Jacques Doillon
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Jacques DoillonJacques Doillon (born 15 March 1944 in Paris
, France
) is a French
film director
. He has a habit of giving lead roles to inexperienced young actresses in his films on family life and women. Some actresses to break through are Fanny Bastien, Sandrine Bonnaire
, Judith Godrèche, Marianne Denicourt
and Charlotte Gainsbourg
and Juliette Binoche
.
His 1990 film La vengeance d'une femme was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival
. The following year, his film Le Petit Criminel
won an Honourable Mention at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival
. In 1993, his film Le Jeune Werther
won the Blue Angel Award at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival
.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
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) is a French
France
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film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. He has a habit of giving lead roles to inexperienced young actresses in his films on family life and women. Some actresses to break through are Fanny Bastien, Sandrine Bonnaire
Sandrine Bonnaire
Sandrine Bonnaire is a French actress, who has appeared in more than 40 films including Hollywood movies.Bonnaire was born in the town of Gannat, Allier, in the Auvergne region. She was born into a working-class family, the seventh of eleven children. Her acting career began at the age of 16 in...
, Judith Godrèche, Marianne Denicourt
Marianne Denicourt
Marianne Denicourt is a French actress, who has appeared in about 50 film and television productions between 1986 and 2009....
and Charlotte Gainsbourg
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg is an Anglo-French actress and singer. After releasing an album with her father at the age of fifteen, more than twenty years passed before she released two albums as an adult to commercial and critical success...
and Juliette Binoche
Juliette Binoche
Juliette Binoche is a French actress, artist and dancer. She has appeared in more than 40 feature films, been recipient of numerous international accolades, is a published author and has appeared on stage across the world. Coming from an artistic background, she began taking acting lessons during...
.
His 1990 film La vengeance d'une femme was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival
40th Berlin International Film Festival
The 40th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 9 to 20, 1990.-Jury:* Michael Ballhaus * Margaret Ménégoz * Vadim Abdrashitov* Suzana Amaral* Steven Bach* Roberto Benigni* Lívia Gyarmathy...
. The following year, his film Le Petit Criminel
The Little Gangster
The Little Gangster is a 1990 French drama film directed by Jacques Doillon. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention.-Cast:* Richard Anconina as Le flic, Gérard...
won an Honourable Mention at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival
41st Berlin International Film Festival
The 41st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 15 to 26, 1991.-Jury:* Volker Schlöndorff * Chantal Akerman* Laurie Anderson* José Luis Borau* Judith Godrèche* Yuri Klepikov* Renate Krößner* Gillo Pontecorvo...
. In 1993, his film Le Jeune Werther
Le Jeune Werther
Le Jeune Werther is a 1993 French drama film directed by Jacques Doillon. It was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Blue Angel Award.-Cast:* Ismaël Jolé-Ménébhi as Ismael* Faye Anastasia as Faye...
won the Blue Angel Award at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival
43rd Berlin International Film Festival
The 43rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 11 to 22, 1993.-Jury:* Frank Beyer * Juan Antonio Bardem* Michel Boujut* François Duplat* Katinka Faragó* Krystyna Janda* Naum Kleiman* Brock Peters...
.
Filmography
- Le Mariage à trois (2010)
- Le premier venu (2008)
- Raja (2003) starring Pascal GreggoryPascal Greggory-Filmography:* Les Soeurs Brontë by André Téchiné* Catherine de Heilbronn by Éric Rohmer* Pauline à la plage by Éric Rohmer* Le trio en si bémol by Éric Rohmer...
- Carrément à l'OuestCarrément à l'OuestCarrément à l'Ouest is a 2001 French comedy drama directed and written by Jacques Doillon. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:*Lou Doillon as Fred*Caroline Ducey as Silvia...
(2001) - Petits frères (1999)
- Trop (peu) d'amour (1998) starring Lambert WilsonLambert WilsonLambert Wilson is a French actor. He is internationally known for his portrayal of The Merovingian in The Matrix He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, the son of Georges Wilson, who was an actor, theatrical manager and director of the Theatre National de Paris.Wilson screen tested for The...
- PonettePonettePonette is a 1996 French film directed by Jacques Doillon. The film centers on four-year-old Ponette , who is coming to terms with the death of her mother...
(1996) starring Victoire ThivisolVictoire ThivisolVictoire Thivisol is a film actress.She first gained acclaim for her role as a child coping with her mother's death in the 1996 film, Ponette and became the youngest actress to win the Volpi Cup Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival...
