Grégoire Colin
Encyclopedia
Grégoire Colin is a French
actor
, producer, screenwriter, and director.
when he was just 17. He co-starred in Adela
(2000
), Beau travail
(1999
) and the Macedonian film Before the Rain
(1994
), among many others. Colin is set for the lead role in the French thriller film Proie.
In 1998, he participated in the internationally celebrated "La Vie Rêvée Des Anges", better known to international audiences as The Dreamlife of Angels
, in which he played a ruthless club owner. In 2009, Colin's first short film 'La Baie Du Renard' was screened at the Cannes Film Festival
. In 2009, he started his own production company Tsilaosa Films.
Grégoire won the Special Prize at the Locarno International Film Festival for his role in the film Nénette et Boni
.
Director
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, producer, screenwriter, and director.
Career
Grégoire started acting on the French stage at age 12. He first caught the eye of critics in the 1992 Agnieszka Holland's psychological family drama Olivier, OlivierOlivier, Olivier
Olivier, Olivier is a 1992 drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland. It stars Frédéric Quiring. It won an award at the 1992 Valladolid International Film Festival.The plot involves a nine year-old boy who disappears...
when he was just 17. He co-starred in Adela
Adela (film)
Adela is a 2000 Argentine thriller film directed and written by Eduardo Mignogna. The film was based on the novel Le Coup de lune by Georges Simenon, adapted by François-Olivier Rousseau...
(2000
2000 in film
The year 2000 in film involved some significant events.The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible II. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ....
), Beau travail
Beau travail
Beau travail is a 1999 French movie directed by Claire Denis that is loosely based on Herman Melville's novella Billy Budd. However, instead of the maritime setting of the novella, the movie takes place in Djibouti where the protagonists are soldiers in the French Foreign Legion...
(1999
1999 in film
The year 1999 in film involved several noteworthy events and has been called "The Year That Changed Movies". Several significant feature films, including Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, science fiction The Matrix, Deep...
) and the Macedonian film Before the Rain
Before the Rain (film)
Before the Rain is a 1994 Macedonian film starring Katrin Cartlidge, Rade Šerbedžija, Grégoire Colin, and Labina Mitevska. It was directed and written by Milčo Mančevski. The music was created by the band Anastasia.-Plot:...
(1994
1994 in film
1994 was a significant year in film.The top grosser worldwide was The Lion King, which to date stands as the highest-grossing traditionally-animated film of all time...
), among many others. Colin is set for the lead role in the French thriller film Proie.
In 1998, he participated in the internationally celebrated "La Vie Rêvée Des Anges", better known to international audiences as The Dreamlife of Angels
The Dreamlife of Angels
The Dreamlife of Angels is a 1998 French drama film directed by Erick Zonca.-Story:The film is about two working class women, Isa and Marie. Isa is a drifter and searching for a lover she had met during the summer. When she realizes that her search for him is futile and turns elsewhere she meets...
, in which he played a ruthless club owner. In 2009, Colin's first short film 'La Baie Du Renard' was screened at the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
. In 2009, he started his own production company Tsilaosa Films.
Grégoire won the Special Prize at the Locarno International Film Festival for his role in the film Nénette et Boni
Nénette et Boni
Nénette et Boni is a 1996 feature film directed by Claire Denis, written by Denis in collaboration with Jean-Pol Fargeau.The soundtrack to the film is by the English band Tindersticks....
.
Filmography
Actor- 19901990 in filmThe year 1990 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for CGI characters, used in Total Recall .* The first digitally-manipulated matte painting is used, in Die Hard 2....
: Le Silence d'ailleurs (dir. Guy Mouyal) - 19911991 in filmThe year 1991 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*April 28 - Bonnie Raitt marries actor Michael O'Keefe in New York* Terminator 2: Judgment Day, became one of the landmarks for science fiction action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic.*November...
: L'Année de l'éveil (dir. Gérard CorbiauGérard CorbiauGérard Corbiau is a Belgian film director.Corbiau was born in Brussels, Belgium. He is best known for his costume dramas about music, Le maître de musique , Farinelli and Le roi danse . Two of them were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film...
