It’s about time we give this iconic French actress her due. She’s been in films since 1957 and is still going. She’s won two César Awards (France’s highest film award), having been nominated 14 times total, and she’s been nominated for both a BAFTA and an Oscar. Catherine Deneuve is most famous for playing aloof bombshells and mysterious women, and this includes a fair number of historical roles too. Let’s take a look!
Maria Vetsera in Mayerling (1968)
Linda Murri Bonmartini in The Murri Affair aka Fatti di gente perbene (1974)
Simone Picard in March or Die (1977)
Marion Steiner in The Last Metro aka Le dernier métro (1980)
Miriam Blaylock in The Hunger (1983)
Louise in Fort Saganne (1984)
Éliane in Indochine (1992)
Marquise in The Chess Game aka La partie d’échecs (1994)
Odette in Marcel Proust’s Time Regained (1999)
Gabrielle Develay in East/West aka Est/Ouest (1999)
The Queen in The Musketeer (2001)
Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil in Les liaisons dangereuses (2003)
Marie Bonaparte in Princesse Marie (2004)
Severina in Lines of Wellington aka Linhas de Wellington (2012)
Catherine the Great in God Loves Caviar (2012)
What’s your favorite frock flick role by Catherine Deneuve?
I love her in “Potiche”, a comedy set in the 70s
Did you miss her in “8 women”, original title “8 femmes” where she’s plays Gaby, the victim’s wife, and she sing “Toi jamais”
I LOVE that film
Ah I couldn’t tell from her pix or the plot summary that it was set pre-1970s!
Ok, first off, J’ADORE the Francophile leaning posts here recently!! And, BIEN SUR, J’ADORE Catherine Deneuve. What a beauty! What an actress! What a person! I have to go with Indochine!!! I mean….it’s Indochine!! And I want to see ALL of these other films. Catherine Deneuve looks gorgeous in ANY era!!! Merci for this WCW!! A tres excellent choice!!
And, I know that this post is a celebration of Catherine Deneuve, but I must acknowledge the absolute HOTNESS that Omar Sharif is serving in that very first picture. (And Giancarlo Giannini is looking like a snack–as always–in the pic from The Murri Affair! Molto, molto bene!)
Bonus Omar Sharif MCM here! https://frockflicks.com/mcm-omar-sharif/
Shukran!! :)
Aw thanks, love all her roles! Did you know that she’s cousins with Jeannot Szwarc, director of “Somewhere in Time” and other films.
She is a beautiful woman who has aged beautifully. I’m sure she had a little adjustment here or there, but she’s still gorgeous and recognizable and looks like herself.
OMG, The Hunger! My little head exploded from watching that movie. Guess I know what I’m watching this weekend… :)
Et aussi dans Peau d’Ane (film 1970) avec ses robes couleurs du soleil, de la lune et couleur du temps….Magique!