birth date:
April 27, 1955

birth place:
Norwich, Connecticut, USA

comments:
Arielle Dombasle is best known for playing the sexy Marion in Eric Rohmer's 1983 film Pauline at the Beach. The unusually beautiful blonde has also appeared in television movies, notably Lace (1984). In 1988, she made her directorial debut with Les Pyramides Bleues/The Novice, a film she also co-wrote.


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Fruits of Passion -
The Story of "O" Continued
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The Story of "O" Continued
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. Arielle Dombasle

Fruits of Passion (1981)

Title: Fruits of Passion
... aka Fruits de la passion, Les
... aka Story of O Continued, The
Released: 1981
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 83 min
Country: France / Japan
Language: Japanese

Plot Summary:The story takes place in Shanghai. A girl loves a rich and much older man (played by Kinski). She is willed to do everything he wants to show this, but he is playing a sick game with her. As part of this game he sends her to a chinese brothel. A poor young boy sees her and falls in love with her. To get the money needed to sleep with her, he joins "the revolution". Also the movie shows the fate of some of the other prostitutes.

Comments: A beautifully photographed, sad story in exotic environment.
First I need to say that this film is not a porn movie nor it is trash. If you expect an erotic film, you will be disappointed, although there are some sexual scenes. The text of the DVD sleeve (I own the Anchor Bay version) awakens wrong expectations for this movie and contains false information about the story. Instead, I found its photography a very beautiful artwork. It is made with a high sense for colors, great images, perfectionism in detail and a beauty in its pictures that is found rarely in newer movies in the western world. Maybe this is one reason why it may bore some people with a more speedy expectation for films then it is shown in this slowly developing story. The exotic environment of the story is a brothel in Hongkong, 1920, where "O", a French girl, surrenders totally to Mr. Steven (Klaus Kinski), desperately hoping to reach his heart.
If this was an American movie, it would have surely a happy end - but it is an eastern and sad story of an unfulfilled love. I find it worth to watch it more than once to enjoy its artwork and to understand its deep symbolism. It is not an easy film, especially for those used to watch Hollywood-productions only. Be prepared to watch it consciously and with full attention, otherwise you might not like it. I highly recommend it for people with a sense for somehow old-fashioned esthetics, art, eastern culture, beautiful images, and, of course, it is a must-see for all the fans of the greatest German actor, Klaus Kinski.


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 Fruits of Passion - The Story of "O" Continued (DVD)
 Fruits of Passion - The Story of "O" Continued (VHS)

"Red Shoe Diaries" [TV-Series]

Title: "Red Shoe Diaries" [TV-Series 1992-1999] episode: "Like Father, Like Son" (episode # 3.8) 1994
Released: 1994
Genre: Drama / Romance
Runtime: 30 min (67 episodes)
Country: USA
Language: English

Plot Summary: Jake, desperately trying to recover from the recent betrayal and the tragic death of his beloved fiancee, attempts a novel form of therapy to overcome his great loss. He advertises in the personals, under the pseudonym 'Red Shoes', to pay top dollar to women willing to send to him diaries of their similar experiences and how they overcame them. These are those diaries...

Comments: Late night eroticism, but the stories were told from a woman's perspective. The music in this series was fantastic, and it set the mood perfectly. Many of the stories were good, but there were some clinkers, as well. Some of the actors and actresses that appeared were those that viewers would recognize from other TV series and B-grade movies (Joan Severance, Steven Bauer, Denise Crosby, Matt LeBlanc, Francisco Quinn, Paula Barbieri, etc.). This was one of two TV series that David Duchovny appeared in before he starred on "The X-Files" (the other was the odd "Twin Peaks").


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Trivia
Is a singer, singing in Spanish, English and French

Mother died when she was very young

Spent her childhood in Mexico

Is fluent in French and Spanish

Has her look-alike puppet in the French show "Guignols de l'info, Les" (1988).


