Fool’s Mate

Top 9 Billed Cast

Virginie Vitry
Virginie Vitry

Claire

Anne Doat
Anne Doat

Solange

Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Claude Brialy

Claude

Jacques Doniol-Valcroze
Jacques Doniol-Valcroze

Jean

François Truffaut
François Truffaut

Party guest (uncredited)

Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard

Party guest (uncredited)

Robert Lachenay
Robert Lachenay

Party guest (uncredited)

Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol

Party guest (uncredited)

Jacques Rivette
Jacques Rivette

Narrator (uncredited)

Loading Trailer Videos...
  • HomePage

  • Overview

    Claire is a chic young Parisian woman married to a somewhat older husband, Jean As the story opens, she leaves her husband playing baroque music at the piano, telling him she is off to see her sister, Solange. In reality she meets her lover, Claude at his apartment; After some idle chatter and love-making he tells her a story of the shriveled heads that the Jivaro Indians used to give their lovers as tokens of affection but, as she shivers in disgust, he gives her a mink instead. How will they hide it from her husband?

  • Release Date

    1956-11-01

  • Average

    6.577

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
  • Tagline

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    Français
  • Keywords

Similar Movies

The Marvelous Misadventures of the Stone Lady
40%

The Marvelous Misadventures of the Stone Lady(fr)

2019-05-19

Tired of being a banal architectural ornamental, a sculpture runs from the Louvre to confront real life on the streets of Paris.

Olla
67%

Olla(fr)

2019-05-19

After answering an ad on a dating website for Eastern European women, Olla leaves Ukraine and heads to French suburbia to move in with Pierre, who lives with his elderly mother. However, the suburbia cannot temper her desires, and nothing goes as expected.

Stay Awake, Be Ready
61%

Stay Awake, Be Ready(vi)

2019-05-23

On a street corner a mysterious conversation among three young men at street stalls. Meanwhile a traffic accident on a motorbike. The night brings together a sketch, a multicolor frame of reality.

Cat and Moth
58%

Cat and Moth(en)

2022-01-30

A fluffy white cat wants nothing more than to find the most comfortable spot in the universe, but little does she know someone else has their eye on it too.

On Your Mark
73%

On Your Mark(ja)

1995-07-15

Set in the future: Two men learn that a mysterious winged girl has been taken prisoner, and then decide that they must free her at any cost.

at your own pace (film 2 edition)
70%

at your own pace (film 2 edition)(en)

2023-05-11

a short film documenting a day in the life of cl0ud

Platoon07: A Great Marksman
85%

Platoon07: A Great Marksman(en)

2021-09-11

A retired army officer with exceptional marksmanship becomes an assassin for a crime lord, but things go awry when an old comrade is targeted.

The Gift of Tears
30%

The Gift of Tears(pt)

2012-11-26

A princess and a hunter. An iconographic journey immersed in Lusitanian fantasy.

My Little Boy
42%

My Little Boy(de)

2007-01-16

Berlin, 1934. Many men are forced to live their hidden homosexuality. Erich, a photographer, has an appointment in his photo studio with Wolfgang, a Nazi soldier, with whom he shares a loving, tumultuous, and passionate relationship. For both of them, this should not be a problem, but appearances deceive.

Pachyderm
66%

Pachyderm(fr)

2024-02-16

As every summer, Louise is entrusted to her grand-parents for a few days of vacation in the country. The green grass of the garden, the swimming in the lake, the fishing with Grandpa, everything seems as sweet as Grandma's strawberry pies. Yet this year, the snow will fall in summer and a monster will die.

Empty Nesters
80%

Empty Nesters(en)

2021-10-23

A young expecting couple comes to terms with their relationship and their loss.

Naptha
60%

Naptha(en)

2019-05-16

Faraz’s quiet life working at an isolated petrol station is turned upside down when his ageing father Malik begins to speak in a long-forgotten language and insists on returning back home.

