Valérie Donzelli
Valérie Donzelli | |
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 Valérie Donzelli in 2011 at the Cabourg Film Festival. | |
| Born | March 2, 1973 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Film director Actress |
Valérie Donzelli (March 2, 1973) in Épinal (France) is a French actress, filmmaker and screenwriter. She directed three films between 2009 and 2013, whose Declaration of War[1] (French: La Guerre est Déclarée).
Early life
Valérie Donzelli grows up in Créteil, nearly Paris. She moved then in Lille with her family when she was 14 years old before coming back in Paris at the age of 19. Before starting working in the cinema, Valérie Donzelli first studied architecture, but abandon quickly. She started playing theater at the municipal conservatory of the 10rd arrondissement of Paris, but keep a bad memory of this period. To live, she worked at Ladurée where she salt cakes. She met Jérémie Elkaïm at the same time, who becomes her partner, both in life and at work, and who encouraged her to stop the conservatory and the work at Ladurée to become actress. Together, they have two kids, whose Gabriel who inspired the movie Declaration of War (La Guerre est Déclarée, 2011). They are now separate, but still have a close relationship.[2][3]
Carrer
In 2001, Valérie Donzelli was the leading actress in Martha Martha, by Sandrine Veysset, which will be presented at La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs during Cannes Festival. Then, she played subordinates roles in Who Killed Bambi?, Le Plus Beau Jour de ma vie, and also Entre ses mains. She achieved great success among French public thanks to the French TV show Clara Sheller (2005), in which she plays Jeanne, best friend of the main character. Donzelli's first film, The Queen of Hearts (La Reine des Pommes, 2009), in which she was the leading actress, be more successful than expected. Jérémie Elkaïm is also co-writer. The film was presented at Locarno International Film Festival. Despite of its low budget, the film can be considered as a success because of its 30 000 spectators.[4][5]
In 2011, with the help of her now ex-partner Jérémie Elkaïm, Valérie Donzelli directed her second full-length feature film, Declaration of War. This movie, presented during the 2011 Cannes Festival, achieves great success, public and critic, in France. It is directly inspired by their private life, relating how their couple fought against their son's cancer when he was 18 months.[6]
Donzelli directed once again Jérémie Elkaïm in Main dans la main (2012), with also Valérie Lemercier in the leading role.
Donzelli considers that this is always a politic and engaged gesture to make films as women, and admires Agnès Varda for her work and her status of first women filmmaker into French Cinema.[7]
Valérie Donzelli is part of the jury during Locarno International Film Festival in 2013. She presents Que d'Amour!, a TV adaptation from the play The Game of Love and Chance (Le Jeu de l'Amour et du Hasard), by Marivaux, with Comédie-Française' sociétaires.[8]
Filmography
Actress
Features
- 2001: Martha Martha by Sandrine Veysset: Martha
- 2001: Les Âmes câlines by Thomas Bardinet: Émilie
- 2003: Cette femme-là by Guillaume Nicloux: Claire Atken
- 2003: [[Who_Killed_Bambi? (2003_film)|Who Killed Bambi?] by Gilles Marchand: Nathalie
- 2005: Mystification ou l'histoire des portraits by Sandrine Rinaldi: Emilie
- 2005: Le Plus Beau Jour de ma vie by Julie Lipinski: Éléonore
- 2005: Entre ses mains by Anne Fontaine: Valérie
- 2005: Voici venu le temps by Alain Guiraudie: Soniéra Noubi-Datch
- 2006: L'Intouchable by Benoît Jacquot: theatre actress
- 2006: L'Homme qui rêvait d'un enfant by Delphine Gleize: Suzanne
- 2007: Il fait beau dans la plus belle ville du monde by Valérie Donzelli
- 2007: 7 ans by Jean-Pascal Hattu : Maïté
- 2009: The Queen of Hearts by Valérie Donzelli: Adèle
- 2011: Declaration of War by Valérie Donzelli: Juliette
- 2011: Belleville Tokyo by Élise Girard: Marie Tourelle
- 2011: En ville by Valérie Mréjen and Bertrand Schefer
- 2011: Pourquoi tu pleures? by Katia Lewkowicz: Anna
- 2011: L'Art de séduire by Guy Mazarguil: Estelle
- 2013: Le grand méchant loup by Nicolas Charlet and Bruno Lavaine
- 2013: Les Grandes Ondes (à l'ouest) by Lionel Baier : Julie
- 2013: Opium by Arielle Dombasle : Valentine Hugo
- 2014: Orage by Fabrice Camoin
Short films
