Photos from La Pupa (1963)

La Pupa (aka The Doll or Every Night of the Week) - is 1963 Italian film by Giuseppe Orlandini. 

by Francois Pages

Photo shoot by Sam Lévin, 1962

Michele as Lou from L'aîné des Ferchaux, 1962 photo shoot by Sam Lévin, 

L'aîné des Ferchaux (1963)

L'aîné des Ferchaux (aka Magnet of Doom,  Un jeune homme honorable,  Lo sciacallo,  Die Millionen eines Gehetzten) is a film by Jean-Pierre Melville, based on the novel of Georges Simenon:

A down on his luck French ex-paratrooper turned amateur boxer takes a job as a private secretary and bodyguard for a corrupt French banker who is on the run from French authorities.

Photos from Macédoine (1971)

Macédoine is a 1971 film by Jacques Scandelari. It's also known as L'incredibile storia di Martha Dubois or Opération Macédoine.

 

With Jacques Simon

June 1965, Jacques Simon, who played for Nantes, has been named France's footballer of the year and he was duly honoured at the reception held at the Pavillon d'Armenonville, in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris.
 

At the opening of new discotheque Village on the Champs Elysees

The 8th of May 1969: with  Mylene Demongeot, Louis de Funes and his wife at the opening of new discotheque Village on the Champs Elysees.

Photos from Une veuve en or (1969)

 

Une veuve en or (1969)

Une veuve en or (A Golden Widow)is a 1969 film by Michel Audiard with Michele Mercier and Claude Rich in the title roles. 

"Delphine Berger's uncle died and left her a great fortune, the problem is, she can enter upon an inheritance only after the death of her husband... she decides to kill him."

A Golden Widow, a classical black comedy  wasn't commercially successful, but at least you can enjoy Michele's beauty, outfits by Paco Rabanne and gorgeous settings (the movie was shot at Vaux-le-Vicomte). 

Photos from Amore in quattro dimensioni (1964)

Amore in quattro dimensioni (Love in Four Dimensions) is a 1964 sketch film by Mino Guerrini, Massimo Mida, Gianni Puccini, Jacques Romain. It consists of four parts - Amore e morte (Love and Death), Amore e alfabeto (Love and Language), Amore e arte (Love and Art), Amore e vita (Love and Life). 

Michele stars in Amore e morte: which is a about a woman who frequents cemeteries and pretends to be a widow mourning her husband just so that she can pick up wealthy bereaved men burying their wives, strike up a romance, and fleece the guys out of their money.(imdb)

During 23rd Cannes Film Festival

Photos from La seconde vérité (1966)

Behind the scenes of La seconde vérité (1966)

La seconde vérité (The Second Twin / L'amante infedele / Die zweite Wahrheit) is a 1966 film by Christian-Jaque.

Pierre Montaud, famous lawyer, falls in love with a young student Nathalie. But he is married and she can't bear to see him in secret and decides to break up. Soon, her previous boyfriend is found dead.

I just want to add, that it is one of my favorite movies, which elicit Michele's dramatic potential. Besides, I like her very french style, not sure, but think it's Chanel.

Photo shoot on the beach by Jean-Pierre Bonnotte

1967:  by Jean-Pierre Bonnotte

 

Photos from Le plus vieux métier du monde (1967)

Le plus vieux métier du monde (The Oldest Profession in the World /  Das älteste Gewerbe der Welt / L'amore attraverso i secoli) is a 1967 collection of sketches on prostitution through the ages: The Prehistoric

In The Prehistoric Era by Franco Indovina - a caveman discovers that a cavewoman Brit (Michele mercier) is more attractive when cave paint is applied to her face. And she can earn more seashells that way.

L'ère préhistorique

 

Photos from Les amours de Lady Hamilton (1968) Part 2

1968: Lady Hamilton

  

Photos from Les amours de Lady Hamilton (1968) Part 1

Les amours de Lady Hamilton (aka Le calde notti di Lady Hamilton / Lady Hamilton - Zwischen Schmach und Liebe / Emma Hamilton) is a 1968 film by french director Christian-Jaque.

Noticed by George Romney, an artist, Emma, a young shepherdess, leaves her sheep behind to settle down in London with Romney, who employs her as a model. In return, the painter transforms the young peasant into an elegant young socialite, soon surrounded by a crowd of admirers. Her rise in society is meteoric. Her hand is asked for in marriage by old Lord Hamilton, the English ambassador in Naples. Emma accepts the offer and follows her husband to Sicily and becomes the confidante of Queen Marie-Caroline of Naples. She will also live a great love with Admiral Horatio Nelson. (imdb)

 

Photo shoot by Leonia Celli

1964: photo shoot by Leonia Celli

Photos from Alta infedeltà (1964)

Alta infedeltà or High Infidelity, is a 1964 italian movie, consisted of 4 short stories, directed by Franco Rossi ("Scandaloso"), Elio Petri ("Peccato nel pomeriggio"), Luciano Salce ("La Sospirosa"), Mario Monicelli ("Gente moderna").