Community Gardens
55%

Community Gardens(lt)

2019-05-18

A grown-up son goes on a countryside trip with his ageing parents in the hopes of reigniting the relationship, but there is nothing left to reignite. This story of familial dysfunction is set against the picturesque backdrop of a dacha community (instantly recognisable to every post-Soviet native), rendered by Vytautas Katkas with irony and a rare sympathy for his hapless subjects.

Lucia in Limbo
62%

Lucia in Limbo(es)

2019-04-29

Sixteen-year-old Lucia wants to get rid of two things more than anything: her lice & her virginity.

Tuesday From 8 to 6
68%

Tuesday From 8 to 6(fr)

2019-05-21

Névine, a secondary school monitor, is fully committed to her somewhat thankless day job, dealing with teachers, administration and students. Logan, a pupil she is found of insists on getting a cap back from lost and found. She has no idea of the consequences of her gesture.

She Runs
58%

She Runs(zh)

2019-05-21

A teenager resorts to desperate measures in her efforts to quit her school's aerobic dance team and assert her independence.

Valley Girls
0%

Valley Girls(en)

1996-11-09

Two Welsh women win a trip to Hollywood.

Yalla
65%

Yalla(es)

2020-11-24

Mufid, a 14-year-old boy plays football with his friends in an area guarded by a military drone. He misses a shot and makes the ball disappear behind a hill. He doesn't want to go looking for her, but there's no choice.

Closets
59%

Closets(en)

2015-10-09

It's 1986, tormented teenager Henry is struggling with his sexuality and abusive home life. Henry sits in his closet contemplating suicide. In a flash of light he is transported to 2016 where he meets teenager Ben — now occupying his room 30 years later.

M.A.M.Ó.N.: Monitor Against Mexicans Over Nationwide
56%

M.A.M.Ó.N.: Monitor Against Mexicans Over Nationwide(en)

2016-10-30

M.A.M.O.N. (Monitor Against Mexicans Over Nationwide) is a satirical fantasy sci-fi short film that explores with black humor and lots of VFX the outrageous consequences of Donald Trump´s plan of banning immigration and building an enormous wall on the Mexico - US border.

Recommendations Movies

A Constant Forge
66%

A Constant Forge(en)

2000-01-01

One of the great mavericks of cinema, John Cassavetes has earned a reputation as the godfather of American independent movies. The actor-turned-filmmaker invented a realist style of unadorned narrative films heavily influenced by documentaries. This in-depth analysis of Cassavetes' life and work features interviews with key collaborators and ensemble regulars, and explores the making of classics like "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie," "Opening Night" and "A Woman Under the Influence."

Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №5. Second Bride Emperor
61%

Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №5. Second Bride Emperor(ru)

2003-06-08

As a result of a successful conspiracy against Menshikov, Peter II is prematurely recognized as an adult and is in a hurry to be crowned in Moscow. The Dolgoruky brothers gather for this celebration. There were eight of them - all-powerful and influential representatives of the ancient Rurikovich family - and among them the beautiful Ekaterina, the daughter of the huntsman Alexei.

12
57%

12(tl)

2017-11-08

Anton and Erika started out as friends for five years and got into a romantic relationship for seven years. Anton is a commercial director while Erika is a former band member and becomes his stay-at-home partner. The day finally comes when he asks her to marry him.

1212. The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
58%

1212. The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa(es)

2023-11-02

On 16 July 1212, a Crusader army made up of Castilians, Aragonese and Navarrese (but also French, English and Germans) confronted the army of the Almohad Caliph an-Nasir at the foot of the Sierra Morena mountain range. The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, as the battle is known, is considered the most important battle of the Middle Ages on the Iberian Peninsula and is a key event in the history of Spain. More than 800 years later, a group of archaeologists and specialists have begun an archaeological study of the battlefield. Is everything that has been said about the battle true? What secrets does the terrain hide? And, above all, what can we learn today about events that took place hundreds of years ago and that pitted tens of thousands of people against each other in the south of our country?

