filmsActors Cary Grant,
Leslie Caron,
Trevor Howard,
Peter Forster,
Richard Lupino,
Simon ScottRoles Catherine Freneau
Rating72%
While the Royal Australian Navy evacuates Salamaua in February 1942 ahead of a Japanese invasion, Commander Frank Houghton (Trevor Howard) coerces old friend, American beachcomber Walter Eckland (Cary Grant), into becoming a coast-watcher for the Allies. Houghton takes Eckland, who is uninterested in anything other than fishing and drinking, to deserted Matalava Island to watch for Japanese planes. Houghton rewards Eckland's sightings with directions to one of the whisky bottles hidden around the island, once coast-watchers on other islands confirm it. To ensure Eckland remains on duty Houghton's naval vessel "accidentally" hits his boat, leaving a large hole in its hull., 1h53
Directed by Vincente MinnelliOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Musical theatre,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about music and musicians,
Films about classical music and musicians,
Jazz films,
Musical filmsActors Gene Kelly,
Leslie Caron,
Oscar Levant,
Georges Guétary,
Nina Foch,
Madge BlakeRoles Lise Bouvier
Rating71%
American World War II veteran Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly) is now an exuberant expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend and neighbor, Adam Cook (Oscar Levant), is a struggling concert pianist who is a longtime associate of a French singer, Henri Baurel (Georges Guétary). At the ground-floor bar, Henri tells Adam about his cultured girlfriend. Jerry joins them later, before going out to sell his art., 1h21
Directed by Charles WaltersOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy-drama,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Circus films,
Films about children,
Films about music and musicians,
Musical filmsActors Leslie Caron,
Mel Ferrer,
Jean-Pierre Aumont,
Zsa Zsa Gabor,
Kurt Kasznar,
Amanda BlakeRoles Lili Daurier
Rating72%
Naive country girl Lili (Leslie Caron) arrives in a provincial town in hopes of locating an old friend of her late father's, only to find that he has died. A local shopkeeper offers her employment, then tries to take advantage of her. She is rescued by a handsome, smooth-talking, womanizing carnival magician, Marc, whose stage name is Marcus the Magnificent (Jean-Pierre Aumont). Lili is infatuated with him and follows him to the carnival where, on learning that she is 16, he helps her get a job as waitress. Lili is fired on her first night when she spends her time watching the magic act instead of waiting tables. When Lili consults the magician for advice, he tells her to go back to where she came from. Homeless and heartbroken, she contemplates suicide, unaware that she is being watched by the carnival's puppeteer Paul (Mel Ferrer). He strikes up a conversation with her through his puppets — a brash red-haired boy named Carrot Top, a sly fox, Reynardo, a vain ballerina, Marguerite, and a cowardly giant, Golo. Soon a large group of carnival workers is enthralled watching Lili's interaction with the puppets, as she is seemingly unaware that there is a puppeteer behind the curtain. Afterwards, Paul and his partner Jacquot (Kurt Kasznar) offer Lili a job in the act, talking with the puppets. She accepts, and her natural manner of interacting with the puppets becomes the most valuable part of the act., 2h46
Directed by Abel GanceOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
War,
HistoricalThemes French war films,
Political films,
Histoire de France,
Napoleonic Wars films,
French Revolution filmsActors Pierre Mondy,
Martine Carol,
Claudia Cardinale,
Leslie Caron,
Elvire Popesco,
Georges MarchalRoles Mlle de Vaudey
Rating63%
The first half of this film covers Napoleon's coronation as Emperor and political manoeuvrings while the second half covers the actual battle, where he beat both Austrian and Russian forces in his drive eastward., 2h53
Directed by René ClémentOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
War,
HistoricalThemes French war films,
Political films,
Histoire de France,
L'Occupation allemande en FranceActors Kirk Douglas,
Charles Boyer,
Glenn Ford,
Gert Fröbe,
Leslie Caron,
Yves MontandRoles Françoise Labé
Rating68%
Shortly after the failed 1944 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler (Billy Frick), he appoints General Dietrich von Choltitz (Gert Fröbe) as military governor of occupied Paris. Hitler believes von Choltitz will obey his order to not let the Allies capture Paris without the Germans destroying it completely, similar to the planned destruction of Warsaw.