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Nicole Stéphane is a Actor and Producer French born on 27 may 1923

Nicole Stéphane

Nicole Stéphane
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Birth name Nicole de Rothschild
Nationality France
Birth 27 may 1923
Death 13 march 2007 (at 83 years)
Awards Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres‎, Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur

Nicole Stéphane (born Baroness Nicole de Rothschild, 27 May 1923 – 13 March 2007) was a French actress, producer and director.

Biography

The elder of the two daughters of Baron James-Henri de Rothschild and his first wife, Claude Dupont, Nicole Stéphane was a member of the Rothschild banking family of France. Her immediate family, however, also was deeply immersed in the arts. Her paternal grandfather, Baron Henri de Rothschild, was a playwright and theatrical producer who wrote under the names Charles des Fontaines and André Pascal and owned Théâtre Antoine and Théâtre Pigalle. Her first cousin Philippine de Rothschild was an actress with the Comédie-Française, using the name Philippine Pascal. And her father's brother, the vintner Philippe de Rothschild, wrote plays, owned theaters, and produced motion pictures.

Stéphane joined the army during World War II, and was briefly imprisoned in Spain in 1942 after crossing the Pyrenées while she was trying to join the Free French. She was also a liaison agent in Germany. As an actress, she is best known for her role in two films by Jean-Pierre Melville, Le Silence de la mer (1949) and Les Enfants terribles (1950).

Her final movie as an actress was the British film Carve Her Name with Pride (1958). Unfortunately, her acting career was cut short by a car accident. She reoriented herself towards production, helping in particular Georges Franju and Jean-Pierre Melville. Among her production credits was Swann in Love (1984), an adaptation of the first novel in Marcel Proust's cycle Remembrance of Things Past that starred Jeremy Irons and Ornella Muti. She was also honored as a member of Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the government of France.

In the early 1970s, Stéphane was the lover of the American writer and critic Susan Sontag.

Best films

A Matter of Resistance (1966)
(Producer)
The Unfrocked One (1954)
(Actress)

Usually with

Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Nicole Stéphane (11 films)

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Actress

Carve Her Name with Pride, 1h59
Directed by Lewis Gilbert
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Virginia McKenna, Paul Scofield, Denise Grey, Jack Warner, Maurice Ronet, Billie Whitelaw
Roles Denise Bloch
Rating71% 3.5883553.5883553.5883553.5883553.588355
Violette Bushell is a young woman whose father is English and mother is French, living in London during World War II. She meets French Army officer Etienne Szabo, stationed in the city, and within three days they become engaged to be married. They have a daughter, Tania, but Etienne never sees the child as he is killed fighting in North Africa; Violette Szabo and her daughter move into her parents' home.
Monsieur et Madame Curie, 14minutes
Directed by Georges Franju
Origin France
Genres Biography
Actors Nicole Stéphane, Lucien Barjon
Roles Marie Curie
Rating66% 3.3211453.3211453.3211453.3211453.321145
The Unfrocked One, 1h47
Directed by Léo Joannon, Denys de La Patellière, Maurice Delbez, Pierre Franchi
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion
Actors Pierre Fresnay, Pierre Trabaud, Nicole Stéphane, Marcelle Géniat, Jacques Fabbri, Abel Jacquin
Roles Catherine Grandpré
Rating58% 2.9477352.9477352.9477352.9477352.947735
En 1945, à l’Oflag XIII, l'aumônier du camp est mourant. Il révèle qu'un des prisonniers lui a fait savoir qu'il avait été prêtre et demande sans l'obliger à recevoir l’extrême-onction. Par humanité, Maurice Morand dévoile son secret à ses codétenus et donne le sacrement au mourant. Un des détenus, Gérard Lacassagne, influencé par sa rencontre avec Morand, décide de consacrer sa vie à l’Église.
Les enfants terribles, 1h49
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Nicole Stéphane, Édouard Dermit, Jean Cocteau, Jacques Bernard, Renée Cosima, Roger Gaillard
Roles Elisabeth
Rating69% 3.4955553.4955553.4955553.4955553.495555
Elisabeth is very protective of her teenage brother Paul, who has been injured in a snowball fight at school and has to rest in bed most of the time. The siblings are inseparable, living in the same room, fighting, playing secret games, and rarely leaving the house. Paul’s friend, Gerard, often drops by to stay with them. One day Elisabeth brings home Agathe to live with them. She bears a strong resemblance to Dargelos, a schoolboy whom Paul had a crush on and the same boy who injured him. Paul and Agathe become attracted to each other, causing Elisabeth to be very jealous.
Born of Unknown Father, 1h15
Directed by Maurice Cloche, Maurice Delbez
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Gaby Morlay, Irasema Dilián, Gabrielle Dorziat, Sandro Ruffini, Irene Genna, Gilbert Gil
Roles Jacqueline Mussot

