Camille de Casabianca (born 31 October 1960) is a French
filmmaker
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and
writer
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Biography
Camille de Casabianca was born 31 October 1960, in
Paris
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. She received a master of arts degree in Political Science from
University of California, Berkeley
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Casabianca's selected films include ''
Peking Central'', a comedy set in Mainland
China
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, ''
Madame Petlet's True Story'', a French comedy, and ''
Vive Nous!
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'', a romantic comedy about social class and
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. Her film ''Let's Party'' was released in 2010 in France and selected by various festivals throughout the world (Nyon International Film Festival, Ronda International Film Festival, Buenos Aires 2011 FICIP). Her film ''Family Harmony'' (2013) features Georges Kiejman, known as lawyer and former Minister of the French government. In September 2019, ''Ca marche !?'' was released in France. This documentary penetrates the world of En Marche, the political movement created in 2016 which brought to power French President Emmanuel Macron and 315 Parliament members.
In 2022, Departure Time, ''
L'Heure du départ'', her eleventh feature, is released in Europe. It generates many debates on the end of life subject.
Casabianca's published work includes ''
Le Lapin Enchanté'' (Le Seuil, 2005) and ''Gourou'' (Leo Scheer, 2011).
Films
* 1986 - ''Peking Central'' (''Pékin Central'')
* 1988 - ''After the Rain'' (''Après la pluie'')
* 1990 - ''The Fruit of Thy Womb'' (''Le Fruit de vos entrailles'')
* 1990 - ''Octavio''
* 1995 - ''Madame Petlet's True Story'' (''Le Fabuleux Destin de madame Petlet'')
* 2000 - ''Long Live Us!'' (''Vive nous!'')
* 2003 - ''Tatami''
* 2010 - ''Let's Party'' (''C'est parti'')
* 2013 - ''Family Harmony'' (''L'Harmonie familiale'')
* 2019 - ''Once upon a time in France'' (''Ça marche !?'')
* 2022 - ''Departure Time'' (''L'Heure du départ'')
Awards
She received a 1996 21st Century Filmmaker Award in New York and was awarded Best Original Screenplay in 1987 by the
French Academy of Cinema
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External links
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French women screenwriters
French screenwriters
Living people
French women film directors
Film directors from Paris
1960 births
Camille
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