Ronet, Maurice 1927-1983Overview
Publication Timeline
Most widely held works about
Maurice Ronet
Most widely held works by
Maurice Ronet
Plein soleil
by René Clément
(
Visual
)
44 editions published between 1959 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 881 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A suspenseful thriller about a handsome, wealthy bachelor with a sexy girlfriend and all the finest things money can buy--and an envious friend who schemes to murder him and assume his identity
Le feu follet
by Louis Malle
(
Visual
)
24 editions published between 1963 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 424 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Alain Leroy is having a course of treatment in a private hospital because of his problem with alcohol. Although he is constantly distressed, he leaves the hospital and tries to meet good old days' friends. None of them will be helpful, increasing Alain's distress
Ascenseur pour l'echafaud
by Louis Malle
(
Visual
)
28 editions published between 1957 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 405 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Julien is a former paratrooper, who now works for millionaire arms dealer Simon Carala. He is in love with Florence, Carala's wife. They plan to murder him and make it look like a suicide, but Julien forgets a rather important detail. Leaving the engine of his sports car running, he races up to the office to retrieve it, but fate intervenes, and Julien misses his rendezvous with Florence. She spends the night wandering the Parisian streets alone. Meanwhile brash teenager Louis and his girlfriend Veronique decide to "borrow" the car, which launches a disastrous stream of coincidence with sinister consequences
Ascenseur pour l'échafaud Elevator to the gallows
(
Visual
)
7 editions published between 1991 and 2006 in French and English and held by 392 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Love and fear produce death in this murder drama. The plot to murder his lover's husband backfires when Tavernier is charged with two other murders
La femme infidèle
by Claude Chabrol
(
Visual
)
19 editions published between 1968 and 2010 in French and English and held by 267 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Charles suspects his wife of infidelity. He hires a private detective to watch her, who confirms his worst fears. He plans a confrontation with the younger man, Victor, but too late, Victor's been killed! Now to preserve his lifestyle, Charles must cover it all up and life must seem to go on as before
La balance
by Bob Swaim
(
Visual
)
5 editions published between 1984 and 2004 in French and held by 131 WorldCat member libraries worldwide When a police informant is gunned down, a determined vice cop must recruit a new stool pigeon--one that can finally take down the unassailable mob boss. The line between the cops and gangsters becomes blurred as Dédé, a charismatic pimp, is forced to 'rat out' his former boss and nemesis, the elusive Massina
Le Feu follet The fire within
(
Visual
)
10 editions published between 1992 and 2006 in French and held by 102 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Describes the last 48 hours in the life of a dissolute playboy headed towards suicide. Evokes images of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe, but presents a picture of dissolution and suicide devoid of self-pity
La ronde
by Arthur Schnitzler
(
Visual
)
2 editions published between 1994 and 2005 in French and held by 94 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A chain of love started between a young whore and a soldier ends with the same whore after having gone full circle through various characters
Carve her name with pride
by Lewis Gilbert
(
Visual
)
7 editions published between 2003 and 2013 in English and held by 93 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The inspiring true story of Violette Szabo, a young British widow of a French officer, who braved death while working for the French Resistance in World War II
Buffet froid
by Bertrand Blier
(
Visual
)
17 editions published between 1981 and 2012 in French and Undetermined and held by 91 WorldCat member libraries worldwide After losing her mother in a car accident, a fourteen-year old girl had to choose whether to live with her father or stepfather. She has no desire to live with her father but has a strong sexual desire to live with her stepfather
How sweet it is!
