Lola Doillon

Lola Doillon
Doillon in 2013
Born (1975-01-09) 9 January 1975
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • actress
Years active1979–present
SpouseCédric Klapisch
Children1
Parents
RelativesLou Doillon (half-sister)

Lola Doillon (born 9 January 1975) is a French director and screenwriter.

Biography

She has been very close to the film industry since her childhood, making her debut onscreen in her father's film La Femme qui pleure, and later working as a unit photographer on Le Jeune Werther. As an assistant director, she worked on the films Petits Frères, Carrément à l'ouest, and Raja, as well as on Cédric Klapisch's L'Auberge Espagnole in 2002.

After directing Et toi, t'es sur qui ? (released internationally as Just About Love) in 2007,[1] her second feature film Contre toi (released internationally as In Your Hands), starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Pio Marmaï, was theatrically released in February 2011. The film is a chamber piece centered around Stockholm syndrome. On 26 July 2014, she married Cédric Klapisch. They have a son named Émile, born in 2007.

Personal life

Doillon is the daughter of director Jacques Doillon and film editor Noëlle Boisson.[2]

She is married to director Cédric Klapisch. They have a son, Émile, born in 2007.[3][4]

Filmography

Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Screenwriter Other
1979 The Crying Woman Yes Actress
1983 Monsieur Abel Yes Telefilm; actress
1994 3000 scénarios contre un virus Yes Actress
1994 Du fond du cœur Yes Still photographer
1995 Noir comme le souvenir Yes Editor
1996 Le Vide dedans moi Yes Yes Yes Short film; also editor and actress
1996 Tout va mal Yes Short; still photographer
1996 Mieux vaut s'en aller la tête basse que les pieds devant Yes Short; still photographer
1996 Ponette Yes Casting director
1998 Jacques Doillon - Les mots, l'émotion Yes TV documentary; still photographer
1999 Petits Frères Yes First assistant director and casting director
1999 La Fatigue Yes Short film; actress
2001 Carrément à l'Ouest Yes First assistant director and casting director
2002 L'Auberge Espagnole Yes First assistant director
2003 Raja Yes First assistant director
2003 Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary) Yes First assistant director
2005 Une majorette peut en cacher une autre Yes Yes Short film
2005 L'Habit ne fait pas la majorette Yes Yes Yes Short film; also editor
2005 Faire contre mauvaise fortune, bonne majorette Yes Yes Short film
2006 2 filles Yes Yes Short film
2007 Et toi, t'es sur qui ? Yes Yes Ljubljana International Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize
Nominated—Cannes Film Festival - Prix Un Certain Regard
Nominated—Cannes Film Festival - Caméra d'Or
Nominated—César Award for Best First Feature Film
2008 X Femmes Yes Yes TV series; episode "Se faire prendre au jeu"
2010 In Your Hands Yes Yes
2015 Dix pour cent Yes TV mini-series; 2 episodes
2016 Fanny's Journey Yes Yes
2023 Greek Salad Yes Yes TV mini-series

References

  1. ↑ Palmer, Tim (2011). Brutal Intimacy: Analyzing Contemporary French Cinema, Wesleyan University Press, Middletown CT. ISBN 0819568279.
  2. ↑ "Lola Doillon". Canal+.
  3. ↑ "Lola Doillon : mère, épouse et réalisatrice heureuse". La Nouvelle République.
  4. ↑ "Lou Doillon : en fourrure pour soutenir le film de sa soeur Lola". Pure Trend.