Christine Pascal
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Christine Pascal was a French actress, writer and director.
, Rhône
, Pascal made her film debut at 21 in Michel Mitrani
's Les Guichets du Louvre
(1974), and began an association with Bertrand Tavernier
with her next film, L'Horloger de Saint-Paul (1974). Other films with Tavernier include Que la fête commence
(1975), for which she received a César
nomination for Best Supporting Actress
, The Judge and the Assassin
(1976), Des enfants gatés (1977), which she co-scripted, and Round Midnight
. Other film appearances include Black Thursday
(1974), La Meilleure façon de marcher
(1976), The Maids of Wilko
(1979), Entre Nous
(1983) and Le Grand Chemin
(1987). She made her directorial debut with Félicité, and also directed La Garce
, Zanzibar, Le Petit prince a dit
(which won the Louis Delluc Prize
) and Adultère, mode d'emploi.
Pascal had contemplated suicide at various times in her life, and the opening scene in the first film which she directed - Felicite - opened with a suicide scene. In 1984 when asked how she would like to die she replied, "En me suicidant, le moment venu." ("By killing myself, when the time comes"). She proved to be true to her word when she threw herself from a window of a clinic in Garches in the suburbs of Paris ( source: Times newspaper obituary ).
While staying in a Paris psychiatric hospital, Pascal committed suicide.
Biography
Born in LyonLyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, Rhône
Rhône (département)
Rhône is a French department located in the central Eastern region of Rhône-Alpes. It is named after the Rhône River.- History :The Rhône department was created on August 12, 1793 when the former département of Rhône-et-Loire was split into two departments: Rhône and Loire.Originally, the eastern...
, Pascal made her film debut at 21 in Michel Mitrani
Michel Mitrani
Michel Mitrani was a French film director and screenwriter. He was the founder of the Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels...
's Les Guichets du Louvre
Les Guichets du Louvre
Black Thursday is a French film from 1974 directed by Michel Mitrani. It was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival.- Synopsis :On 16 July 1942, in Paris...
(1974), and began an association with Bertrand Tavernier
Bertrand Tavernier
Bertrand Tavernier is a French director, screenwriter, actor, and producer.-Life and career:Tavernier was born in Lyon, the son of Geneviève and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, several years president of the French PEN club. Tavernier wanted to become a filmmaker since the age of thirteen...
with her next film, L'Horloger de Saint-Paul (1974). Other films with Tavernier include Que la fête commence
Que la fête commence
Que la fête commence... is a 1975 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier and starring Philippe Noiret...
(1975), for which she received a César
César Award
The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma....
nomination for Best Supporting Actress
César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
List of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Supporting Actress .-Winners:Adapted from the article , from Wikinfo, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License....
, The Judge and the Assassin
The Judge and the Assassin
The Judge and the Assassin is a 1976 French comedy-drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. The film won two César Awards in 1977.-Selected cast:*Philippe Noiret as Judge Rousseau*Michel Galabru as Sgt. Joseph Bouvier*Isabelle Huppert as Rose...
(1976), Des enfants gatés (1977), which she co-scripted, and Round Midnight
Round Midnight (film)
Round Midnight is a 1986 film directed by Bertrand Tavernier and written by David Rayfiel and Bertrand Tavernier. It tells the story of an African American tenor saxophone player in Paris in the 1950s who is befriended by an unsuccessful French graphic designer who idolizes the musician and who...
. Other film appearances include Black Thursday
Les Guichets du Louvre
Black Thursday is a French film from 1974 directed by Michel Mitrani. It was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival.- Synopsis :On 16 July 1942, in Paris...
(1974), La Meilleure façon de marcher
La Meilleure façon de marcher
La meilleure façon de marcher is a 1976 French film directed by Claude Miller, his directorial debut. It stars Patrick Dewaere, Patrick Bouchitey, Christine Pascal, Claude Piéplu and Michel Blanc.- Plot :...