) - 19921992 in filmThe year 1992 in film involved many significant films. -Top grossing films:-Awards:Academy AwardsGolden Globe AwardsNational Film Awards...
: Olivier, OlivierOlivier, OlivierOlivier, Olivier is a 1992 drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland. It stars Frédéric Quiring. It won an award at the 1992 Valladolid International Film Festival.The plot involves a nine year-old boy who disappears...
(dir. Agnieszka HollandAgnieszka HollandAgnieszka Holland is a Polish film and TV director and screenwriter. Best recognized for her highly political contributions to Polish cinema, Holland is one of Poland's most prominent filmmakers.-Personal life:...
) - 19941994 in film1994 was a significant year in film.The top grosser worldwide was The Lion King, which to date stands as the highest-grossing traditionally-animated film of all time...
: Pas très catholiquePas très catholiqueSomething Fishy is a 1994 French comedy film written and directed by Tonie Marshall. It was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Anémone : Maxime Chabrier* Michel Roux : Andre Dutemps* Roland Bertin : Monsieur Paul...
(dir. Tonie Marshall) - 19941994 in film1994 was a significant year in film.The top grosser worldwide was The Lion King, which to date stands as the highest-grossing traditionally-animated film of all time...
: Before the RainBefore the Rain (film)Before the Rain is a 1994 Macedonian film starring Katrin Cartlidge, Rade Šerbedžija, Grégoire Colin, and Labina Mitevska. It was directed and written by Milčo Mančevski. The music was created by the band Anastasia.-Plot:...
(dir. Milcho Manchevski) - 19941994 in film1994 was a significant year in film.The top grosser worldwide was The Lion King, which to date stands as the highest-grossing traditionally-animated film of all time...
: La Reine MargotLa Reine Margot (1994 film)La Reine Margot is a 1994 French period film directed by Patrice Chéreau, based on the 1845 historical novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas, père. It stars Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Virna Lisi and Vincent Pérez...
(dir. Patrice ChéreauPatrice ChéreauPatrice Chéreau is a French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor, and producer.-Biography:Patrice Chéreau was born in Lézigné, Maine-et-Loire, and went to school in Paris. At a young age he became well-known to Parisian critics as director, actor, and stage manager of his high-school theatre...
) - 19951995 in film-Top grossing films:-Events:* March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris by Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg.* March 28 - Actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett announce their plans for separation....
: Fiesta (dir. Pierre Boutron) - 19961996 in filmMajor releases this year included Scream, Independence Day, Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient, Twister, Mars Attacks!, Jerry Maguire and a version of Evita starring Madonna.-Events:...
: Le Fils de GascogneLe Fils de GascogneLe Fils de Gascogne is a French film directed by Pascal Aubier from a scenario by Patrick Modiano and Pascal Aubier, released on 8 May 1996....
(dir. Pascal AubierPascal AubierPascal Aubier is a French actor, director, script writer, producer and editor, born in 1943 in Paris .- As actor :* 1958 : Faibles femmes* 1964 : Lucky Jo* 1965 : Pierrot le fou : Brother #2* 1966 : Chappaqua...
) - 19961996 in filmMajor releases this year included Scream, Independence Day, Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient, Twister, Mars Attacks!, Jerry Maguire and a version of Evita starring Madonna.-Events:...
: Nénette et BoniNénette et BoniNénette et Boni is a 1996 feature film directed by Claire Denis, written by Denis in collaboration with Jean-Pol Fargeau.The soundtrack to the film is by the English band Tindersticks....
(dir. Claire DenisClaire DenisClaire Denis is a French film director and Professor of Film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.-Early life:...
) - 19981998 in film-Events:* February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein.* Former child star Gary Coleman is charged with assaulting a young female bus driver at a California shopping mall.-Top grossing films:...
: La Vie rêvée des anges, (dir. Erick ZoncaErick ZoncaErick Zonca is a French film director, best known for his critically acclaimed, award-winning 1998 feature film debut The Dreamlife of Angels. The film won the Best Actress award at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival....
