''Memoirs of a French Whore'' (French: ''La Dérobade'') is a French film released in 1979. It was directed by
Daniel Duval
Daniel Duval (28 November 1944 – 10 October 2013) was a French film actor, director and writer.
Best known as an actor, Duval has credits in over 70 television and film productions. As a filmmaker, Duval was awarded the Silver Prize at the ...
. It stars
Miou-Miou
Sylvette Herry (born 22 February 1950), known professionally as Miou-Miou (), is a French actress. A ten-time César Award nominee, she won the César Award for Best Actress for the 1979 film ''Memoirs of a French Whore''. Her other films incl ...
,
Maria Schneider Maria Schneider may refer to:
* Maria Schneider (politician) (born 1923), East German politician
* Maria Schneider (actress) (1952–2011), French actress
* Maria Schneider (musician)
Maria Lynn Schneider (born November 27, 1960) is an Americ ...
and
Niels Arestrup
Niels Arestrup (; born 8 February 1949) is a French-Danish actor, film director and screenwriter. He has won three César Awards.
Biography
Arestrup was born in Paris into a family of modest means; his father was Danish and his mother was Br ...
.
Plot
Marie is 19 and is bored in her little suburban life with no future. In a café, she meets Gérard, a beautiful brown frimeur and voluble, who has no trouble seducing. Blinded by love, too candid, Mary decides to leave her parents and her clerk job to live with the man she considers as the love of her life. But Gerard is a pimp, who soon forces her into prostitution. By "home visit" first, in the street or in the
Bois de Boulogne
The Bois de Boulogne (, "Boulogne woodland") is a large public park located along the western edge of the 16th arrondissement of Paris, near the suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt and Neuilly-sur-Seine. The land was ceded to the city of Paris by t ...
then, the young woman gradually discovers a world of decay and violence.
Cast
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Miou-Miou
Sylvette Herry (born 22 February 1950), known professionally as Miou-Miou (), is a French actress. A ten-time César Award nominee, she won the César Award for Best Actress for the 1979 film ''Memoirs of a French Whore''. Her other films incl ...
as Marie
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Daniel Duval
Daniel Duval (28 November 1944 – 10 October 2013) was a French film actor, director and writer.
Best known as an actor, Duval has credits in over 70 television and film productions. As a filmmaker, Duval was awarded the Silver Prize at the ...
as Gérard
*
Maria Schneider Maria Schneider may refer to:
* Maria Schneider (politician) (born 1923), East German politician
* Maria Schneider (actress) (1952–2011), French actress
* Maria Schneider (musician)
Maria Lynn Schneider (born November 27, 1960) is an Americ ...
as Maloup
*
Niels Arestrup
Niels Arestrup (; born 8 February 1949) is a French-Danish actor, film director and screenwriter. He has won three César Awards.
Biography
Arestrup was born in Paris into a family of modest means; his father was Danish and his mother was Br ...
as André
*
Jean Benguigui
Jean Benguigui (born 8 April 1944 in Oran) is a French actor. He is of Jewish-Algerian descent. In 2006 and 2007 he played the role of impresario Cartoni in a new adaptation of the operetta Le Chanteur de Mexico at the Théâtre du Châtelet
T ...
as Jean-Jean
* Martine Ferrière as Madame Pedro
* Brigitte Ariel as Odette
* Marie Pillet as Lulu
* Régis Porte as François
*
Isabelle Mergault
Isabelle Mergault (born 11 May 1958) is a French actress, director, writer and television/radio personality.
Personal life
Isabelle Mergault was born in Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis near Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populou ...
as a Prostitute
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Jean-Claude Dreyfus
Jean-Claude Dreyfus (born 18 February 1946, in Paris) is a French actor, comedian, and author.
He began his career in film acting in 1973 in the film ''Comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard''. Dreyfus is notable for his portrayal ...
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Brigitte Sy
Brigitte Sy (born 26 January 1956) is a French actress and filmmaker. Her directorial film debut, ''Les Mains libres'', was released in 2010 to critical acclaim in France.
Life and career
She is the mother of the actors Louis Garrel and Esther ...
References
External links
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1979 drama films
1979 films
French drama films
1970s French-language films
Films about prostitution in Paris
Films scored by Vladimir Cosma
Films featuring a Best Actress César Award-winning performance
1970s French films
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