Photo shoot by Walter Limot

1959 photo shoot by Walter Limot, during the production of Ein Engel auf Erden

Photos from Ein Engel auf Erden (1959)

Ein Engel auf Erden (1959) aka Mademoiselle Ange, Angelica ragazza jet, An Angel on Wheels.
Stars: Romy Schneider, Henri Vidal, Michèle Mercier

Posters

Lobby cards

 

On the set of  Ein Engel auf Erden with Romy Schneider and Henri Vidal

Photos from Retour de manivelle (1957)

Retour de manivelle (Englishe title: There's Always a Price Tag) is a 1957 French-language motion picture crime drama directed by Denys de La Patellière who co-wrote screenplay with Michel Audiard, based on novel by James Hadley Chase. The film stars Michèle Morgan, Daniel Gélin and Michèle Mercier.

Short summary: Penniless painter Robert Mabillon rescues the rich man Eric Freminger at evening, when he is trying to throw under the wheels of a car. After having got quite drunk, Mabillon proposes to renew his luxurious villa in Saint-Jean-Cap on the French Riviera. Nevertheless Freminger convinces him to become his driver. The same night, Mabillon has witnessed a violent dispute between its host and his seductive wife, Helen. Some time later, he receives the visit of the latter, its intimate ordered to leave as soon as possible to their homes ...

Photo shoot by Willy Rizzo

1957: Photo shoot by Willy Rizzo

 

The Six Days of Paris in Vel 'd'Hiv' in 1958

  The 14th of November 1958: The Six Days of Paris in Vel 'd'Hiv'.

 

Photo shoot by Angelo Frontoni in 1971

1971: Another nice photo shoot by Angelo Frontoni (though I don't like the wig, it makes her look older)

 

Promo photo shoot for A Global Affair (1964)

 Promo photo shoot for A Global Affair (1964) with Bob Hope, Elga Andersen, Yvonne De Carlo, Liselotte Pulver and others.

 “I played the leading lady, my name came second after Bob Hope’s in the credit titles. Posing for the first promo photo shoots for A Global Affair – at that time I haven't had good wardrobe – I have chosen five dresses, that belonged to Cyd Charisse, the greatest dancer in the world. They fitted perfectly, it was like a sign of God, that fortune eventually smiled upon me.” («Je ne suis pas Angélique», Henry-Jean Servat)

Move Over, Darling (1963) premiere

25th February1964: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh talks with Michele Mercier on the occasion of the royal film Performance Move Over, Darling (1963) at the Odeon, Leicester Square. Watching is American actor George Peppard.

Photo shoot in Tunis by Angelo Frontoni (part 2)

1967, by Angelo Frontoni - part 2

 

Photo shoot in Tunis by Angelo Frontoni (part 1)

In 1967, during the shooting of Indomptable Angélique Michele was photographed by famous italian photographer Angelo Frontoni.
His first success as a photographer goes back to 1957, when he made a photo of Gina Lollobrigida, he became well known for his distinctive black and white photos of  the stars of cinema, later he also devoted himself to color, becoming one of the most sought after photographers in Hollywood. 

During the reception offered by the production of the film Symphonie pour un massacre (1963)

18th November 1963: Cocktail-party on the occasion of the production of the film Symphonie pour un massacre (1963) in Rome.

  

14th Cannes Film Festival

Мау, 1961: Michele Mercier attends 14th Cannes Film Festival (held on May 3-18).

During the shooting of Aimez-vous Brahms (1961)

20th November 1960: Michele Mercier with Yves Montand, Anthony Perkins and Ingrid Bergman in the studio of Joinville near Paris during the shooting of Aimez vous Brahms.

Goodbye Again, released in Europe as Aimez-vous Brahms?, is a 1961 romantic drama film produced and directed by Anatole Litvak. The screenplay was written by Samuel A. Taylor, based on the novel Aimez-vous Brahms? by Françoise Sagan. 

 "Paula Tessier (Bergman) is a 40-year-old interior designer who for the past five years has been the mistress of Roger Demarest (Montand), a "philandering business executive" who refuses to stop seeing other women.When Paula meets Philip (Perkins), the 25-year-old son of one of her wealthy clients, he falls in love with her and insists that the age difference will not matter. Paula resists the young man's advances, but finally succumbs when Roger initiates yet another affair with one of his young "Maisies" (played by Michele Mercier). While she is initially happy with Philip, her friends and business associates disapprove of the May-December romance." (wiki)

 

 

 

Vincent Roux exhibition

On the 4th  of February 1971 at the opening of an exhibition of the french painter Vincent Roux. (Galerie E.DAVID)

 

 portrait by Vincent Roux (oil on canvas)

 "A friend to royalty and celebrities of all sorts, he painted their portraits with joy. It is true that some of these works were little more than pure brio."

 with Vincent Roux and Brigitte Bardot. 

Behind them is the portrait of Madame Pompidou

 http://www.vincent-roux.com

Attending Jerry Lewis's show at the Olympia Music Hall in Paris

On 16th of april 1971 Michele attended the show of famous American comedian Jerry Lewis at the Olympia Music Hall in Paris.

 with Joe Dassin