"Gente Moderna"

 

Photos from I mostri (1963)

I mostri is a 1963 film by Italian director Dino Risi.

The film features 20 episodes in which actors Ugo Tognazzi and Vittorio Gassman are the greatest performers. The themes of the short stories are intended to offer a clear picture of the habits, vices, of cheating and taste typical of the majority of Italians in the Sixties.  (wiki)

L'oppio dei popoli: Michele Mercier  plays a bored wife, whose husband is so mesmerized by TV program, that takes no notice of her lover.

23rd Cannes Film Festival

The 1970 Cannes Film Festival was the 23rd competition. That year, Robert Favre LeBret, the founder of the festival, decided not to include any films from Russia and Japan (their flags were missing on the Croisette). He was tired of the "Slavic spectacles and Japanese samurai flicks." The Russians took back their juror Sergei Obraztsov (head of Moscow puppet theater) and left the jury panel with only eight members.(wiki)

Arriving to the premiere of "The Ball of Count Orgel" with her husband Claude Bourillot:

Photos from Soleil noir (1966)

Soleil noir is a 1966 film by Denys de La Patellière. (It is also known as Heiße Nächte, Black Sun, L'Angelica avventuriera).

 Gaston Rodier died of a heart attack. His eldest son Guy lives in Africa in exile. Before dying, Rodier commissioned his daughter Beatrice to find Guy and bring him back. Beatrice then travels to Africa. There she discovers her brother living in awfull conditions. Itself very diminished, he  somehow, heals the natives. 

 

Prix Citron

The 5th of April 1968 - Michele Mercier receives Prix Citron.

Michele received a basket of lemons and gloves with lemon ornament.

The 17th Cannes Film Festival

The 17th Cannes Film Festival was held from 29 April to 14 May 1964. The Palme d’Or is renamed 'Grand Prix International du Festival', the name that will be used until 1975.

 The 28th of April - the day before the actual beginning of the festival, Michele was pictured on the beach.

 

Gli anni ruggenti сocktail-party

29th January 1962: Cocktail-party on the occasion of the production of the film Gli anni ruggenti (1962).

On the set of Gli anni ruggenti (1962)

Gli anni ruggenti / Roaring Years  - is a 1962 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa set in the 1930s during the Fascist period of Benito Mussolini. It stars Nino Manfredi,Gino Cervi and Michele Mercier (Elvira Acquamano).

The film won Best Feature at the 1962 Locarno International Film Festival.

  

At Fiumicino airport

30 September 1966: Michele Mercier arrives at Fiumicino airport. The purpose is participation in Sorrento Film Festival (Incontri Internazionali del Cinema).

Michele by Ivan Nagy

1963 (1964): Peculiar photo shoot by Ivan Nagy

 

Photos from Das gewisse Etwas der Frauen (1966)

Das gewisse Etwas der Frauen / Come imparai ad amare le donne / How I Learned to Love Women (1966) movie by Luciano Salce with Michèle Mercier, Nadja Tiller, Elsa Martinelli, Anita Ekberg, Zarah Leander and Romina Power.

Posters:

Screen debut in J'avais sept filles

Year 1954, Jocelyne Yvonne Renée Mercier is only 14 and she is a promising ballet dancer. She was chosen to play a small part in J'avais sept filles (My Seven Little Sins) - the movie by Jean Boyer, with Maurice Chevalier in the title role.

"You're so pretty, if you have talent, you will do great in life"
On the set of J'avais sept filles at the Opéra de Nice

 

 

 

Michele by Francois Pages

1964: Beautiful photo shoot by Francois Pages:

 

At Cannes Film Festival

May 1961: during 14th Cannes Film Festival

With Guy Madison

Michele poses with Guy Madison (with whom she had an affair) on the set of Le prigioniere dell'isola del diavolo (1962) and Il giustiziere dei mari (1962) - the films were shot simultaneously and shared the director - Domenico Paolella, location, decorations and even actors.

Guy Madison is her partner in Le prigioniere dell'isola del diavolo (Women of Devil's Island), but the dress is from Il giustiziere dei mari (Avenger of the Seven Seas).