Charlotte Dubreuil (born 1940) is a French filmmaker and novelist. After two small acting roles, Dubreuil turned her attention to writing and directing. She has written and directed several French films as well as produced two novels.

Biography

Charlotte Dubreuil was born on 27 April 1940 in Paris She began her career as an actress, appearing in ''L'Humeur vagabonde'' (1972) under director

Édouard Luntz Édouard Luntz (8 August 1931 – 26 February 2009) was a French film director. He directed nine films between 1959 and 1973. His 1966 film '' Les coeurs verts'' was entered into the 16th Berlin International Film Festival and his 1970 film ...

with

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 ...

and

Michel Bouquet Michel Bouquet (6 November 1925 – 13 April 2022) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1947 to 2020. He won the Best Actor European Film Award for '' Toto the Hero'' in 1991 and two Best Actor Césars fo ...

. The following year, she appeared in ''L'An 01'' Beginning in 1974, she turned from acting to writing and directing films. Her first screenplay ''Pas si méchant que ça'' (1974) was co-written with

Claude Goretta Claude Goretta (23 June 1929 – 20 February 2019) was a Swiss television producer and film director. Life and Career His 1973 film '' L'Invitation'' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His 1981 film '' La prov ...

. Her first solo screenwriting project was ''Qu'est-ce que tu veux Julie?'' (1976) which she also directed. The film was presented at the

Festival du Film de Paris The Festival du Film de Paris, also known as Paris Film Festival, was a film festival held annually in Paris, France. It was launched in 1986 as a youth-oriented festival. In 2002, the municipal government withdrew funding and began Festival Paris ...

in 1976 and received good reviews. She followed that with ''Des enfants gâtés'' (1976) co-written with

Bertrand Tavernier Bertrand Tavernier (25 April 1941 – 25 March 2021) was a French director, screenwriter, actor and producer. Life and career Tavernier was born in Lyon, France, the son of Geneviève (née Dumond) and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, s ...

. In 1979, she wrote and directed two films: ''La Peine perdue ou le présent composé'' and ''Ma Chérie''. In ''Ma Chérie'', Dubreuil was working again with Édouard Luntz and co-wrote the film with him, which she directed. The film is a feminist view of a mother-daughter relationship. In 1985, she directed ''La cote d'amour'', written by

Michel Contat Michel may refer to: * Michel (name), a given name or surname of French origin (and list of people with the name) * Míchel (nickname), a nickname (a list of people with the nickname, mainly Spanish footballers) * Míchel (footballer, born 1963), S ...

and Ennio De Concini and starring

Mario Adorf Mario Adorf (; born 8 September 1930) is a German actor, considered to be one of the great veteran character actors of European cinema. Since 1954, he has played both leading and supporting roles in over 200 film and television productions, am ...

Danièle Delorme Gabrielle Danièle Marguerite Andrée Girard (9 October 1926 – 17 October 2015), known by her stage name Danièle Delorme, was a French actress and film producer, famous for her roles in films directed by Marc Allégret, Julien Duvivier or Y ...

Geneviève Fontanel Geneviève Fontanel (27 June 1936 – 17 March 2018) was a French stage and film actress. She was nominated for the César Awards 1978 for Best Supporting Actress for her role in ''L'Homme qui aimait les femmes''. She was a member of the Comé ...

Françoise Prévost Françoise Prévost (c. 1680 in Paris – 1741 in Paris) was a French ballerina who helped establish dramatic dance in the early world of classical ballet. She was expressive, light and dramatic in style. In 1699, Prevost debuted at the Paris O ...

. In 1994, she directed ''Elles ne pensent qu'à ça'' written by

Georges Wolinski Georges David Wolinski (; 28 June 19347 January 2015) was a French cartoonist and comics writer. He was killed on 7 January 2015 in a terrorist attack on ''Charlie Hebdo'' along with other staff. Early life Georges David Wolinski was born on 2 ...

and starring

Roland Blanche Roland Blanche (31 December 1943 – 13 September 1999) was a French actor. Filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blanche, Roland 1943 births 1999 deaths People from Choisy-le-Roi French male film actors French male stage actors ...

Claudia Cardinale Claude Joséphine Rose "Claudia" Cardinale (; born 15 April 1938) is an Italian actress. She has starred in some of the most iconic European films of the 1960s and 1970s, acting in Italian, French, and English. Born and raised in La Goulette, a ...

Carole Laure Carole Laure O.C. (born August 5, 1948) is an actress and singer from Quebec, Canada. Career Throughout most of her career, Carole Laure primarily collaborated with Anglophone singer, songwriter, producer, and director Lewis Furey, whom she m ...

, and

Bernard Le Coq Bernard Le Coq (born 25 September 1950) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than one hundred and fifty films since 1967. His first big role Bernard Le Coq has played as Annie Girardot's son and Claude Jade's brother in the family dram ...

. Beginning in 2000, Dubreuil became a published novelist. She released her second novel in 2007.

Selected works

* ''La Restinga: Roman'' Paris: Albin Michel, (2000) (in French) * ''Au cœur de l'Ombrière'' France: Éditions V.D.B., (2007) (in French)

Filmography

Actress

* ''

L'Humeur vagabonde ''L'Humeur vagabonde'' is a 1955 novel by the French writer Antoine Blondin. It tells the story of a man who leaves his wife and children to make it in Paris, but returns home only to mistaken as his wife's lover. It was Blondin's third novel. Ada ...

'' (1972) * ''

L'An 01 The Year 01 (french: L'An 01) is a French comedy film, directed by Jacques Doillon, Alain Resnais and Jean Rouch released in 1973. It is based on the eponymous comic strip by Gébé and has gained cult film status. Synopsis The film narrates a u ...

'' (1973) * '' Violence et passion'' (1974) voice dubbing

Screenplays

* '' Pas si méchant que ça'' co-written with

(1974) * '' Qu'est-ce que tu veux Julie?'' (1976) * ''

Des enfants gâtés ''Spoiled Children'' (french: Des enfants gâtés) is a 1977 French drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. Cast * Michel Piccoli - Bernard Rougerie * Christine Pascal - Anne Torrini * Michel Aumont - Pierre * Gérard Jugnot - Marcel Bonfils ...

'' co-written with

(1977) * '' La Peine perdue ou le présent composé'' (1979) * '' Ma Chérie'' co-written with Édouard Luntz (1979)

Directing

* '' Qu'est-ce que tu veux Julie ?'' (1976) * '' La Peine perdue ou le présent composé'' (1979) * '' Ma Chérie'' (1979) * '' La Côte d'amour'' (1985) * '' Elles ne pensent qu'à ça !'' (1994)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dubreuil, Charlotte 1940 births Living people French actresses French women writers French film directors