Maria CasarésFilmography

Born:: November 21, 1922 in La Coruña, Spain
Occupation:: Actor
Birth name:: Maria Casarés Quiroga
Biography:: Spanish actress Maria Casares was born Maria Casares Quiroga. During the Spanish Civil War she volunteered as a nurse, then sought asylum in France after Franco's victory. She studied drama at the Paris Conservatoire, then began appearing on stage in the early '40s. Casares made her screen debut...Read More

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Someone Else's America

Actors: Tom Conti, Miki Manojlovic, Maria Casarés, Zorka Manojlovic, Sergej Trifunovic

Synopsis: Immigrant friends living in a shabby corner of Brooklyn while they pursue the American Dream are the center of this comedy-drama from Serbian director Goran Paskaljevic. Tom Conti stars as Alonso, a Spaniard and owner of the Paradiso, a run-down bar where he lives with his blind mother and where Read More

1995
Les Chevaliers De La Table Ronde

Actors: Maria Casarés, Alain Cuny

1990
La Lectrice

Actors: Miou-Miou, Christian Ruche, Maria Casarés, Patrick Chesnais, Marianne Denicourt

Synopsis: At the suggestion of a friend, Constance (Miou-Miou) places an ad in the paper offering her services as a reader in this romantic comedy drama. Her job leads her to a variety of employers and occasional romantic involvement. Maria Casares plays the widow of an East European general who has Read More

4/21/89
De Sable et de Sang

Actors: Sami Frey, André Dussollier, Clémentine Célarié, Maria Casarés, Patrick Catalifo, Catherine Rouvel

Synopsis: The title of Sand and Blood has led some to assume that this 1988 French film is a remake of the old warhorse Blood and Sand. In fact, the only thing the two properties have in common is a bullfighter as a protagonist. A sensitive matador (Patrick Catalifo) grows weary of killing and tries to Read More

1988
Blanche et Marie

Actors: Miou-Miou, Sandrine Bonnaire, Patrick Chesnais, Gerard Klein

1985
Irene Et Sa Folie

Actors: Maria Casarés

1980
L'Adieu Nu

Actors: Maria Casarés, Michel Lonsdale

1975
Flavia the Heretic

Actors: Florinda Bolkan

Synopsis: A young girl in the 13th century is sent to a nunnery in Portugal. There she is subjected to torture, rape and whippings, but she escapes with a Jewish man named Abraham. She soon takes on a Muslim lover, who leads an invading army that castrates rapists. Amazingly enough, some of this story is Read More

4/13/74
The Testament of Orpheus

Actors: Jean Cocteau, Yul Brynner, Edouard Dermit, Henri Cremieux, Maria Casarés, Luis Miguel Dominguin, François Perier

Synopsis: In his final film, Jean Cocteau brilliantly evokes memories of his past triumphs, Blood of a Poet (1930) and Orpheus (1949). Cocteau casts himself as an aging poet who knows he is dying (as indeed he was); his greatest desire is to be reborn so that he can qualify for celestial immortality. The Read More

1960
Ombre et Lumiere

Actors: Simone Signoret, Maria Casarés, Pierre Dux, Jacques Berthier

Synopsis: Caroline (Maria Casales) and Isabelle (Simone Signoret) are half-sisters with a long history of mutual animosity. Jacques (Jacques Berthier) is Caroline's lover, who jilts Caroline for her pianist half-sister Isabelle while Isabelle recuperates from a nervous breakdown. The envious Caroline tries Read More

1951
Orpheus

Actors: Jean Marais, Marie Déa, François Perier, Maria Casarés, Juliette Greco

Synopsis: Cinematic poet Jean Cocteau explored the myth of Orpheus on no fewer than three occasions: Le Sang d'Un Poete (Blood of a Poet, 1930), Orphee (Orpheus, 1949) and Le Testament d'Orphee (1960). This second of his "Orpheus" trilogy stars Jean Marais in the title role. Updated to contemporary Paris Read More

1950
L'Homme Qui Revient De Loin

Actors: Annabella, Paul Bernard, Maria Casarés, Daniel Lecourtois

Synopsis: French leading lady Annabella, better known in the U.S. for her marriage to Tyrone Power than her considerable acting accomplishments, stars in L'Homme qui Revient de Loin. The plot is set in motion when Jacques (Paul Bernard) knocks his cousin senseless during a quarrel. Believing he has killed Read More

1949
The Charterhouse of Parma

Actors: Gérard Philipe, Renée Faure, Maria Casarés, Lucien Coedel

Synopsis: French filmmaker Christian-Jaque directs the 1948 melodrama La Chartreuse de Parme. Gérard Philipe plays the Marquis Fabrice del Dongo, a member of the clergy who chooses love over the church. Unfortunately, this sets off a lot a problems for both him and his sweetheart, the Dutchess Gina de San Read More

2/21/48
Bagarres

Actors: Maria Casarés, Orane Demazis, Roger Pigaut, Jean Murat

Synopsis: One suspects that the torrid melodrama The Wench had a somewhat stronger title when it was first released in France. The title character, played by Maria Casares, is a cook/housemaid named Carmelle. Hired by wealthy, unmarried farmer Rabasse (Jean Brochard), Carmelle keeps her employer at arm's Read More

1948
La Revanche De Roger La Honte

Actors: Maria Casarés, Paulette Dubost, Louis Salou, Jean Tissier

1946
La Septième Porte

Actors: Maria Casarés, Georges Marchal

1946
L'Amour Autour De La Maison

Actors: Maria Casarés, Pierre Brasseur, Jane Marken [Jeanne]

Synopsis: This French romantic melodrama moved a bit too slowly for American audiences, but its original Gallic fans were more than satisfied. Maria Casares stars as Therese, who after being deserted by her lover decides to get her revenge on the world by denying her younger sister Nicole (Claude Larue) any Read More

1946
Roger La Honte

Actors: Lucien Coedel, Paulette Dubost, Jean Tissier, Maria Casarés

Synopsis: Roger la Honte was the first entry in a two-part production based on the epic novel by Jules Mary. Lucien Coedel plays the title character, a turn-of-the-century industrialist. Falsely accused of murder, the hero is sentenced to a lengthy prison term, which profoundly alters his personality. The Read More

1945
The Children of Paradise

Actors: Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur, Marcel Herrand, Albert Remy, Pierre Renoir

Synopsis: Even in 1945, Marcel Carné's Children of Paradise was regarded as an old-fashioned film. Set in the Parisian theatrical world of the 1840s, Jacques Prévert's screenplay concerns four men in love with the mysterious Garance (Arletty). Each loves Garance in his own fashion, but only the intentions Read More

1945
Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne

Actors: Maria Casarés, Paul Bernard, Elina Labourdette, Lucienne Bogaert, Jean Marchat

Synopsis: Though this interesting film was among many responsible for the critical success of French autuer Robert Bresson, it was by no means a commercial success. Slightly different than his other films, director Bresson utilized the contrasty photography of Philippe Agostini (Sylvie et le Fantome, Monde du Silence Read More

1945