Brigitte Sy
Encyclopedia
Brigitte Sy is a French
actress and filmmaker. Her directorial film debut Les mains libres
was released in 2010 to critical acclaim in France.
who she had with the director, Philippe Garrel
. In an Arte
short film collection about AIDS
awareness she revealed that she has been HIV-positive since 1990, contracted from a partner who previously had a drug addiction. She also addresses the issue in Les mains libres
and L'endroit idéal
where the protagonist, Barbara (played by Ronit Elkabetz
) is HIV-positive.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
actress and filmmaker. Her directorial film debut Les mains libres
Les mains libres
Les mains libres is a 2010 French drama film directed by Brigitte Sy. It stars Ronit Elkabetz, Carlo Brandt, and Noémie Lvovsky. It was released theatrically in France on 16 June 2010. It is a feature-length prequel to Sy's 2008 short film, L'endroit idéal.-Plot:Barbara is a filmmaker developing...
was released in 2010 to critical acclaim in France.
Personal life
She is the mother of the actor Louis GarrelLouis Garrel
Louis Garrel is a French actor. He is best known for his starring role in The Dreamers, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci...
who she had with the director, Philippe Garrel
Philippe Garrel
Philippe Garrel is a French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, editor and producer. His movies have won him awards at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival...
. In an Arte
Arte
Arte is a Franco-German TV network. It is a European culture channel and aims to promote quality programming especially in areas of culture and the arts...
short film collection about AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
awareness she revealed that she has been HIV-positive since 1990, contracted from a partner who previously had a drug addiction. She also addresses the issue in Les mains libres
Les mains libres
Les mains libres is a 2010 French drama film directed by Brigitte Sy. It stars Ronit Elkabetz, Carlo Brandt, and Noémie Lvovsky. It was released theatrically in France on 16 June 2010. It is a feature-length prequel to Sy's 2008 short film, L'endroit idéal.-Plot:Barbara is a filmmaker developing...
and L'endroit idéal
L'endroit idéal
L'endroit idéal is a 2008 French short film starring Ronit Elkabetz. It was written and directed by Brigitte Sy. It was later adapted into the 2010 feature-length film, Les mains libres.-Plot synopsis:...
where the protagonist, Barbara (played by Ronit Elkabetz
Ronit Elkabetz
Ronit Elkabetz is an Israeli actress and filmmaker. She works in both Israeli and French cinema. She has won three Ophir Awards and has received a total of seven nominations.- Biography :...
) is HIV-positive.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Memoirs of a French Whore | Original title: La dérobade | |
| 1983 | Liberté, la nuit | Micheline, Laszlo's wife | Philippe Garrel Philippe Garrel Philippe Garrel is a French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, editor and producer. His movies have won him awards at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival... film |
| 1989 | Les baisers de secours | Jeanne | Philippe Garrel film. AKA Emergency Kisses |
| 1991 | Cas de divorce | Agnès Delsol | 1 episode: Saulnier contre Saulnier |
| 1991 | J'entends plus la guitare | Aline | Philippe Garrel film |
| 1991 | Meeting Venus Meeting Venus Meeting Venus is a 1991 British–American-Japanese film directed by the Hungarian director István Szabó and starring Glenn Close, Niels Arestrup, Marián Labuda, Victor Poletti, Jay O. Sanders, Maria de Medeiros and Johanna ter Steege... |
French Customs Officer | István Szabó István Szabó István Szabó is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director.Szabó is the most internationally famous Hungarian filmmaker since the late 1960s. Working in the tradition of European, auteurist art cinema, he has made films that represent many of the psychological and political... film |
| 1997 | Généalogies d'un crime | Jeanne | Raúl Ruiz film |
| 1997 | Ma 6-T va crack-er Ma 6-T va crack-er Ma 6-T va crack-er is a French movie, directed by Jean-François Richet in 1997, caricaturing gang warfare.... |
Proviseur | Jean-François Richet Jean-François Richet Jean-Francois Richet is a French screenwriter, director, and producer, born on July 2, 1966 in Paris. He grew up in Meaux, a suburb east of Paris.-Selected filmography:* État des lieux - named at the César Awards 1996 in the Best Debut category.... film |
| 1998 | Melody for a Hustler | Véronique | Original title: Cantique de la racaille |
| 2000 | L'amour prisonnier | Marlène | TV movie |
| 2005 | Regular Lovers Regular Lovers (film) Regular Lovers is a 2005 film directed by Philippe Garrel and starring his son, actor Louis Garrel. The director's father, actor Maurice Garrel, also appears in the film in a supporting role... |
la mère de François | Philippe Garrel film |
| 2006 | Déluge | Her Mother | Short film |
| 2007 | L'été indien | Alice | |
| 2007 | Fear(s) of the Dark Fear(s) of the Dark Fear[s] of the Dark is a 2007 French black-and-white animated anthology film on the subject of fear written and directed by several acclaimed comic book creators and graphic designers... |
(voice) | Original title: Peur(s) du noir |
| 2008 | Choisir d'aimer | Isabelle | |
| 2008 | Versailles | Mme Herchel | Pierre Schöller film |
| 2008 | Ben et Thomas Ben et Thomas Ben et Thomas is a French TV series created by Mike Horelick and Jon Carnoy that first aired on May 31, 2008 on France 4.-Synopsis:Ben Rosenberg and Thomas Verne are two highschool friends into skateboard. One is a geek, the other is more down-to-earth, but they make a great pair... |
Mme Bouillon, the French teacher | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Rien dans les poches | Agathe Manikowski | TV movie |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | L'endroit idéal L'endroit idéal L'endroit idéal is a 2008 French short film starring Ronit Elkabetz. It was written and directed by Brigitte Sy. It was later adapted into the 2010 feature-length film, Les mains libres.-Plot synopsis:... |
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| 2009 | Fruits de Mer | TV |
| 2010 | Les mains libres Les mains libres Les mains libres is a 2010 French drama film directed by Brigitte Sy. It stars Ronit Elkabetz, Carlo Brandt, and Noémie Lvovsky. It was released theatrically in France on 16 June 2010. It is a feature-length prequel to Sy's 2008 short film, L'endroit idéal.-Plot:Barbara is a filmmaker developing... |
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