C'est en défendant Raymond Denis accusé d'avoir tué sa maîtresse, alors qu'elle s'est suicidée parce qu'il ne voulait pas reconnaître leur enfant, que l'avocat Claude Nogent apprend qu'il est, lui aussi, "né de père inconnu". Stimulé par la révélation, Claude sauve Denis qui répare ses torts et retrouve sa chère Jacqueline qu'un père autoritaire voulait marier contre son gré.
The Silence of the Sea, 1h26
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Political films, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Howard Vernon, Nicole Stéphane, Jean-Marie Robain, Georges Patrix, Claude Vernier
Roles La Nièce
Rating75% 3.7960853.7960853.7960853.7960853.796085
Un homme d'une soixantaine d'années demeure avec sa nièce dans une maison du Dauphiné, dans la France occupée pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. La Kommandantur envoie un officier allemand loger chez eux, en zone libre. Le père de cet officier, qui avait survécu, avait lui connu la défaite de l'Allemagne face à la France, durant la Première Guerre mondiale.

Production

Destroy, She Said, 1h40
Directed by Marguerite Duras
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantasy
Actors Catherine Sellers, Michael Lonsdale, Henri Garcin, Nicole Hiss, Daniel Gélin
Roles Producer
Rating67% 3.3801753.3801753.3801753.3801753.380175
« Détruire, dit-elle est un quatuor. L'héroïne, Elizabeth Alione, enfoncée dans une profonde mélancolie qu'elle traîne dans les couloirs, le parc et la salle à manger d'un hôtel, faible, alanguie, ouverte, Alissa, dure, belle, féroce, sensuelle, affranchie des convenances. Deux femmes en apparence si loin l'une de l'autre. Max Thor et Stein, deux intellectuels, voyeurs, chasseurs, destructeurs. Chacun se noie dans le désir de l'autre. Max Thor dans celui de Stein, Elizabeth dans celui d'Alissa. Les deux hommes, amants d'Alissa, sont tous deux épris d'Elizabeth, leur nouvelle proie. Détruire, dit-elle célèbre le culte du néant sur fond de voyeurisme. Tout est décrit sur fond d'absence. Un brouillard enveloppe les personnages qui se débattent maladroitement pour continuer à vivre. Duras le dit elle-même : "J'ai voulu montrer un monde plus tard, après Freud, un monde qui aurait perdu le sommeil".
Phèdre
Phèdre (1968)
, 1h32
Directed by Pierre Jourdan
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Marie Bell, Claude Giraud, Jacques Dacqmine, Jean Chevrier, Tania Torens, Mary Marquet
Roles Producer
Rating64% 3.217983.217983.217983.217983.21798
Adaptation de la tragédie de Jean Racine représentée pour la première fois en 1677.
The Other One, 1h30
Directed by René Allio
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Philippe Noiret, Claude Dauphin, Malka Ribowska, Marc Cassot, Christian Alers, Françoise Prévost
Roles Producer
Rating52% 2.615422.615422.615422.615422.61542
Une comédienne, qui vit depuis sept ans avec un photographe, voudrait rompre sans pouvoir le dire. Elle envoie sa sœur qu'elle admire pour son indépendance, annoncer la nouvelle à son amant.
A Matter of Resistance, 1h35
Directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Nicolas Ribowski
Origin France
Genres War, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes French war films, Political films, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Catherine Deneuve, Pierre Brasseur, Philippe Noiret, Mary Marquet, Henri Garcin, Carlos Thompson
Roles Producer
Rating67% 3.394443.394443.394443.394443.39444
Durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, dans un château de Normandie vivent Jérôme, sa mère et sa femme Marie. Julien, un résistant français venu d'Angleterre, leur tombe du ciel afin de préparer la route des parachutistes américains en vue du débarquement.
To Die in Madrid, 1h25
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about anarchism, Politique, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about anarchism, Political films
Actors John Gielgud, Irene Worth, Suzanne Flon, Germaine Montero, Pierre Vaneck, Jean Vilar
Roles Producer
Rating79% 3.960573.960573.960573.960573.96057
1936. Une guerre civile éclate en Espagne. Durant quatre années, Républicains et Nationalistes s'affrontent jusqu'à la dictature franquiste.