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.