Corinne Marchand
Date of birth: 1931-12-04
Place of birth: Paris, France
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Denise Marie Renée Marchand, Коринн Маршан
Biography
Blonde Corrine Marchand began her career as a vocalist, singing in nightclubs, operettas and revues. In addition, she was a successful photographic model who eventually made her motion picture debut as an oriental dancer in Cadet Rousselle (1954). After several years playing minor parts, she hit the big time as the sad, pensive titular protagonist of Agnès Varda's Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962). In the role of the beautiful, vain and superstitious Parisian pop singer Cléo Victoire who confronts her mortality, Marchand was spot-on casting and gave a performance which is still regarded as iconic in the French New Wave cinema of the sixties. 'Cleo' was further enhanced by Marchand's charming rendition of Michel Legrand's "Sans Toi", "La Joyeuse" and "La Menteuse". The actress never had another role to match this, despite significant leads in several international and French productions like Nunca pasa nada (1963), The Hour of Truth (1965), Les Sultans (1966), the Italo western Man from Nowhere (1966), the dour Charles Bronson thriller Rider on the Rain (1970) and the rollicking gangland crime drama Borsalino (1970). Aside from her work as an actress, Marchand developed a lucrative side project as an apiarist, following her graduation from the Charenton School of Beekeeping
Movie Credits
Cléo from 5 to 7
1962-04-11
Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer set ad
Travels with My Aunt
1972-12-17
At his mother's funeral, stuffy bank clerk Henry Pulling meets his Aunt Augusta, an elderly eccentri
Borsalino
1970-05-19
In 1930s Marseilles two small-time crooks decide to join forces when they meet while brawling over a
Lola
1961-03-03
A bored young man meets with his former girlfriend, now a cabaret dancer and single mother, and soon
Arizona Colt
1966-08-27
Arizona Colt heads for Blackstone City where Gordon is planning a robbery. When one of Gordon's henc
Liza
1972-08-11
Liza meets the artist Giorgio and falls in love with him. She dreams of becoming the wife of Giorgio
The Perfume of Yvonne
1994-03-24
It is the summer of 1958 in wealthy Lake Geneva, where an enigmatic young Frenchman begins an affair
Lust
1962-03-07
This short film by Jacques Demy was based on his memories of growing up in Nantes, France. While it
Gigi
1958-05-15
A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor in Pa
Nestor Burma, détective de choc
1982-04-14
Detective Nestor Burma begins an investigation into the corrupt drug-ridden punk rock music world.
Nothing Ever Happens
1963-08-26
A French vedette is forced to leave her touring company behind after she suffers a medical emergency
Bandits
1987-06-03
On the day Jean Gabin dies, a kidnaper who also takes a fortune in jewels heisted from Cartiers murd
The Seven Deadly Sins
1962-03-07
Seven directors each dramatize one of the seven deadly sins in a short film. In "Anger," a domestic
The Sultans
1966-05-06
Lisa, a fashion photographer, has an affair with a married man. They both know that the relationship
Cadet Rousselle
1954-10-20
The Adventures of Cadet Rousselle that on the French Revolution left his hometown in search of fortu
Le Cygne
1972-12-31
Le canard en fer blanc
1967-04-22
In South America, airplane pilot François Cartier is searching for treasure for a group of political
Rider on the Rain
1970-01-21
A US Army colonel in France tries to track down an escaped sex maniac.
Hothead
1979-02-14
François, a miserable football player, becomes a town hero after bringing victory in an extremely im
Liberté I
1962-05-01
The French Michel and the Senegalese Malik, childhood friends now grown and both working in governme
Louisiana
1984-01-25
Virginia Tregan returns to her home in the U.S. Deep South from a sojourn in Paris only to discover
The Artless One
1972-03-03
Inspired by a Voltaire tale, a satire of society and its values through the astonished and critical
Stop the Massacre
1959-11-11
Promoted to wrestling champion by chance, Tonin, known as le Bourreau de l'Ardèche, moves to Paris.
Hot Acts of Love
1975-04-10
Heirs to a family fortune are invited to a Corsican villa, where sex and murder are always lurking a
The Beaches of Agnès
2008-12-17
Filmmaking icon Agnès Varda, the award-winning director regarded by many as the grandmother of the F
The Hour of Truth
1965-04-28
At the end of World War 2, a Nazi escapes arrest by assuming the identity of concentration camp vict
Orchestra Class
2017-11-08
A violinist looks to inspire his students at a challenging music school.
Vacances pour Jessica
1967-07-23
Du mou dans la gâchette
1967-08-30
Nicolas Pappas and Léon Dubois, two particularly calamitous killers, arrive in Paris, where a gangst
Innocence
2005-01-12
At a peculiar all-girls academy, new arrivals, including Iris, are delivered in coffins. Guided by e
The Purloined Letter
1974-02-09
Part of a 6-film collection called “Grands Détectives” about famous fictional private detectives.
Cléo from 5 to 7: Remembrances and Anecdotes
2005-01-12
More than 40 years after making "Cléo de 5 à 7," Agnes Varda invites her star, two other cast member