Jean-Julien Chervier (born 14 July 1971) is a French writer and director whose films often deal with themes of adolescence and sexuality.
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Biography
After studying Art Sciences at the Sorbonne
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, Jean-Julien Chervier produced a radio program devoted to the cinema on ''Aligre FM''.[
He interviewed many directors, producers and distributors in the independent French cinema industry of the mid 1990s.
These meetings gave birth to the first feature film on which he collaborated, ''Julie est amoureuse'' by Vincent Dietschy with ]Anne Le Ny
Anne Le Ny (born 16 December 1962) is a French actress, screenwriter and film director.
Filmography
Actress
Screenwriter or director
Theatre
References
French film directors
French women film directors
Living people
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and François Chattot
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People with the given name
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He then directed his first short film, ''La Prière de l’écolier (Schoolboy's prayer)'', which portrays the desire of a boy of eleven years.[
The film won the Prix Beaumarchais for best screenplay and was distributed in theaters with ''Corps Ouverts (Open Body)'' by ]Sébastien Lifshitz
Sébastien Lifshitz (born 21 January 1968) is a French screenwriter and director. He teaches at La Fémis, a school that focuses on the subject of image and sound. He studied at the École du Louvre, and has a bachelor's degree from the Universit ...
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At the same time, he was a player for Pierre Chevalier at the Arte, and a programmer at the Short Film Agency.
In the early 2000s, he co-wrote and co-directed with Agnès Obadia ''Du Poil sous les roses (Hair under the roses)'', an outspoken comedy about the awakening sexuality of two teenagers.][
The film introduced the young actors Julie Durand and ]Nicolas Duvauchelle
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Career
Duvauchelle starred in numerous films including ''Lightweight'', '' À tout de suite'' ...
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He then became a regular creator of scenarios, giving workshops on writing and directing, collaborating in writing stories and directing more short films.
Among these are ''Le temps des cerises (The cherry season)'' with Bernard Haller and Thérèse Roussel, which obtained more praise for its interpretation.
The film, which offers an alternative vision of desire and pleasure, far from the imagery of totally smooth skin, was released in 2006 on Canal+ and shown as part of Critics' Week.
In 2009, '' La Fonte des neiges (Thawing out)'' is about a few days of a holiday when a twelve-year-old child is forced to follow his mother to a nudist camp
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At first deeply shy, he responds by wearing extra clothes. After meeting a girl he slowly becomes more relaxed and is revealed as a responsible and gentle person.
The film deals carefully with a subject that could be controversial, and was aired on French national television (''Arte'').
Films
References
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Living people
1971 births
French film directors