Catherine Breillat

Catherine Breillat is a novelist, a director and a French Scénariste , born the July 13rd 1948 with Bressuire, in the Two-Sevres.

It is the sister of the actress Marie-Helene Breillat, with whom it “goes up” to Paris at the 16 years age, to publish its first novel the easy man . This one is interdict with the minors of less than 18 years but is a literary phenomenon. Catherine Breillat had a relatively anecdotic career of actress, often at the sides of her sister, such as for example in the Last Tango in Paris . In full vagueness of “X”, a producer proposes to him to carry out an erotic film starting from his book a true young girl . The film will not leave immediately because of bankruptcy its producer. Although it contains pornographic scenes, this film before is very intended to cause a reflection on the subject of discovered sexuality and feeling of dislike of oneself. After a second film, Disturbance of the peace at night , Catherine Breillat puts her career of director between brackets and is devoted to scénariser for others, in particular for Federico Fellini ( And sails the ship… ) and Maurice Pialat ( Police ). It turns over to the realization with 36 young girl (adapted of one of its novels) and Sale like an angel (scenario refused by Maurice Pialat). Appreciated by the critic but unknown of the public, it meets finally success with Parfait love! (1996), followed Lovesong (1999). The two films unchain passions and bring a recognition to him which exceeds the framework of its pars.

Catherine Breillat teaches or taught, in particular, with the Fémis and the Université Columbia.

In October 2004, it undergoes at it an brain attack, then, at the hospital, an important brain hemorrhage which paralyzes its left side. After five months of hospitalization and a slow rehabilitation, it manages to resume work and carries out an old mistress , according to Barbey d' Aurevilly and with Asia Argento, Lio, Amira Casar, Michael Lonsdale, Anne Parillaud and Claude Sarraute. One of the three French films which belong to the official selection of the Cannes festival 2007.

Catherine Breillat also put in images three titles of the young artist Élodie Frégé: I tell you not , resulting from the first opus of the singer, and more recently, two songs of the album Jeu of the 7 errors, namely If I remain (a little) and fidelity .

Selective catalog of films

Director

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