Annie Belle
Encyclopedia
Annie Brilland is a French actress and social work
er. Her acting career began in 1974 and throughout the seventies, has had a series of varied roles in both French
and Italian
cinema, working with such directors as Jean Rollin
, Ruggero Deodato
and Joe D'Amato
.
(Lips of Blood) and that had been her only times working with the director. Not long after filming Lévres de Sang, Belle moved to Italy and for a brief time became one if the most in demand actresses in Italian exploitation cinema
, with having starred in three major films in 1976 alone: Forever Emmanuelle, Blue Belle and Velluto Nero. Blue Belle was one of the key points in Belle's career, a film in which she had a co-writing credit on, calling the director of the movie - Massimo Dallamano "a great professional and a talanted man". One of Belle's most controversial films was Velluto Nero. Belle remembers Forever Emmanuelle as a "not very good" film.
In the early 1980s, Belle had starred in Italian films, The House on the Edge of the Park
, which Belle remembers as being very "cruel" and also very "interesting" and two Joe D'Amato films, Absurd
and L'Alcova. Belle adored D'Amato, calling him a great director with actors and she also said that he could have indeed been "one of the greatest filmmakers ever". Personal Problems slowed Belle's acting career down in the eighties and in 1989 she starred in her final film Fagu dalla Morte and then she retired from acting.
, it lasted between 1975 and 1978. During which, they acted in four films together, Belle's three films from 1976, Forever Emanuelle, Blue Belle and Velluto Nero and her 1977 film Un Giorno alla fine di Ottobre. After their split they occasionally acted together in films such as Molto di Più and L'Alcova.
Social work
Social Work is a professional and academic discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of an individual, group, or community by intervening through research, policy, community organizing, direct practice, and teaching on behalf of those afflicted with poverty or any real or...
er. Her acting career began in 1974 and throughout the seventies, has had a series of varied roles in both French
Cinema of France
The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...
and Italian
Cinema of Italy
The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had patented their Cinematographe, when Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few seconds in the act of blessing the camera.-Early years:...
cinema, working with such directors as Jean Rollin
Jean Rollin
Jean Michel Rollin Roth Le Gentil was a French film director, actor, and novelist best known for his films in the fantastique genre such as the vampire film Le Viol du Vampire and the first French gore film Les Raisins de la Mort .-Early life:Jean Rollin was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine , France to...
, Ruggero Deodato
Ruggero Deodato
Ruggero Deodato is an Italian film director and screen writer, best known for directing violent and gory horror films. Deodato is infamous for his 1980 film Cannibal Holocaust.- Biography :...
and Joe D'Amato
Joe D'Amato
Joe D'Amato, was a prolific Italian filmmaker who directed roughly 200 films, usually at the same time acting as producer and cinematographer, and sometimes providing the script as well...
.
Early life
Belle was born in Paris, France and came from a family of engineers. Acting may have seemed to be an odd career choice for her when she was young but she was quite a natural at it. Belle's acting career began to take shape when she attended the Rue Blanche acting school in Paris under master Virilo. Belle explained this in an interview for the Italian book 99 Donne in the nineties.Films
Belle had starred in her first role before she had turned eighteen, in the 1974 Jean Rollin film Tout le Monde il en a Deux (Bacchanales Sexuelles) in which she only had a small role, but a memorable one. Rollin had loved working with Belle so he had decided to cast her in his 1975 film Lévres de SangLévres de Sang
Lèvres de Sang is a 1975 vampire film directed by Jean Rollin. The film tells the story of a man who begins to have visions of a young woman dressed in white who is locked behind the gates of a Château.-Synopsis:...
(Lips of Blood) and that had been her only times working with the director. Not long after filming Lévres de Sang, Belle moved to Italy and for a brief time became one if the most in demand actresses in Italian exploitation cinema
Exploitation film
Exploitation film is a type of film that is promoted by "exploiting" often lurid subject matter. The term "exploitation" is common in film marketing, used for all types of films to mean promotion or advertising. These films then need something to exploit, such as a big star, special effects, sex,...
, with having starred in three major films in 1976 alone: Forever Emmanuelle, Blue Belle and Velluto Nero. Blue Belle was one of the key points in Belle's career, a film in which she had a co-writing credit on, calling the director of the movie - Massimo Dallamano "a great professional and a talanted man". One of Belle's most controversial films was Velluto Nero. Belle remembers Forever Emmanuelle as a "not very good" film.
In the early 1980s, Belle had starred in Italian films, The House on the Edge of the Park
The House on the Edge of the Park
The House on the Edge of the Park is a 1980 crime/horror/thriller film from the Italian director Ruggero Deodato. It stars David Hess from Wes Craven's The Last House on the Left , and Giovanni Lombardo Radice....
