Stéphane Brizé
Stéphane Brizé | |
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 Brizé in 2018 | |
| Born | 18 October 1966 |
| Occupations | Film director, producer, screenwriter, actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Stéphane Brizé (born 18 October 1966) is a French filmmaker and actor.[1] Most known for his social realist drama films, which usually follows 21st century French working class.
He regularly collaborates with Vincent Lindon, including in: Mademoiselle Chambon (2009), A Few Hours of Spring (2012), The Measure of a Man (2015), At War (2018), Another World (2021), and Good Little Soldier (2026).
Early life
Stéphane Brizé was born on 18 October 1966 in Rennes, France, from a mail carrier father and a stay-at-home mother.[2]
After completing a university diploma in electronics at the University of Rennes, he undertook a final-year internship at France 3 Rennes that steered him toward the audiovisual sector.[3] He became a television technician in Paris and took drama classes; he subsequently directed several plays.[4]
Career
In cinema, he directed his first short film in 1993, Bleu dommage, followed by a medium-length film in 1996, L'Œil qui traîne, before moving on to feature films in 1999 with Le Bleu des villes.
His sophomore feature film, Not Here to Be Loved (2005), starring Patrick Chesnais, received positive reviews, and solidified his career as an emerging filmmaker in the French industry.
Mademoiselle Chambon (2009), marked his first collaboration with the former couple Vincent Lindon and Sandrine Kiberlain. It follows a middle-aged man affair with his infant son teacher. At the 35th César Awards, it won the César Award for Best Adaptation.
His second collaboration with Lindon, A Few Hours of Spring (2012), premiered at the main competition of the 65th Locarno Film Festival, and follows an ex-convict return to his mother's home, during her final days of life due to a terminal cancer.
The Measure of a Man (2015) marked his first film selected to the main competition of the Cannes Film Festival at the 68th edition, where Vincent Lindon won the Best Actor prize.[5] It follows an unemployed middle-aged man new position as security guard in a small supermarket. At the 41st César Awards, Brizé received his first Best Director nomination.
His drama film A Woman's Life (2016), premiered at the main competition of the 73rd Venice International Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize. Starring Judith Chemla, it follows the decline of the French aristocracy during the 19th century, through the point of view of an innocent noblewoman. At War (2018), premiered at the main competition of the 71st Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or. It follows the leader of a strike who must protect his 1,100 colleague jobs.
His drama film Another World (2021), starring once again the former couple Vincent Lindon and Sandrine Kiberlain, follows the troubled separation of a middle-aged couple. It premiered at the main competition of the 78th Venice International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Lion.
Out of Season (2023), premiered at the main competition of the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Lion. Starring Guillaume Canet and Alba Rohrwacher, it follows a former couple reconnecting their relationship after fifteen years. It received positive reviews.
His upcoming drama film Good Little Soldier (2026), will premiere at the main competition of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, where it will compete for the Golden Lion. Marking his sixth collaboration with Vincent Lindon.
Filmography
Feature films
| Year | English title | Original title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Hometown Blue | Le Bleu des villes | |
| 2005 | Not Here to Be Loved | Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé | Co-written with Juliette Sales |
| 2006 | Entre adultes | ||
| 2009 | Mademoiselle Chambon | Co-written with Florence Vignon | |
| 2012 | A Few Hours of Spring | Quelques heures de printemps | |
| 2015 | The Measure of a Man | La Loi du marché | Co-written with Olivier Gorce |
| 2016 | A Woman's Life | Une vie | Co-written with Florence Vignon |
| 2018 | At War | En Guerre | |
| 2021 | Another World | Un autre monde | Co-written with Olivier Gorce |
| 2023 | Out of Season | Hors-saison | Co-written with Marie Drucker |
| 2026 | Good Little Soldier | Un bon petit soldat | Co-written with Coralie Amedeo and Olivier Gorce |
Short films
| Year | English title | Original title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Bleu dommage | Also actor | |
| 1996 | L'Œil qui traîne | ||
Other credits
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenwriter | Actor | |||
| 1995 | Au petit Marguery | Yes | |||
| 1995 | Ada sait pas dire non | Yes | Short film | ||
| 1999 | Our Happy Lives | Yes | |||
| 1999 | Le Premier Pas | Yes | Short film | ||
| 2008 | The New Protocol | Yes | |||
Awards
References
- ↑ The New York Times webpage[link removed]
- ↑ Frédéric Theobald (11 May 2015). ""La loi du marché", ou la révolte du vigile". lavie.fr.
- ↑ Interview de Stéphane Brizé par Bruno Cras, émission « Secrets de tournage » sur Europe 1, 18 août 2015, 6 min 40 s.
- ↑ Mathilde Blottière (18 May 2015). "Les cinéastes en compétition : Stéphane Brizé, avec La Loi du marché". telerama.fr.
- ↑ "2015 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
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