Carole Hélène Marthe Andrée Achache (née Salomon-Lange; 31 May 1952 – 1 March 2016) was a French writer, photographer and Actor. She was the daughter of French writer Monique Lange and the mother of French-Moroccan film director Mona Achache. She appeared in films such as '' The Gypsy'' (1975), '' Special Section'' (1975), '' Lumière'' (1976), ''

Mr. Klein ''Monsieur Klein'' ( eng, "Mr. Klein") is a 1976 mystery drama film directed by Joseph Losey, produced by and starring Alain Delon in the title role. Set in Vichy France, the Kafkaesque narrative follows an apparently Gentile Parisian art dealer ...

'' (1976), ''

Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff ''Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff'' is a 1977 French crime film written and directed by Yves Boisset. The film was inspired by the death of François Renaud. Cast * Patrick Dewaere as le juge Fayard * Aurore Clément as Michèle Louvier * Phi ...

'' (1977), and ''

Death of a Corrupt Man ''Death of a Corrupt Man'' (french: Mort d'un pourri), also known as ''The Twisted Detective'' and ''To Kill a Rat'', is a 1977 French political thriller directed by Georges Lautner and starring Alain Delon. The film is based on the novel by Ra ...

'' (1977) under the name Carole Lange. She later worked as a still photographer in the films '' Other People's Money'' (1978), ''

A Week's Vacation ''A Week's Vacation'' (french: Une semaine de vacances) is a 1980 French drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It was entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Nathalie Baye - Laurence Cuers * Gérard Lanvin - Pierre * Flore Fitz ...

'' (1980), '' The Trout'' (1982), and '' Un soir au club'' (2009). As an author, Achache published five books. Achache died in Paris on 1 March 2016 at the age of 63. Her death was ruled as suicide by hanging.

Early life

Achache was born in Paris, France on 31 May 1952. She was the daughter of French writer Monique Lange and of French science historian Jean-Jacques Salomon, who left her mother when Achache was a child. Her mother was born Jewish and later converted to Catholicism. Her maternal grandfather, Robert Lange, was a French journalist and politician. American writer William Faulkner was her godfather. Spanish writer

Juan Goytisolo Juan Goytisolo Gay (6 January 1931 – 4 June 2017) was a Spanish poet, essayist, and novelist. He lived in Marrakesh from 1997 until his death in 2017. He was considered Spain's greatest living writer at the beginning of the 21st century, yet ...

was her step-father. When Achache was a child, she was abused by French writer

Jean Genet Jean Genet (; – ) was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. In his early life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but he later became a writer and playwright. His major works include the novels ''The Thief's ...

, who was a friend of her mother. The abuse led her to drug use and prostitution between Paris and New York in the 1970s.

Career

Film and Television

In the 1970s and early 1980s, Achache worked as an actress under the name Carole Lange in films such as Guy Gilles's ''Earth Light'' (1970),

José Giovanni José Giovanni (22 June 1923, Paris, France – 24 April 2004, Lausanne, Switzerland) was the pseudonym of Joseph Damiani, a French writer and film-maker of Corsican origin who became a naturalized Swiss citizen in 1986. A former collaborationi ...

's '' The Gypsy'' (1975), Costa-Gavras's '' Special Section'' (1975),

Jeanne Moreau Jeanne Moreau (; 23 January 1928 – 31 July 2017) was a French actress, singer, screenwriter, director, and socialite. She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française. Mo ...

's '' Lumière'' (1976),

Joseph Losey Joseph Walton Losey III (; January 14, 1909 – June 22, 1984) was an American theatre and film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Wisconsin, he studied in Germany with Bertolt Brecht and then returned to the United States. Blackliste ...

's ''

'' (1976), Claude Sautet's '' Mado'' (1976), Yves Boisset's ''

'' (1977),

Jacques Rouffio Jacques Rouffio (14 August 1928 – 8 July 2016) was a French film director and screenwriter. His 1986 film ''My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister'' was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival. Georges Lautner's ''

'' (1977), and Laurent Heynemann's ''The Bit Between the Teeth'' (1979). And on the television series (1979), and (1980). She also worked as a still photographer in films such as '' Other People's Money'' (1978) by

Christian de Chalonge Christian de Chalonge (born 21 January 1937) is a French film director and screenwriter. He directed the 1971 film '' The Wedding Ring'', which starred Anna Karina. Selected filmography * '' The Wedding Ring'' (1971) * ''L'Argent des autres'' (1 ...

, ''

'' (1980) by Bertrand Tavernier, '' The Trout'' (1982) by

, and '' Un soir au club'' (2009) by

Jean Achache Jean Achache (born 1952) is a French director, screenwriter, film producer, and writer. Biography Jean Achache began his career as a filmmaker in the mid-1970s alongside Robert Enrico as an assistant director for '' Le Vieux Fusil'' and '' The ...

Books

In 2002, Achache published her first novel, (English: ''Cortés' Indian Woman''), about La Malinche, a Nahua woman who accompanied Spanish conquistador

Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca (; ; 1485 – December 2, 1547) was a Spanish ''conquistador'' who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of w ...

throughout his conquest of the Aztec Empire and later became his mistress. Her second novel, (English: ''Trouville Beach''), was published in 2008 and follows the story of the painting of the same name by Jacques Mauny, which belonged to Achache's family and was stolen by the

Nazis Nazism ( ; german: Nazismus), the common name in English for National Socialism (german: Nationalsozialismus, ), is the far-right totalitarian political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Na ...

around 1943. In 2011, Achache published (English: ''Daughter of''), about her relationship with her mother. Achache also published two photography books, (English: ''Work in Progress'') in 2004, and (English: ''Flowers'') in 2006.

Personal life

Achache was married to French director and screenwriter

, with whom she had a daughter, Mona Achache, born on 18 March 1981.

Death

Achache died in Paris on 1 March 2016 at the age of 63. Her death was ruled as suicide by hanging.

In popular culture

In 2023, Achache was portrayed by French actress Marion Cotillard in the biographical

docudrama Docudrama (or documentary drama) is a genre of television and film, which features dramatized re-enactments of actual events. It is described as a hybrid of documentary and drama and "a fact-based representation of real event". Docudramas typic ...

'' Little Girl Blue'', directed by her daughter, Mona Achache.

Bibliography

Novels

* (2002) * (2008) * (2011)

Photography

* (2004) * (2006)

Filmography

Actress

Feature films

Television

Still photographer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Achache, Carole 1952 births Novelists from Paris Photographers from Paris Actresses from Paris 2016 deaths French film actresses French television actresses French people of Jewish descent 20th-century French actresses 20th-century French photographers 21st-century French photographers 21st-century French novelists 21st-century French women writers Suicides by hanging in France