, which Belle remembers as being very "cruel" and also very "interesting" and two Joe D'Amato films, Absurd
Absurd (film)
Absurd is a 1981 Italian horror film, an unofficial sequel to Antropophagus...
and L'Alcova. Belle adored D'Amato, calling him a great director with actors and she also said that he could have indeed been "one of the greatest filmmakers ever". Personal Problems slowed Belle's acting career down in the eighties and in 1989 she starred in her final film Fagu dalla Morte and then she retired from acting.
Other work
Since returning to France, Belle went to school and received a degree in psychology and is now a social worker for people diagnosed with mental illness.Personal life
Belle had a three year relationship with actor Al CliverAl Cliver
Al Cliver is an Italian actor who is perhaps best known for starring in horror and exploitation films, especially ones by directors Lucio Fulci and Jesús Franco.-Career:...
, it lasted between 1975 and 1978. During which, they acted in four films together, Belle's three films from 1976, Forever Emanuelle, Blue Belle and Velluto Nero and her 1977 film Un Giorno alla fine di Ottobre. After their split they occasionally acted together in films such as Molto di Più and L'Alcova.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1974 | Tout le Monde il en a Deux | Brigitte | other titles - Bacchanalles Sexuelles, Fly Me the French Way (credited as Annie Brilland) |
| 1974 | Le Rallye des Joyeuses | (credited as Annie Brilliand) | |
| 1975 | Lévres de Sang Lévres de Sang Lèvres de Sang is a 1975 vampire film directed by Jean Rollin. The film tells the story of a man who begins to have visions of a young woman dressed in white who is locked behind the gates of a Château.-Synopsis:... |
Jennifer | other title - Lips of Blood (credited as Annie Briand) |
| 1976 | Forever Emmanuelle | Laure | other title - Laure |
| 1976 | Blue Belle | Annie Belle | other title - Edge of Innocence (also Co-Writer) |
| 1976 | Velluto Nero | Pina | other title - Black Emmanuelle, White Emmanuelle |
| 1977 | Un Giorno alla fine di Ottobre | ||
| 1977 | Climax | Ana | |
| 1977 | La Notte Dell'alta Marea | Dyanne | |
| 1977 | Mogliamante | Clara | |
| 1979 | Switch | Dory | |
| 1980 | La Compagna di Viaggio | Jennifer | |
| 1980 | The House on the Edge of the Park The House on the Edge of the Park The House on the Edge of the Park is a 1980 crime/horror/thriller film from the Italian director Ruggero Deodato. It stars David Hess from Wes Craven's The Last House on the Left , and Giovanni Lombardo Radice.... |
Lisa | other title - La Casa Sperduta nel Parco |
| 1981 | Absurd Absurd (film) Absurd is a 1981 Italian horror film, an unofficial sequel to Antropophagus... |
Emily | other titles - Rosso Sangue, Anthropophagus 2, Horrible |
| 1982 | Nana, The True Key of Pleasure | Rennée de Chéselles | |
| 1982 | That Night in Varennes That Night in Varennes That Night in Varennes is a 1982 bilingual, Italian and French drama film directed by Ettore Scola. It is based on a novel by Catherine Rihoit. It tells the story of a fictional meeting between Restif de la Bretonne, Giacomo Casanova, Thomas Paine and Sophie de la Borde... |
prostitute with green stockings | |
| 1982 | Fagu Dall'archipelago Maledetto | Kia | |
| 1982 | Liar's Moon Liar's Moon Liar's Moon is a 1982 film directed by David Andrew Fisher and starring Matt Dillon, Cindy Fisher, Yvonne DeCarlo, and Hoyt Axton.-Synopsis:... |
Nurce Nancy | (credited as Annie Bell) |
| 1982 | Pronto...Lucia | ||
| 1983 | Zampognaro Innamorato | ||
| 1983 | L'ammiratrice | ||
| 1983 | Al Bar dello Sport | Martine - the French prostitute | |
| 1983 | O' Surdato 'Nnammurato | Daniela | |
| 1984 | Uccelli d'Italia | the second slapping actress | |
| 1984 | L'Alcova | Wilma | other title - The Alcove |
| 1986 | La Venexiana | ||
| 1987 | La Croce dalle Sette Pietre | Maria | |
| 1989 | Fagu dalla Morte | Brigitte Garré | (credited as Annie Bell) |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1981 | La Nouvelle malle des Indes | Angèle | TV mini-series |
| 1982 | Storia d'Amore e d'Amicizia | Marlene | TV series |
| 1983 | Il Passo Falso | TV movie | |
| 1984 | Quei 36 Gradini | TV mini-series | |
| 1985 | Quo Vadis? | Myriam | TV mini-series |
| 1988 | A Time of Indifference | TV mini-series | |
External links
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