(1976), The Maids of Wilko
The Maids of Wilko
The Maids of Wilko is a 1979 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. "Maids" is used in the sense of "maidens", hence another translation could be The Maidens of Wilko....
(1979), Entre Nous
Entre Nous
Entre Nous is a 1983 French biographical drama film directed by Diane Kurys, who shares the writing credits with Olivier Cohen. Set in the France of the mid twentieth century, the film stars Isabelle Huppert, Miou-Miou, Guy Marchand, Jean-Pierre Bacri and Christine Pascal...
(1983) and Le Grand Chemin
Le Grand Chemin
Le grand chemin is a 1987 French film directed by Jean-Loup Hubert. It was released in the U.S. as Grand Highway, and was remade as Paradise.It won the César Award for Best Actor and Best Actress.- Plot :...
(1987). She made her directorial debut with Félicité, and also directed La Garce
La Garce
La Garce is a 1984 French thriller film directed by Christine Pascal and starring Isabelle Huppert.-Cast:* Isabelle Huppert - Aline Kaminker / Édith Weber* Richard Berry - Lucien Sabatier* Vittorio Mezzogiorno - Max Halimi* Jean Benguigui - Rony...
, Zanzibar, Le Petit prince a dit
Le Petit prince a dit
Le Petit Prince a Dit is 1992 French-Swiss drama film written and directed by Christine Pascal. The film follows an estranged Swiss couple who re-evaluate their relationship with the discovery of their daughter's terminal illness...
(which won the Louis Delluc Prize
Louis Delluc Prize
Le Prix Louis-Delluc is a French film award.For every year It has been awarded since its creation in 1937 , it has been bestowed on the second Thursday of December. The jury is composed of 20 members, made up of a group of film critics and personalities who are cultural significance. Gilles Jacob...
) and Adultère, mode d'emploi.
Pascal had contemplated suicide at various times in her life, and the opening scene in the first film which she directed - Felicite - opened with a suicide scene. In 1984 when asked how she would like to die she replied, "En me suicidant, le moment venu." ("By killing myself, when the time comes"). She proved to be true to her word when she threw herself from a window of a clinic in Garches in the suburbs of Paris ( source: Times newspaper obituary ).
While staying in a Paris psychiatric hospital, Pascal committed suicide.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | L' Horloger de Saint-Paul | Liliane Torrini | |
| Les Guichets du Louvre Les Guichets du Louvre Black Thursday is a French film from 1974 directed by Michel Mitrani. It was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival.- Synopsis :On 16 July 1942, in Paris... |
Jeanne | ||
| 1975 | Que la fête commence... | Emilie | |
| Cécile ou La Raison des femmes: Vivre à deux | Cécile | TV mini-series | |
| Le docteur noir | Pauline | ||
| 1976 | La meilleure façon de marcher La Meilleure façon de marcher La meilleure façon de marcher is a 1976 French film directed by Claude Miller, his directorial debut. It stars Patrick Dewaere, Patrick Bouchitey, Christine Pascal, Claude Piéplu and Michel Blanc.- Plot :... |
Chantal | |
| The Judge and the Assassin The Judge and the Assassin The Judge and the Assassin is a 1976 French comedy-drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. The film won two César Awards in 1977.-Selected cast:*Philippe Noiret as Judge Rousseau*Michel Galabru as Sgt. Joseph Bouvier*Isabelle Huppert as Rose... |
Uncredited | ||
| 1977 | Rendez-vous en noir | La fiancée | TV mini-series |
| L'imprécateur | Betty Saint-Ramé | TV movie | |
| Des enfants gâtés | Anne Torrini | ||
| Les Indiens sont encore loin Les Indiens sont encore loin Les Indiens sont encore loin is a 1977 Swiss drama film directed by Patricia Moraz.-Cast:* Isabelle Huppert - Jenny* Christine Pascal - Lise* Mathieu Carrière - Matthias* Chil Boiscuille - Guillaume* Nicole Garcia - Anna... |