- 1998: Herbert C. Berliner by Marc Gibaja
- 1999: Le Spectateur by Marc Gibaja : Cynthia
- 2000: Demoiselle by Valérie Donzelli : Adèle
- 2001: Confessions dans un bain by Marc Gibaja : Sophie
- 2001: Le Chien, le chat et le cibachrome by Didier Blasco
- 2003: Ni vue, ni connue by Dorothée Sebbagh : Alice
- 2003: Le Lion volatil by Agnès Varda : La cliente en pleurs
- 2004: Frédérique amoureuse by Pierre Lacan : Frédérique
- 2004: Le Nécrophile by Philippe Barassat : La prostituée
- 2005: On est mort un million de fois by Dorothée Sebbagh : Valentine
- 2006: Odile... by Bénédicte Delgéhier : Odile
- 2007: Abattoir by Didier Blasco : Judith
- 2007: Il fait beau dans la plus belle ville du monde by Valérie Donzelli : Adèle
- 2008: C'est pour quand? by Katia Lewkowicz : La jeune fille
- 2009: Juliette by Sylvie Ballyot : Juliette
- 2010: Madeleine et le facteur by Valérie Donzelli : Madeleine
- 2010: Manu by Jérémie Elkaïm : Julie
- 2012: Révolution by Nadia Jandeau
Television
- 1999: Dossier: disparus épisode Amanda by Frédéric Demont et Philippe Lefebvre: Amanda/Muriel
- 1999: Les Terres froides by Sébastien Lifshitz: Isabelle
- 2002: Sous mes yeux by Virginie Wagon: Alison
- 2003: Motus by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa: La stagiaire d'Antoine
- 2005: Le Cocon, débuts à l'hôpital by Pascale Dallet: Nathalie
- 2005: Clara Sheller by Renaud Bertrand: Jeanne
- 2006: Mentir un peu by Agnès Obadia: Blandine
- 2006: Passés troubles by Serge Meynard: Sophie Valatier
- 2007: Les Camarades by François Luciani (minisérie): Julie
- 2008: Sa raison d'être by Renaud Bertrand: Nathalie
- 2008: Mafiosa, le clan Saison 2 d'Eric Rochant: L'avocate
- 2009: La Belle vie by Virginie Wagon: Béa
Screenwriter
- 2000: Demoiselle
- 2007: Il fait beau dans la plus belle ville du monde
- 2009: The Queen of Hearts
- 2010: Madeleine et le facteur
- 2011: Declaration of War
- 2012: La Vie parisienne de Vincent Dietschy (originale idea)
- 2012: Main dans la main
Film director
Short films
- 2007: Il fait beau dans la plus belle ville du monde
- 2010: Madeleine et le facteur
Features
- 2009: The Queen of Hearts
- 2010: Declaration of War
- 2012: Main dans la main
Television
- 2013: Que d'amour! Adaptation from The Game of Love and Chance, by Marivaux[9]
Awards and nominations
- 2010: Public Prize at the Angers European First Film Festival for The Queen of Hearts]
- 2011: Valois d’Or at Festival du film francophone d’Angoulême for ''Declaration of War
- 2012: Grand Prix at Cabourg Film Festival for Declaration of War
- 2012: Jury Prize, Public Prize, and Bloggers Prix at the Festival Paris Cinéma for ''Declaration of War [10]
- 2012: Étoile d'or du meilleur scénario for Declaration of War
- Nomination for Best film for Declaration of War, Cesar Awards 2012
- Nomination for Best Director for Declaration of War, Cesar Awards 2012
- Nomination for Best Actress for Declaration of War, Cesar Awards 2012
- Nomination for Best Original Writing for Declaration of War, Cesar Awards 2012
References
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_War_(film)
- ^ http://www.lesinrocks.com/2011/09/03/cinema/valerie-donzelli-et-jeremie-elkaim-a-lassaut-de-la-vie-1110303/
- ^ http://www.telerama.fr/cinema/valerie-donzelli-et-jeremy-elkaim-l-epreuve-par-deux,72433.php
- ^ http://lemondedecess.over-blog.com/article-valerie-donzelli-reine-du-burlesque-54554103.html
- ^ http://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2013/08/22/valerie-donzelli-championne-de-triathlon_3465023_3246.html
- ^ http://www.telerama.fr/cinema/valerie-donzelli-et-jeremie-elkaim-du-cote-de-la-vie,68772.php?xtatc=INT-41
- ^ http://www.lesinrocks.com/2011/09/03/cinema/valerie-donzelli-et-jeremie-elkaim-a-lassaut-de-la-vie-1110303/
- ^ http://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2013/08/22/valerie-donzelli-championne-de-triathlon_3465023_3246.html
- ^ http://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2013/08/22/valerie-donzelli-championne-de-triathlon_3465023_3246.html
- ^ http://www.lexpress.fr/actualites/1/culture/la-guerre-est-declaree-de-valerie-donzelli-triomphe-au-festival-de-paris_1011690.html
Bibliography or Further Reading
- Valerie Donzelli se tourne vers la télévison pour son prochain film
- « Un film dansé pour Valérie Donzelli », Cahiers du cinéma, no 670, septembre 2011, p. 62
- La Guerre est déclarée [archive], sur jpbox-office.com (consulted March 16, 2014)