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Françoise Berd(1923-2001)

  • Actress
  • Producer
  • Casting Director
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Françoise Berd in La belle apparence (1979)
Italian cinema's most iconic screen couple, Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni - here cast against glamorous type - deliver the finest and most nuanced performances of their career in this rarely seen masterpiece finally presented, restored and remastered in 4K - with striking desaturated colours - as originally created by its multi-awarded director Ettore Scola. On this special day in 1938, all of fascist Rome has been mustered to a parade for Hitler visiting Mussolini. Loren's working-class housewife, Antonietta, left alone to her chores, meets the only other person left in their block, Gabriele (Mastroianni), a persecuted homosexual radio announcer. The two, who are poles apart, forge an unexpectedly close friendship that will change their perceptions of love, politics and life itself...
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A Special Day (1977)
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Françoise Berd was born on 2 March 1923 in Saint-Pacome, Québec, Canada. She was an actress and producer, known for A Special Day (1977), Quintet (1979) and Killing 'em Softly (1982). She died on 10 August 2001 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
BornMarch 2, 1923
DiedAugust 10, 2001(78)
BornMarch 2, 1923
DiedAugust 10, 2001(78)
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Known for

A Special Day (1977)
A Special Day
8.1
  • Concierge
  • 1977
Paul Newman in Quintet (1979)
Quintet
5.0
  • Charity House Woman(as Francoise Berd)
  • 1979
Killing 'em Softly (1982)
Killing 'em Softly
5.1
  • Patrician woman
  • 1982
Bar Salon (1974)
Bar Salon
7.0
  • Leslie
  • 1974

Credits

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Actress

  • A Wind from Wyoming (1994)
    A Wind from Wyoming
    6.5
    • Soeur Amanda
    • 1994
  • The Clean Machine (1992)
    The Clean Machine
    6.4
    • Mrs. Turcotte
    • 1992
  • Lance et compte: Tous pour un (1990)
    Lance et compte: Tous pour un
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • 1990
  • Agnes of God (1985)
    Agnes of God
    6.6
    • Sister Thérèse
    • 1985
  • Amuse-gueule (1984)
    Amuse-gueule
    6.1
    Short
    • 1984
  • Au pays de Zom (1983)
    Au pays de Zom
    5.6
    • Mme. Zom
    • 1983
  • Killing 'em Softly (1982)
    Killing 'em Softly
    5.1
    • Patrician woman
    • 1982
  • Charlotte Laurier in Piwi (1981)
    Piwi
    7.7
    Short
    • Mme. Picard
    • 1981
  • The Lucky Star (1980)
    The Lucky Star
    6.3
    • Cashier
    • 1980
  • Louisette Dussault and Denise Filiatrault in Chez Denise (1979)
    Chez Denise
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Eva
    • 1979–1980
  • Louise Portal in Cordélia (1980)
    Cordélia
    6.8
    • Mme Parslow
    • 1980
  • La belle apparence (1979)
    La belle apparence
    6.4
    • Cécile Gauthier
    • 1979
  • Paul Newman in Quintet (1979)
    Quintet
    5.0
    • Charity House Woman (as Francoise Berd)
    • 1979
  • La nef des sorcières: Représentation au TNM (1976)
    Une nef et ses sorcières
    Video
    • 1977
  • A Special Day (1977)
    A Special Day
    8.1
    • Concierge
    • 1977

Producer

  • Happy Memories (1981)
    Happy Memories
    7.0
    • associate producer
    • 1981
  • On est rendus devant le monde! (1981)
    On est rendus devant le monde!
    • producer
    • 1981
  • Yèlèma donna kow la nankòròla
    • producer
    • 1978

Casting Director

  • Twice Upon a Time... (1979)
    Twice Upon a Time...
    7.1
    Short
    • Casting Director
    • 1979
  • Eliza's Horoscope (1975)
    Eliza's Horoscope
    4.2
    • Casting Director
    • 1975

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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Francoise Berd
  • Born
    • March 2, 1923
    • Saint-Pacome, Québec, Canada
  • Died
    • August 10, 2001
    • Montréal, Québec, Canada

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