Cast

María Casares

1922 – 1996

Active years (films on this site)

1945–1995

Genres

DramaRomanceFantasyBiographyComedy

Schools and movements

Surrealism and the Avant-GardeBalkan CinemaFrench Poetic Realism and Classical CinemaSlow and Contemplative Cinema

Directors worked with

Jean Cocteau2 filmsMarcel Carné1 filmRobert Bresson1 filmGoran Paskaljević1 film

Biography

María Victoria Casares y Pérez was a Spanish-born French actress and one of the most distinguished stars of the French stage and cinema. She was credited in France as Maria Casarès.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

International

• Officer of the National Order of Merit 1994
• Knight of the Legion of Honour
• Molière Award for Best Actress

National / local

• Prix du Brigadier 1961
• Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts 1987
• Castelao Medal 1988
• Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎

5 films on this site

1. Children of Paradise 1945 · Marcel Carné · IMDb 8.3 · Cast
2. Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne 1945 · Robert Bresson · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
3. Orpheus 1950 · Jean Cocteau · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
4. The Testament of Orpheus 1960 · Jean Cocteau · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
5. Someone Else's America 1995 · Goran Paskaljević · IMDb 6.9 · Cast