Mercédès Brare (born Mercédès Emma Josèphe Brare; December 20, 1880 – January 24, 1967) was a French actress active in film roles from the 1930s to the 1950s.

Filmography

* 1931: ''

Faubourg Montmartre ''Montmartre'' (French: ''Faubourg Montmartre'') is a 1931 French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Gaby Morlay, Line Noro and Florelle.The A to Z of French Cinema p.306 Two sisters struggle to stay above water in the poverty-st ...

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Raymond Bernard Raymond Bernard (10 October 1891 – 12 December 1977) was a French film director and screenwriter whose career spanned more than 40 years. He is best remembered for several large-scale historical productions, including the silent films '' Le Mi ...

* 1932: ''

His Best Client ''His Best Client'' (French: ''Sa meilleure cliente'') is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Pierre Colombier and starring Elvire Popesco, René Lefèvre and Hélène Robert.The A to Z of French Cinema p.358 The film's sets were designed by ...

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Pierre Colombier Pierre Colombier (1896–1958) was a French screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography Director * ''The Marriage of Rosine'' (1926) * '' His Best Client'' (1932) * ''Charlemagne'' (1933) * '' School for Coquettes'' (1935) * ''La Marraine ...

* 1933: '' Toto'' by

Jacques Tourneur Jacques Tourneur (; November 12, 1904 – December 19, 1977) was a French film director known for the classic film noir ''Out of the Past'' and a series of low-budget horror films he made for RKO Studios, including ''Cat People (1942 film), Cat ...

- ''Une concurrente de Miss Occasion'' * 1942: '' Le Grand Combat'' by Bernard Roland * 1943: ''

The Phantom Baron ''The Phantom Baron'' (French: ''Le Baron fantôme'') is a 1943 French drama film directed by Serge de Poligny and starring Odette Joyeux, Jany Holt, and Alain Cuny.

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Serge de Poligny Serge de Poligny (1903–1983) was a French screenwriter and film director. Career Serge de Poligny was born in Paris in 1903. He studied art at the École des Beaux-Arts in the class of the painter Maurice Denis. In 1925 he joined the French ...

* 1944: '' Le Voyageur sans bagage'' by

Jean Anouilh Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (; 23 June 1910 – 3 October 1987) was a French dramatist whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1944 play ''Antigone'', an ad ...

* 1945: '' Alone in the Night'' by

Christian Stengel Christian Stengel (1902–1986) was a French film director and screenwriter.Rège p.939-940 Originally a bank clerk, he entered films in 1933 when he wrote his first screenplay. Selected filmography * ''Crime and Punishment'' (1935) * ''The Forme ...

* 1946: '' Lunegarde'' by

Marc Allégret Marc Allégret (22 December 1900 – 3 November 1973) was a French screenwriter, photographer and film director. Biography Born in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, he was the elder brother of Yves Allégret. Marc was educated to be a lawyer in ...

* 1946: ' by Pierre Billon * 1946: ''

Martin Roumagnac ''Martin Roumagnac'' (also known as ''The Room Upstairs'') is a 1946 French crime film directed by Georges Lacombe. It tells the story of a builder in a small town who falls for a glamorous but treacherous femme fatale, with tragic results fo ...

'' by Georges Lacombe * 1951: ' by

Raymond Leboursier Raymond Leboursier (22 May 1917 – 26 July 1987) was a French film editor, film director, actor, and screenwriter. Filmography Actor * 1930: ''Le Réquisitoire'' (first title of the film: ''Homicide'') by Dimitri Buchowetzki * 1931: ''The ...

Theatre

* 1940: ''

Léocadia ''Léocadia'' (''Time Remembered'') is a play by Jean Anouilh that premiered at the Théâtre de la Michodière in Paris on 2 December 1940. It is one of Anouilh's ''Pièces roses'', together with '' Humulus le muet'' (1932), '' Le Bal des voleurs ...

'' by Jean Anouilh,

Théâtre de la Michodière The Théâtre de la Michodière is a theatre building and performing arts venue, located at 4 bis, in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. Built by in 1925 in Art Deco style, it has a tradition of showing boulevard theatre. History On the si ...

Publications

* ''Poèmes en prose'',

La Haye-Pesnel La Haye-Pesnel () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 communes of the Manche department of France. The communes ...

, Manche, imprimerie Garlan, 1947 * ''La concierge est dans sa loge'', sketch with one character, La Haye-Pesnel, Manche, imprimerie Garlan, 1947 * ''Hector'', sketch with one character, La Haye-Pesnel, Manche, imprimerie Garlan, 1947

External links

Mercédès Brare
sur ''Unifrance.org'' *
10 films liés à Mercédès Brare
on ''

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