Francine Bergé
Francine Bergé ( born July 21, 1938 in Neuilly -sur -Seine, France ) is a French stage and film actress.
Life
Francine Bergé came in 1938 in the Paris suburb of Neuilly -sur -Seine to the world. From an early age she was interested in the fine arts. She took ballet lessons and attended a drama school. After she had successfully made its final there, it was recorded in 1959 in the ensemble of the Comédie- Française. After less than a year, she left the theater, went on tour and performed in numerous classical stage plays. Her repertoire at the time were pieces of Jean Racine and Molière. Also in the works of William Shakespeare it was seen as in Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and Othello. For her title role in Racine's Bérénice she received in 1970 the price of the Syndicat de la critique Théâtre, Musique et Danse for Best Actress.
In Jean Renoir's film history White daisies (Elena et les hommes, 1956 ), it was first seen on screen in a small supporting role opposite Ingrid Bergman. From the 1960s she got bigger roles in film, as in Roger Vadim's film adaptation of Schnitzler The Dance of Youth (La Ronde, 1964) and Jacques Rivette's adaptation of Diderot The Nun (La Religieuse, 1966). In Benjamin - From the diary of a male virgin ( Benjamin ou Les Mémoires d'un puceau, 1968) she played alongside the French stars Michèle Morgan, Michel Piccoli and Catherine Deneuve. In addition to Alain Delon she stood in Monsieur Klein ( Mr. Klein, 1976), weapon of the Devil (Le Toubib, 1979) and The Advocate ( Un crime, 1993) before the camera. Since the 1980s, it is mainly seen in the movie in supporting roles. In addition, she worked several times with in television productions, as well as in six episodes of the television series Clara Sheller - Love in Paris ( Clara Sheller, 2005).
On stage, she stood over the years also in pieces by contemporary authors such as Jean Anouilh, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt and Thomas Bernhard. Along with François Nocher she wrote the stage play Je vous parle d'un temps.