, Marie TrintignantMarie Trintignant-Early life:She was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, the daughter of actor Jean-Louis Trintignant and his second wife Nadine Marquand. She first appeared on screen aged 4 in her mother's film, My Love, My Love. When Marie's baby sister Pauline died when Marie was 8, she became withdrawn and virtually... - Un siècle d'écrivains (TV series documentary) - segment Nathalie SarrauteNathalie SarrauteNathalie Sarraute was a French lawyer and writer of Russian Jewish origin.-Life:Sarraute was born Natalia/Natacha Tcherniak in Ivanovo , 300 km north-east of Moscow in 1900 , and, following...
(1995) - Du fond du cœur (1994) starring Benoît RégentBenoît RégentBenoît Régent was a French motion-picture actor.He was born in Nantes. He died in Zürich, Switzerland.-Filmography:*Noir comme le souvenir *...à la campagne *En mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît...
, Anne BrochetAnne BrochetAnne Brochet is a French comedienne and actress. She has appeared in such films as Cyrano de Bergerac, Le temps des porte-plumes, 30 ans, Une journée de merde! and Tous les matins du monde. She has also appeared in several episodes the television show Voici venir l'orage...... - L'Homme à la mer (1993 TV movie) starring Jacques HigelinJacques HigelinJacques Joseph Victor Higelin is a French pop singer who rose to prominence in the early 1970s. Early in his career, many of Higelin's songs were effectively blacklisted from French radio because of his controversial left wing political beliefs, and his association with socialist groups...
, Marie GillainMarie GillainMarie Gillain is a Belgian actress.In 1996 Gillain received the Prix Romy Schneider. She is single but has two daughters, Dune and Vega .-In popular culture:* She was the heroine of the John Malkovich play Hysteria in Chicago on December 1999.* She... - Le Jeune WertherLe Jeune WertherLe Jeune Werther is a 1993 French drama film directed by Jacques Doillon. It was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Blue Angel Award.-Cast:* Ismaël Jolé-Ménébhi as Ismael* Faye Anastasia as Faye...
(1993) - Amoureuse (1992) starring Charlotte GainsbourgCharlotte GainsbourgCharlotte Lucy Gainsbourg is an Anglo-French actress and singer. After releasing an album with her father at the age of fifteen, more than twenty years passed before she released two albums as an adult to commercial and critical success...
, Yvan AttalYvan AttalYvan Attal is an Israeli-born French actor and director.-Background:Born in Tel-Aviv to French-Algerian Jewish parents, he grew up in the outskirts of Paris. His acting debut was in Éric Rochant's Un monde sans pitié , which earned him a César Award for Most Promising Actor... - Contre l'oubli (1991) - segment "Pour Anstraum Aman Villagran Morales, GuatémalaGuatemalaGuatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
" - Le Petit criminel (1990) - starring Richard AnconinaRichard AnconinaRichard Anconina is a French actor.-Filmography:*1977 : Comment se faire réformer directed by Philippe Clair*1978 : Les Réformés se portent bien*1979 : Démons de midi directed by Christian Paureilhe...
Clotilde Courau - La vengeance d'une femmeLa Vengeance d'une femmeA Woman's Revenge is a 1990 French drama film directed by Jacques Doillon and starring Isabelle Huppert. It was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Isabelle Huppert - Cécile* Béatrice Dalle - Suzy...
(1990) - Isabelle HuppertIsabelle HuppertIsabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert is a French actress who has appeared in over 90 film and television productions since 1971. She has had 14 films in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival, and won the Best Actress Award twice, for Violette Nozière and La pianiste . She is also the most...
and Béatrice DalleBéatrice Dalle-Biography:Dalle was born in Brest, Finistère, France, as Béatrice Cabarrou. In 1985 she married the painter Jean-François Dalle but they divorced in 1988.... - Pour un oui ou pour un non (1990 TV movie) - Jean-Louis TrintignantJean-Louis TrintignantJean-Louis Trintignant is a French actor who has enjoyed an international acclaim. He won the Best Actor Award at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.-Career:...
and André DussollierAndré DussollierAndré Dussollier is a French actor.-Filmography:* 1970 : Ils, directed by Jean-Daniel Simon* 1972 : Les Chemins de pierre, directed by Joseph Drimal... - La fille de quinze ans (1989) - with Judith Godrèche, Melvil PoupaudMelvil PoupaudMelvil Poupaud is a French actor.He was named after Herman Melville by his screenwriter mother. At the age of ten, he launched into acting with a role in La Ville des Pirates , directed by Raul Ruiz. At the age of 15, he was nominated for a César...
- L'Amoureuse (1988) - Marianne DenicourtMarianne DenicourtMarianne Denicourt is a French actress, who has appeared in about 50 film and television productions between 1986 and 2009....
, Agnès JaouiAgnès JaouiAgnès Jaoui is a French screenwriter, film director, actress and singer of Tunisian Jewish descent. She frequently works in collaboration with her husband Jean-Pierre Bacri.-Actress:* Le Faucon...