Arielle Dombasle - Filmography
Below is a complete filmography (list of movies she's appeared in)


Albert est méchant (2004) .... Barbara Lechat
Belle et la toute petite bête, La (2003) (V) .... La Belle
Lovely Rita, sainte patronne des cas désespérés (2003) .... Mademoiselle Lecas
Hideous Man (2002)
Frangines, Les (2002) (TV) .... Alix
Deux (2002) .... Professor Barbez
... aka Two (2002/II) (International: English title)
Bataille d'Hernani, La (2002) (TV) .... Mademoiselle Mars/Dona Sol
Âmes fortes, Les (2001) .... Madame Numance
... aka Savage Souls (2001) (Europe: English title)
Folle de Rachid en transit sur Mars (2001) .... (segment "Les Eléphants de la planète Mars")
Gamer (2001) .... Valérie Fisher
... aka G@mer (2001) (France)
Eléphants de la planète Mars, Les (2000)
Faux-fuyants, Les (2000) (TV) .... Luce Ader
... aka Landpartie, Die (2000) (TV) (Germany)
30 ans (2000) .... Geneviève
... aka 30 Years (2000) (International: English title)
Amazone (2000) .... Margot
... aka Amazon (2000) (International: English title)
Vatel (2000) .... Princess de Condé
Libertin, Le (2000) .... Madame de Jerfeuil
... aka Libertine, The (2000) (International: English title)
Red Shoe Diaries 18: The Game (2000) (V) .... Mistress (segment "Like Father Like Son")
... aka Zalman King's the Game: Red Shoe Diaries (2000) (V) (USA: complete title)

Infortunes de la beauté, Les (1999) .... Daphné
C'est pas ma faute (1999) .... Vanessa Goudard
Temps retrouvé, Le (1999) .... Madame de Farcy
... aka Tempo Reencontrado, O (1999) (Portugal)
... aka Tempo ritrovato, Il (2000) (Italy)
... aka Time Regained (1999) (Europe: English title)
Astérix et Obélix contre César (1999) .... Mme Agecanonix (Frau Methusalix)
... aka Asterix & Obelix gegen Caesar (1999) (Germany)
... aka Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar (2000) (UK)
... aka Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999)
... aka Asterix e Obelix contro Cesare (1999) (Italy)
Bo Ba Bu (1998)
Ennui, L' (1998) .... Sophie
... aka Tédio, O (1999) (Portugal)
Hors jeu (1998) .... Arielle Dombasle
... aka Foul Play (1998) (USA)
Que la lumière soit (1998) .... Dieu la blonde
... aka Let There Be Light (1998) (USA)
Amis de Ninon, Les (1998)
Maigret et l'improbable Monsieur Owen (1997) (TV) .... Mylène Turner
Opération Bugs Bunny (1997) (TV) .... La fée
"Deserto di fuoco" (1997) (mini) TV Series .... Magda
... aka "Désert de feu, Le" (1997) (mini) (France)
... aka "Prinzessin Amina" (1997) (mini) (Germany)
Jeunesse (1997) .... Clémence
J'en suis! (1997) .... Rose Petipas
... aka Heads or Tails (1997)
Jour et la nuit, Le (1997) .... Laure
... aka Día y la noche, El (1997) (Mexico)
... aka Day and Night (1997)
Soyons amis (1996) .... Arielle
Trois vies & une seule mort (1996) .... Helene
... aka Three Lives and Only One Death (1996) (USA)
... aka Três Vidas E Uma Só Morte (1996) (Portugal)
Deux papas et la maman, Les (1996) .... Delphine
... aka Two Dads and One Mom (1996) (International: English title)
À propos de Nice, la suite (1995)
Homme au double visage, L' (1995) (TV)
Raging Angels (1995) .... Megan
Un bruit qui rend fou (1995) .... Sarah La Blonde
... aka Blue Villa, The (1995)
Mécaniques célestes (1995) .... Céleste
... aka Celestial Clockwork (1996) (USA)
... aka Mecánicas celestes (1996) (Spain)
Fado majeur et mineur (1995)
... aka Fado, Major and Minor (1995)
Cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma, Les (1995) .... La chanteuse à la Garden-party
... aka Cent et une nuits, Les (1995) (France: short title)
... aka Hundred and One Nights of Simon Cinema, A (1995)
... aka Hundred and One Nights, A (1995)
Annamite, L' (1995) (TV) .... Jeanne
Un indien dans la ville (1994) .... Charlotte
... aka Indian in Paris, An (1994)
... aka Indian in the City, An (1994)
... aka Little Indian, Big City (1994)
Grand bonheur (1993)
... aka Great Happiness (1993)
Miroslava (1993) .... Miroslava (adult)
Arbre, le maire et la médiathèque, L' (1993) .... Bérénice Beaurivage
... aka Arbre, le maire et la médiathèque ou les sept hasards, L' (1993) (France: complete title)
... aka Sept hasards, Les (1993)
... aka Tree, The Mayor and the Mediatheque, The (1993)
Absence, L' (1993)
... aka Absence, The (1995) (USA)
... aka Abwesenheit, Die (1994) (Germany)
... aka Ausencia, La (1993) (Spain)
Mare aux crocodiles, La (1992) (TV) .... Florence Cross
Vie crevée, La (1992) .... Angele
... aka Punctured Life (1992)
Villa mauresque (1992) .... Sandra
Zwischensaison (1992) .... Mme. Studer
... aka Hors saison (1993) (France)
... aka Off Season (1992)
Terror Stalks the Class Reunion (1992) (TV)
... aka For Better and for Worse (1992) (TV)
Lola Zipper (1991) .... Loretta
Moi, général de Gaulle (1990) (TV) .... La Comtesse de Portes
Sueño del mono loco, El (1990) .... Marion Derain
... aka Mad Monkey, The (1990)
... aka Mono loco, El (1990)
... aka Rêve du singe fou, Le (1990) (France)
... aka Twisted Obsession (1990)

