Sonia Petrovna
Actor · b. 1952 · Paris, France
Sonia Petrovna (name also credited as Petrova and Petrowa) (born 13 January 1952) is a French dancer and actress (film, television and theatre). Petrovna was born in Paris, from between the age of 6 and 14 she studied dance at the Paris Opera Ballet (Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris) and on the initial invitation of Roland Petit went on to appear in various ballet productions. Her most famous early acting roles were those of Vanina Abati in La prima notte di quiete acting alongside leading French actor Alain Delon and as Princess Sofia in Ludwig alongside leading actors Helmut Berger, John Moulder Brown and Romy Schneider, both in 1972. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sonia Petrovna, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies19
Movie7.5DramaRomanceIn Italy, the gambler and professor of poetry Daniele Dominici arrives in the seaside town of Rimini and is hired to teach for four months in the local high school replacing another teacher. His relationship with his partner Monica is in crisis and he spends most of the time with his new acquaintances and gamblers Giorgio, Marcello and Gerardo. In classroom, he meets the gorgeous nineteen years old student Vanina Abati, who is Gerardo's girlfriend.
Movie7.5DramaHistoryHistorical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandoned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.
Ludwig
1973 · 194 votes
Movie8.0DramaLarger-than-life American author Ernest Hemingway is the subject of this biopic that chronicles the famous writer's life from childhood to his suicide at age 61. Haunted by various inner demons -- including his father's suicide -- Hemingway serves in World War I, marries four times, and finds creative support from Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein and other expatriates living in 1920s Paris.
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
1988 · 1 votes
Movie6.4DramaMysteryAt a peculiar all-girls academy, new arrivals, including Iris, are delivered in coffins. Guided by enigmatic teachers, the students dance through enchanted woods by day, while the night unveils sinister lessons that blur innocence and awakening.
Innocence
2005 · 147 votes
Movie5.9HorrorTV MovieA man discharged from the hospital after suffering a nervous breakdown is taken to a remote Italian villa by his strangely-behaving wife. But he has strong premonitions that the house is possessed by some force of witchcraft, which he has been experiencing in his recurring nightmare.
Movie9.0DramaHierba salvaje
1979 · 1 votes
Movie4.3DramaHistoryA biographical feature on the Italian literary giant, Gabriele D'Annunzio. Set in late 19th century Italy and France when the artistic style, Decadentismo, was beginning to take shape, the film focuses on D'Annunzio's life when he was already an established poet and journalist in Rome. A staunch opponent of democracy and commoners, he searches for passion and pleasure among the wealthy and noble. One such noblewoman Elvira Fraternali Leoni, serves as the muse for his first novel - The Pleasure (Il Piacere).
Movie4.7ComedyCrimeA tabloid reporter and her new photographer, who've recently started working for the mayor of New York City, stumble upon evidence of conspiracy and political corruption that may involve their beloved mayor.
Not for Publication
1984 · 13 votes
Movie3.8ComedyMarcello, the scion of a noble and rich family, is morbidly obsessed with his mother, Countess Elisabetta di Tarcento. When she dies, things go haywire as people around him reveal their true identity and he gets a new motherly companion.
Di mamma non ce n'è una sola
1974 · 4 votes
Movie4.7DramaThrillerMonique is a 35 year old French woman, living in New York. The daughter of a French diplomat who has remarried, Monique has no financial worries, and holds a good job with a publishing firm. She finds relationships difficult, and frequently suffers acute depression. Her nights are filled with strange dreams, and apparitions of flashing lights.
New York After Midnight
1978 · 7 votes
Movie6.4ActionCrimeA woman and her daughter vacationing in Paris get caught up in intrigue after being witnesses to a murder.
The Fatal Image
1990 · 5 votes
Movie7.5DocumentaryAdolescence is a 1966 French short documentary film directed by Marin Karmitz, about the teenage students of a famed ballet teacher. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
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Il segno del comando
1992 · 4 votes
Movie7.0CrimeMysterySurreal giallo about a delusional student who thinks he's discovered the identity of a serial killer.
Movie9.0ComedyEnsemble comedy about four friends in their 40s.
Saremo felici
1989 · 1 votes
Movie7.5DramaThere comes a time in every young athlete's life when he or she must weigh the value of training against the isolation from the activities of other youths. In this French movie, Sonia Petrova plays a young ballerina pondering this question. Her teacher is incredibly strict and stern, and the regimen she requires is all-encompassing. She explores the alternatives through the help of a hip young male student of modern dance, with whom she has a brief affair, but decides to continue with her classical training.
Le Feu sacré
1972 · 2 votes
Movie9.0Marco and Martina break up. She is looking forward to starting a new life in America but before she departs, she lets Marco see their two children one more time. Seeing his love for them, the tension between them gradually eases but then something terrible happens to their offspring…
Le prime foglie d'autunno
1988 · 1 votes
Movie4.7ThrillerCrimeJulio is an experienced terrorist. Now he is putting together a new team for the assassination of the prime minister.
El terrorista
1978 · 3 votes
Movie4.0ComedyDramaAdolescents or young adults, Franck, Christine and the others meet, bond, leave each other. But the drama lurks.
Les Nouveaux Tricheurs
1987 · 3 votes