(
Visual
)
2 editions published between 1988 and 2009 in English and held by 69 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The Hendersons are sailing for Europe, and bound for a marital mix-up that has husband and wife hilariously entangled - and reconciled - in a bordello brouhaha
Nur die Sonne war Zeuge
(
Visual
)
18 editions published between 1959 and 2013 in German and held by 64 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Der junge, attraktive Amerikaner Tom Ripley liebt Luxus und Müßiggang. Das nötige Geld fehlt ihm ebenso wie jegliche moralische Hemmung. So schreckt er nicht vor Mord zurück, um auf diese Weise die Stelle eines reichen Schulfreundes einzunehmen, der es sich in Europa gutgehen lässt. Das Bankkonto des Toten öffnet Ripley, dem Meister der Verstellung, das Tor zum erträumten Paradies. Ist Ripley wirklich der perfekte Mord gelungen? (Quelle: www.prisma-online.de)
Brigitte Bardot
(
Visual
)
1 edition published in 2007 in French and held by 62 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Two weeks in September: A wife is torn between two lovers, her older husband and a much younger man
Fahrstuhl zum Schafott
(
Visual
)
18 editions published between 1957 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 48 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Florence Carala und ihr Liebhaber Julien Tavernier planen zusammen das perfekte Verbrechen an ihrem Ehemann. Julien konstruiert ein unanfechtbares Alibi. Er tötet Simon Carala und täuscht einen Selbstmord vor. Durch Zufall, der Portier hat den Strom abgestellt, bleibt Julien im Fahrstuhl stecken. Während er versucht zu entkommen, stehlen Jugendliche sein Auto und töten zwei deutsche Touristen. Nun wird nach Julien gefahndet aufgrund eines Verbrechens, das er nicht begangen hat
Casta diva a romanticized biography of Bellini
(
Visual
)
4 editions published between 1999 and 2004 in English and held by 47 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "This film offers an account of Bellini from his days as a student at the Naples conservatory through the premiere of Norma."--Container
Frantic
(
Visual
)
10 editions published between 1978 and 1998 in French and English and held by 36 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Love and fear produce death in this murder drama. The plot to murder his lover's husband backfires when Tavernier is charged with two other murders
Cry of the heart Le cri du coeur
(
Visual
)
1 edition published in 2012 in French and held by 32 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Love is hard, especially for a single mother with a spoiled child in the mix. When the home is torn apart by divorce, it seems like the end of the world, but when broken hearts mend and a single mother tries to start anew, she faces the resentment of her son and the prejudices of society. Can she begin a new life as her boy struggles with his teenage, sexual fascinations?
La piscine
by Jacques Deray
(
Visual
)
18 editions published between 1968 and 2011 in French and English and held by 31 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Lovers Marianne and Jean-Paul spend their vacation in a villa near St.-Tropez. The main feature of the villa is a swimming pool, stage for most of the action. After a visit Marianne invites former lover Harry and his teenage daughter Penelope to stay. Tension between the grown-ups rises especially when Jean-Paul seduces Penelope. The consequences are deadly
La Femme infidele The Unfaithful wife
(
Visual
)
8 editions published between 1994 and 2007 in French and English and held by 31 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Charles suspects his wife of infidelity. He hires a private detective to watch her, who confirms his worst fears. He plans a confrontation with the younger man, Victor, but too late, Victor's been killed! Now to preserve his lifestyle, Charles must cover it all up and life must seem to go on as before
Ascenseur pour l'échafaud Lift to the scaffold
(
Visual
)
10 editions published between 1957 and 2006 in French and held by 30 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "Malle's first feature, a straightforward but classy thriller about an ex-paratrooper's attempt to dispose of his mistress' husband in a perfect murder. The performances of Ronet and Moreau will remain with the viewer for a long time ... as does the haunting, improvised score by Miles Davis."--Publisher's Web site more
fewer
Audience Level
 Related Identities
Associated Subjects
Abused women Adultery Alcoholics Alcoholics--Rehabilitation Alienation (Social psychology) Calef, Noël, Crime Criminals Depressed persons False imprisonment False personation Fiction films France France--Paris French language Friendship Gangsters Highsmith, Patricia, Husband and wife Identity theft Informers Italy Jealousy Juvenile delinquents Love Man-woman relationships Married people Married women Mistaken identity Moral conditions Motion pictures Motion pictures, French Murder Murderers Murder--Investigation Nightclubs Police Prostitutes Ripley, Tom (Fictitious character) Secretaries Seduction Spouses Suicide Swindlers and swindling Szabo, Violette, Teenagers--Sexual behavior Triangles (Interpersonal relations) Underground movements, War Women prisoners of war World War (1939-1945)
|
Alternative Names
Robinet, Maurice 1927-1983
Robinet, Maurice Julien Marie 1927-1983
Languages
Covers
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