Lise | ||
| 1978 | Chaussette surprise | Juliette | |
| 1979 | On efface tout | Anne Glizer | |
| Félicité | Félicité | ||
| The Maids of Wilko The Maids of Wilko The Maids of Wilko is a 1979 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. "Maids" is used in the sense of "maidens", hence another translation could be The Maidens of Wilko.... |
Tunia | ||
| Paco l'infaillible | Maria | ||
| 1980 | Le Chemin perdu | Liza | |
| 1981 | Au bon beurre | Josette - la première employée des Poissonard | TV movie |
| Das Haus im Park | Simone | TV movie | |
| 1982 | Bonbons en gros | Jeannette | |
| 1983 | Elle voulait faire du cinéma | Alice Guy-Blaché | TV movie |
| Entre Nous Entre Nous Entre Nous is a 1983 French biographical drama film directed by Diane Kurys, who shares the writing credits with Olivier Cohen. Set in the France of the mid twentieth century, the film stars Isabelle Huppert, Miou-Miou, Guy Marchand, Jean-Pierre Bacri and Christine Pascal... |
Sarah | ||
| Cinéma 16 | Isabelle | TV series | |
| Faux fuyants | La cinéaste | ||
| 1985 | Train d'enfer | Isabelle | |
| Signé Charlotte | Christine | ||
| Elsa, Elsa | La 'vraie' Elsa | ||
| 1986 | Round Midnight Round Midnight (film) Round Midnight is a 1986 film directed by Bertrand Tavernier and written by David Rayfiel and Bertrand Tavernier. It tells the story of an African American tenor saxophone player in Paris in the 1950s who is befriended by an unsuccessful French graphic designer who idolizes the musician and who... |
Sylvie | |
| 1987 | Le grand chemin | Claire, la mère de Louis | |
| Promis... juré! | Madeleine | ||
| 1988 | La travestie | Christine | |
| La couleur du vent | Hélène Plazy | ||
| 1989 | Série noire | Corinne | TV series |
| Pause-café | Josiane Vernon | ||
| 1990 | A Ilha | Linda Walsh | |
| Navarro | Sylvie Rivette | TV series | |
| L'ami Giono: Le déserteur | Marie-Jeanne | TV movie | |
| Le sixième doigt | Viviane | ||
| 1991 | Rien que des mensonges Nothing But Lies Nothing But Lies is a 1991 French-Swiss drama film directed by Paule Muret. It was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Fanny Ardant as Muriel* Alain Bashung as Adrien* Jacques Perrin as Antoine, mari de Muriel... |
Lise | |
| 1992 | La femme de l'amant | Laetitia | TV movie |
| 1994 | Les patriotes | Laurence | |
| Le sourire | Chantal | ||
| Regarde les hommes tomber | Sandrine | ||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Film or series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Nominated | César Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Que la fête commence Que la fête commence Que la fête commence... is a 1975 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier and starring Philippe Noiret... |
| 1993 | Nominated | Best Film | Le Petit prince a dit Le Petit prince a dit Le Petit Prince a Dit is 1992 French-Swiss drama film written and directed by Christine Pascal. The film follows an estranged Swiss couple who re-evaluate their relationship with the discovery of their daughter's terminal illness... |
|
| Nominated | Best Director | Le Petit prince a dit | ||
| 1992 | Won | Louis Delluc Prize Louis Delluc Prize Le Prix Louis-Delluc is a French film award.For every year It has been awarded since its creation in 1937 , it has been bestowed on the second Thursday of December. The jury is composed of 20 members, made up of a group of film critics and personalities who are cultural significance. Gilles Jacob... |
Prix Louis Delluc | Le Petit prince a dit |
| Montréal World Film Festival Montreal World Film Festival The Montreal World Film Festival , founded in 1977, is one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF... |
Best Screenplay | Le Petit prince a dit (Shared with Robert Boner) |