Noël Mitrani
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Noël Mitrani is a French and Canadian film director
, a writer
and also a film producer
through his own production company, StanKaz Films.
, and for some time a press illustrator, Noël Mitrani entered cinema as a writer. He directed his first short film After Shave in 1999, a comedy set in a suburban supermarket.
Three other short films followed, the last of which Les Siens
addresses the confusion possible between dream and reality.
In 2005, Mitrani established his own production company, StanKaz Films, and produced his first feature length film Sur la trace d'Igor Rizzi
, a black comedy starring Laurent Lucas
and Isabelle Blais
. His second picture The Kate Logan Affair
is a dark and mysterious thriller starring Alexis Bledel
playing a psychologically unstable police woman.
His life is marked by his split cultural identity, French and Canadian, and this, along with his fascination for the 1970s and his compulsion to depict solitary figures fighting to overcome their torments, has found its way into his work.
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:...
, a writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and also a film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
through his own production company, StanKaz Films.
Biography
Born in Toronto from French parents, he went back to France age of 5. A graduate of History and Philosophy at the SorbonneSorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
, and for some time a press illustrator, Noël Mitrani entered cinema as a writer. He directed his first short film After Shave in 1999, a comedy set in a suburban supermarket.
Three other short films followed, the last of which Les Siens
Les Siens
Les Siens is a 16 minutes short film written and directed by Noël Mitrani, starring Philippe Nahon....
addresses the confusion possible between dream and reality.
In 2005, Mitrani established his own production company, StanKaz Films, and produced his first feature length film Sur la trace d'Igor Rizzi
Sur la trace d'Igor Rizzi
Sur la trace d'Igor Rizzi is a 2007 Canadian drama film starring Laurent Lucas, written and directed by Noël Mitrani.The film's production companies are Atopia and StanKaz Films. The distributor is Atopia in Canada and United States...
, a black comedy starring Laurent Lucas
Laurent Lucas
-Biography:A student of Charles Dullin, Lucas soon became one of the most admired young performers in the Strasbourg National Theatre. He first emerged on the scene with his role in I Hate Love, where he starred as an HIV positive man....
and Isabelle Blais
Isabelle Blais
Isabelle Sophie Emilie Blais is a Canadian film and television actress and singer.-History:Isabelle Blais was born in 1975 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. She is a graduate of the Montreal campus of the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec...
. His second picture The Kate Logan Affair
The Kate Logan Affair
The Kate Logan Affair is a 2010 Canadian drama film starring Alexis Bledel and Laurent Lucas, written and directed by Noël Mitrani.-Plot:...
is a dark and mysterious thriller starring Alexis Bledel
Alexis Bledel
Alexis Bledel is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Rory Gilmore in the television series Gilmore Girls and Lena Kaligaris in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.-Early life:Bledel was born Kimberly Alexis Bledel in Houston, Texas...
playing a psychologically unstable police woman.
His life is marked by his split cultural identity, French and Canadian, and this, along with his fascination for the 1970s and his compulsion to depict solitary figures fighting to overcome their torments, has found its way into his work.
Writer, Director
- The Kate Logan AffairThe Kate Logan AffairThe Kate Logan Affair is a 2010 Canadian drama film starring Alexis Bledel and Laurent Lucas, written and directed by Noël Mitrani.-Plot:...
(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...
) - Sur la trace d'Igor RizziSur la trace d'Igor RizziSur la trace d'Igor Rizzi is a 2007 Canadian drama film starring Laurent Lucas, written and directed by Noël Mitrani.The film's production companies are Atopia and StanKaz Films. The distributor is Atopia in Canada and United States...
(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...
) - Les SiensLes SiensLes Siens is a 16 minutes short film written and directed by Noël Mitrani, starring Philippe Nahon....
(20012001 in filmThe year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...
) - Viol à la tireViol à la tireViol à la tire is a 12 minutes short film written and directed by Noël Mitrani....
(20012001 in filmThe year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...
) - Mal Barré (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 ....
) - After Shave (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...
)
Producer
- Sur la trace d'Igor RizziSur la trace d'Igor RizziSur la trace d'Igor Rizzi is a 2007 Canadian drama film starring Laurent Lucas, written and directed by Noël Mitrani.The film's production companies are Atopia and StanKaz Films. The distributor is Atopia in Canada and United States...
(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...
) - Viol à la tire (20012001 in filmThe year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...
)
External links
- imdb http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1195622/
- The Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/artsentertainment/article/177426
- The Gazette http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/columnists/story.html?id=56a14f4a-7c91-4cb5-bad2-33a3a4c11e1f
- The Globe And Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070207.RIZZI07/TPStory/TPEntertainment/Movies/
- The National Post http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/story.html?id=8361be3d-cec6-43fb-9d98-2f115e25c0e0