Box
45%

Box(en)

2022-06-23

A doomsday pepper is surprised to find a mysterious box appear in his living room with no trace as to how it could've gotten there.

12
50%

12(en)

2010-01-01

12, is a comic parody about an office's obsession with the television show 24 as the their obsessions kick into high gear with the shows season finale approaching. Part The Office part 24, the short film mash-up introduces a novel send-up of these pop culture staples.

Borgo
68%

Borgo(fr)

2024-04-17

Melissa is an experienced, exemplary prison guard. But a dangerous spiral is set into motion when she transfers to a Corsican jail, where she accepts help and protection from inmate Saveriu to get her bearings. Upon his release, he contacts Melissa expecting to collect.

This is My Mother
71%

This is My Mother(fr)

2024-03-06

Pierre, a successful 33-year-old florist, has his life turned upside down by the sudden arrival of his mother Judith, whom he hasn’t seen for two years. Mercurial and extravagant, she suffers from bipolar disorder and has recently escaped from a clinic. Pierre has only one idea in mind: bring her back as quickly as possible so his life can get back on track. But nothing happens as he hoped for. Their unexpected reunion, as funny and explosive as it is heart-wrenching, will transform Pierre and Judith forever.

12
55%

12(xx)

2020-11-20

An old Finnish athlete travels alone through eastern Europe with his van.

12
55%

12(ar)

2020-09-04

not there yet

The Colors of Fire
68%

The Colors of Fire(fr)

2022-11-09

February 1927. The funeral of Marcel Péricourt, the most powerful banker in Paris. His daughter Madeleine must take the helm of the financial empire of which she is the heiress. But she has a son, Paul, who with an unexpected and tragic gesture will place her on the path to ruin.

Red
56%

Red(en)

2023-03-17

An ambitious young woman starts her first day on the job in a sales position and realizes it's not what she bargained for, when everyone starts questioning her ability to fit into her new role.

Red
58%

Red(en)

2020-04-27

Red is the story of three teens in rural Pennsylvania who are torn apart by the closet. James and Lizzy's seemingly normal relationship is shattered by Aaron, the guy James hooked up with and who is unable to bear their secret and confronts James.

Box
50%

Box(en)

A group of friends try to defeat an evil king, and meet some quirky characters along the way.

Let Me Go Home
54%

Let Me Go Home(ru)

2002-02-02

In hustle and bustle of urban life, we sometimes don't know our neighbors next door. And in the village, everyone knows each other and lives with the joys, troubles, and worries of a neighbor, like one big family. That's why a person is pulled to their small homeland, to their roots. The one who forgets their roots experiences a burdensome emptiness and dissatisfaction with their achievements in life.

A House on Fire
68%

A House on Fire(ca)

2024-06-28

Montse, divorced and with two children who have long ignored her, prepares for a family reunion at her home on the Costa Brava.

A
60%

A(kn)

1998-02-12

A film director fades away from the industry after the failed love with the heroine of his movie. After being rehabilitated, he learns that some people conspired his fall and decides to take revenge.

Role Play
60%

Role Play(en)

2023-12-14

Emma has a wonderful husband and two kids in the suburbs of New Jersey – she also has a secret life as an assassin for hire – a secret that her husband David discovers when the couple decide to spice up their marriage with a little role play.

Girl on the Moon
62%

Girl on the Moon(ru)

2012-04-12

Someone from another planet crashed on Earth and evil is chasing him, and then love appears, and it defeats evil through an amulet.

The President's Wife
63%

The President's Wife(fr)

2023-10-04

When she arrived at the Elysée Palace, Bernadette Chirac expected to finally get the place she deserved, she who had always worked in the shadow of her husband to make him president. Put aside because she was considered too old-fashioned, Bernadette decided to take her revenge by becoming a major media figure.