, Eva IonescoEva IonescoEva Ionesco is a French actress and film director, born in Paris. She is the daughter of Romanian-French photographer Irina Ionesco....
, Dominic GouldDominic GouldDominic Gould is a French actor born 19 September 1964 in Los Angeles, USA.-Films and TV:*Marie-Antoinette - Count*Le Grand Charles - Roosevelt's interpreter*L'Antidote - Andrew... - Comédie ! (1987) - starring Jane BirkinJane BirkinJane Mallory Birkin, OBE is an English-born actress and singer who lives in France. In recent years she has written her own album, directed a film and become an outspoken proponent of democracy in Burma.- Early life :...
and Alain SouchonAlain SouchonAlain Souchon is a French singer, songwriter and actor. He has released 15 albums and has played roles in seven films.-Profile:... - La Puritaine (1986) - Sandrine BonnaireSandrine BonnaireSandrine Bonnaire is a French actress, who has appeared in more than 40 films including Hollywood movies.Bonnaire was born in the town of Gannat, Allier, in the Auvergne region. She was born into a working-class family, the seventh of eleven children. Her acting career began at the age of 16 in...
, Michel Piccoli, Sabine AzémaSabine AzémaSabine Azéma is a French actress. Born in Paris, she graduated from the Paris Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, and began her film career in 1975... - La tentation d'Isabelle (1985) - Jacques Bonnaffé
- Mangui, onze ans peut-être (1985 TV documentary)
- La Vie de famille (1985) - starring Sami FreySami FreySami Frey, born Samuel Frei is a French actor. Perhaps his most famous films are En compagnie d'Antonin Artaud and Bande à part...
Juliet BertoJuliet BertoJuliet Berto was a French actress. A member of the same loose group of student radicals as Anne Wiazemsky, she first appeared in Jean-Luc Godard's Two or Three Things I Know About Her, and would go on to appear in many of Godard's subsequent films, including La Chinoise, Week End, Le Gai Savoir,...
Juliette BinocheJuliette BinocheJuliette Binoche is a French actress, artist and dancer. She has appeared in more than 40 feature films, been recipient of numerous international accolades, is a published author and has appeared on stage across the world. Coming from an artistic background, she began taking acting lessons during... - La PirateThe Pirate (1984 film)The Pirate is a 1984 French drama film directed by Jacques Doillon. It was entered in the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Jane Birkin as Alma* Maruschka Detmers as Carole* Philippe Léotard as n° 5* Andrew Birkin as Andrew, le mari...
(1984) - starring Jane BirkinJane BirkinJane Mallory Birkin, OBE is an English-born actress and singer who lives in France. In recent years she has written her own album, directed a film and become an outspoken proponent of democracy in Burma.- Early life :...
, Maruschka DetmersMaruschka DetmersMaruschka Detmers is a Dutch actress. She moved to France as a teenager, where she captured the attention of director Jean-Luc Godard. In 1983, she made her dramatic debut under Godard's direction in Prénom Carmen...
, Andrew Birkin, Laure Marsac - Monsieur Abel (1983 TV movie)
- L'Arbre (1982 TV movie) - starring Jeanne MoreauJeanne MoreauJeanne Moreau is a French actress, singer, screenwriter and director.She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française...
- La Fille prodigue (1981) - starring Jane BirkinJane BirkinJane Mallory Birkin, OBE is an English-born actress and singer who lives in France. In recent years she has written her own album, directed a film and become an outspoken proponent of democracy in Burma.- Early life :...
, Michel Piccoli - La DrôlesseThe HussyThe Hussy is a 1979 French drama film directed by Jacques Doillon. It was entered into the 1979 Cannes Film Festival, where Doillon won the Young Cinema Award.-Cast:* Claude Hébert - François* Madeleine Desdevises - Mado...
(1979) - La Femme qui pleure (1979)
- Un Sac de Billes (1975)
- Touched in the Head (1974)
- The Year 01 (1973) - cast in Gérard DepardieuGérard DepardieuGérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu is a French actor and filmmaker. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite and has twice won the César Award for Best Actor...
, Thierry LhermitteThierry LhermitteThierry Lhermitte is a French actor, known for his comedic roles. He was one of the founders of the comedy troupe Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot, and Michel Blanc...
, Patrice LecontePatrice LecontePatrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:...
... - Autour des filets (1973 short)
- Les Demi-jours (1973 documentary short)
- Laissés pour compte (1973 documentary short)
- On ne se dit pas tout entre époux (1971 short)
- Bol d'or (1971 documentary short)
- Tous risques (1971 documentary short)
- La Voiture électronique (1970 documentary short)
- Vitesse oblige (1970 documentary short)
- Trial (1969 documentary short)