Incognito (1989) (TV) .... Renata
Try This One for Size (1989) .... Maggie
... aka Sauf votre respect (1989) (France)
Saint: Wrong Number, The (1989) (TV) .... Stella Moreau
... aka Saint, faux numéro, Le (1989) (TV) (France)
"Around the World in 80 Days" (1989/I) (mini) TV Series .... Lucette
... aka "Giro del mondo in 80 giorni, Il" (1989) (mini) (Italy)
... aka "In 80 Tagen um die Welt" (1989) (mini) (West Germany)
"Or du diable, L'" (1989) (mini) TV Series .... Emma Calve
Pyramides bleues, Les (1988) .... Elise
... aka Novice, The (1988)
... aka Novicia, La (1988) (Mexico)
... aka Paradise Calling (1988) (Europe: English title: dubbed version)
"Sueurs froides" (1988) TV Series .... Juliette Bolbec (segment "Dernier week-end")
Jeux d'artifices (1987) .... Arielle
"Sins" (1986) (mini) TV Series .... Jacqueline Gore
Boss' Wife, The (1986) .... Louise Roalvang
Flagrant désir (1986) .... Marguerite Barnac
... aka Certain Desire, A (1986)
... aka Flagrant Desire (1986)
... aka Trade Secrets (1986) (USA: TV title)
Lace II (1985) (TV) .... Maxine
Nuit porte jarretelles, La (1985) .... La secrétaire
Vive la mariée (1985) (TV) .... Charlotte
Rosette prend sa douche (1984)
Lace (1984) (TV) .... Maxine Pascal
Motivos de Berta: Fantasía de Pubertad, Los (1983)
Rosette sort le soir (1983)
Pauline à la plage (1983) .... Marion
... aka Pauline at the Beach (1983)
Belle captive, La (1983) .... La femme hystérique
... aka Beautiful Prisoner, The (1983)
Laissé inachevé à Tokyo (1982)
"Mozart" (1982) (mini) TV Series .... Nancy
Beau mariage, Le (1982) .... Clarisse
... aka Good Marriage, A (1982)
... aka Well-Made Marriage, The (1982)
Chassé-croisé (1982) .... Ermine
Ligeia (1981) (TV) .... Lady Ligeia Fell
Putain d'histoire d'amour (1981) .... Antonella
Fruits de la passion, Les (1981) .... Nathalie
... aka Fruits of Passion (1981)
... aka Shanghai Ijin Shôkan - China Doll (1981) (Japan)
... aka Story of O Continued, The (1981)
Une robe noire pour un tueur (1981) .... Jeune droguée à la moto
Catherine de Heilbronn (1980) (TV) .... Kunigunde de Thurneck
Justocoeur (1980)

Tess (1979) .... Mercy Chant
Je te tiens, tu me tiens par la barbichette (1979) (uncredited) .... Une actrice film publicitaire
... aka I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs (1979) (USA)
Perceval le Gallois (1979) .... Blanchefleur
... aka Fuorilegge, Il (1979) (Italy)
... aka Perceval (1979) (Italy)
Louis XI ou Le pouvoir central (1979) (TV) .... Marie de Bourgogne
"Mazarin" (1978) (mini) TV Series .... L'infante Marie-Thérèse


Arielle Dombasle - Notable TV Guest Appearances
"On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde" (2000) playing "Herself" 12 May 2003
"Rive droite - rive gauche" (1997) playing "Himself" 31 March 2003
"Tout le monde en parle" (1998) playing "Herself" 28 September 2002
"Red Shoe Diaries" (1992) playing "Celeste" in episode: "Like Father, Like Son" (episode # 3.8) 1994
"Miami Vice" (1984) playing "Callie Basset" in episode: "Definitely Miami" (episode # 2.13) 10 January 1986