) - 19981998 in film-Events:* February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein.* Former child star Gary Coleman is charged with assaulting a young female bus driver at a California shopping mall.-Top grossing films:...
: Top SecretTop Secret (1998 film)-Cast:*Sandrine Bonnaire as Sylvie*Jerzy Radziwilowicz as Walser*Grégoire Colin as Paul*Laure Marsac as Véronique / Ludivine*Françoise Fabian as Geneviève*Christine Vouilloz as Myriam...
(dir. Jacques RivetteJacques RivetteJacques Rivette is a French film director. His most well known films include Celine and Julie Go Boating, La Belle Noiseuse and the cult film Out 1....
) - 19991999 in filmThe year 1999 in film involved several noteworthy events and has been called "The Year That Changed Movies". Several significant feature films, including Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, science fiction The Matrix, Deep...
: Beau TravailBeau travailBeau travail is a 1999 French movie directed by Claire Denis that is loosely based on Herman Melville's novella Billy Budd. However, instead of the maritime setting of the novella, the movie takes place in Djibouti where the protagonists are soldiers in the French Foreign Legion...
(dir. Claire DenisClaire DenisClaire Denis is a French film director and Professor of Film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.-Early life:...
) - 20002000 in filmThe year 2000 in film involved some significant events.The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible II. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ....
: SadeSade (film)Sade is a 2000 French film directed by Benoît Jacquot, adapted by Jacques Fieschi and Bernard Minoret from the novel La terreur dans le boudoir by Serge Bramly.- Plot :...
(dir. Benoît JacquotBenoît JacquotBenoît Jacquot is a French film director who has had a varied career in European cinema.Born in Paris, he began his career as assistant director of Marguerite Duras films including Nathalie Granger, India Song and also actor in the 1973 short film La Sœur du cadre.He turned to writing and...
) - 20022002 in filmThe year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...
: Sex Is ComedySex is ComedySex Is Comedy is a 2002 French film written and directed by Catherine Breillat.-Overview:Sex Is Comedy revolves around a director and her troubles filming an intimate sex scene between two actors who cannot tolerate each other....
(dir. Catherine BreillatCatherine BreillatCatherine Breillat is a French filmmaker, novelist and Professor of Auteur Cinema at the European Graduate School.-Life and career:Breillat was born in Bressuire, Deux-Sèvres, but grew up in Niort...
) - 20032003 in filmThe year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...
: Snowboarder (dir. Olias Barco) - 20082004 in filmThe year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...
: L'intrus (dir. Claire DenisClaire DenisClaire Denis is a French film director and Professor of Film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.-Early life:...
) - 20052005 in film- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005...
: Le Domaine perdu (dir. Raúl RuizRaoul RuizRaúl Ernesto Ruiz Pino was a Chilean filmmaker.Ruiz spent some years at the Catholic University of Santa Fe, Argentina's cinema school. Back in Chile, he directed his first feature film Tres tristes tigres in the late 1960s, winning the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival...
) - 20052005 in film- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005...
: La Ravisseuse (dir. Antoine Santana) - 20062006 in film- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006...
: Exes (dir. Martin Cognito) - 20072007 in filmThis is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
: Le TueurThe Killer (Le Tueur)The Killer is a French film directed by Cédric Anger, released in 2007.-Synopsis:Christmas Eve in Paris. Leo Zimmerman is a businessman who lives for his beloved little daughter’s smile. Outwardly, his life is exemplary...
(dir. Cédric Anger) - 20072007 in filmThis is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
: Voleurs de chevaux (dir. Micha Wald) - 20082008 in filmThis is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
: 35 rhums (dir. Claire DenisClaire DenisClaire Denis is a French film director and Professor of Film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.-Early life:...
) - 20102010 in filmThe year 2010 saw many new films released worldwide. 2010 saw a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking and film releases after the success of Avatar in the format, with releases such as Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Jackass 3D, all animated films and...
: Nos résistances (dir. Romain Cogitore)
Director
- 20102010 in filmThe year 2010 saw many new films released worldwide. 2010 saw a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking and film releases after the success of Avatar in the format, with releases such as Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Jackass 3D, all animated films and...
: La Baie du renard (short film)