Muriel Téodori (born September 8, 1958) is a French psychoanalyst, writer, filmmaker and film producer.

Career

Muriel Téodori graduated with degrees in philosophy and clinical psychopathology and went on to teach philosophy. Developing an interest in film, Téodori collaborated on several screenplays for feature films, including ''Tom and Lola'', ''The Shadow and The Silences of the Palace'', and directed several short films. The first feature film she directed was ''Sans plomb'' in 2000, which premiered at the

Cabourg Film Festival The Cabourg Film Festival (french: Festival du Film de Cabourg – Journées romantiques or simply ) is an annual film festival held every June in Cabourg, France. Founded in 1983 by writer-journalist Gonzague Saint Bris, the festival is dedica ...

. Although well received by critics, it was not a commercial success. In 1992 Téodori taught film-making at

La Fémis La Fémis (French: ''École Nationale Supérieure des Métiers de l'Image et du Son''; "National Superior School for the Professions of Image and Sound", formerly known as the ''Institut des hautes études cinématographiques'', IDHEC) is a Fren ...

. She also worked as a journalist for

Elle ''Elle'' (stylized ''ELLE'') is a worldwide women's magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, together with culture, society and lifestyle. The title means "she" or "her" in French. ''Elle'' is considered the w ...

using the pseudonym Jeanne Chuzelles. In 2007 Téodori wrote the libretto for an opera released by

Deutsche Grammophon Deutsche Grammophon (; DGG) is a German classical music record label that was the precursor of the corporation PolyGram. Headquartered in Berlin Friedrichshain, it is now part of Universal Music Group (UMG) since its merger with the UMG family of ...

titled ''

Welcome to the Voice ''Welcome to the Voice'' is a bilingual opera (French and English) based on an original story and libretto by Muriel Téodori with music composed by Steve Nieve. A first draft was given a workshop performance at the Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival ...

'' with

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and

Barbara Bonney Barbara Bonney (born April 14, 1956) is an American soprano. She is associated with lyric soprano roles in operas by Mozart and Richard Strauss as well as lieder performances. Early life Bonney was born in Montclair, New Jersey. As a child she pr ...

as the main performers. The opera received a mixed reception in France but was well received in the United States.

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noted the modernity of the opera and how well it was received. In 2022, Teodori was invited to the Canneseries Writer's Club held concurrently with

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to present a masterclass on ''The unconscious of your TV characters''. Others in the Writer's Club series of Masterclasses for 2022: Hwang Dong-hyeok (Writer, Director, Producer),

Anthony Horowitz Anthony John Horowitz, (born 5 April 1955) is an English novelist and screenwriter specialising in mystery and suspense. His works for children and young adult readers include ''The Diamond Brothers'' series, the ''Alex Rider'' series, and ''T ...

, Ulf Kvensler, Emma Nyberg, Sandrine Brauer, Fabienne Silvestre,

Reshef Levi Reshef Levi ( he, רשף לוי; born 13 March 1972) is an Israeli screenwriter, playwright, film director, producer, writer, comedian and television presenter. Winner of the Israeli Theatre Award and the Israeli Academy of Television Award. Levi i ...

, Cynthia Okoye ( Curtis Brown Agency), Roy Ashton (

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), Christian Hodell (Hamilton Hodell Agency), Eric Laroche, Julien Vanlerenberghe, Stéphane Pannetier and Thierry Poiraud (Infiniti).

Books

In 1997 Téodori published a book with philosopher Jacques Dechamps. *''En quel état j'erre, peut-on se connaître soi-même?'' For ''Dior, Moments of Joy'', published by Flammarion in 2019, Teodori wrote the text drawing from literature, philosophy, and the House of Dior's own creative history. The book's 220 images were collected from the House of Dior’s Dior Parfums ad campaigns, photographed by

Richard Avedon Richard Avedon (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) was an American fashion and portrait photographer. He worked for ''Harper's Bazaar'', ''Vogue'' and ''Elle'' specializing in capturing movement in still pictures of fashion, theater and danc ...

Henri Cartier-Bresson Henri Cartier-Bresson (; 22 August 1908 – 3 August 2004) was a French humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35mm film. He pioneered the genre of street photography, and viewed photography as cap ...

Guy Bourdin Guy Bourdin (2 December 1928 – 29 March 1991), was a French artist and fashion photographer known for his provocative images. From 1955, Bourdin worked mostly with ''Vogue'' as well as other publications including '' Harper's Bazaar''. He shot ...

Jean-Paul Goude Jean-Paul Goude (born 8 December 1938 in Montreuil (France)) is a French graphic designer, illustrator, photographer, advertising film director and event designer. He worked as art director at ''Esquire'' magazine in New York City during the 1 ...

and others). Teodori's background in psychology provides an idiosyncratic look at the emotion and promotion of joy at the core of Dior's fashion and success.

Filmography

Short films include: *''La Princesse sur un autre pois'', 1989 *''Eux, vous, nous'', 1991 *''Le Linge sale'', 1993 Feature-length films: *''Sans plomb'', 2000 Producer credit: *''Le fils de la sorcière'', 2004

Personal life

In recent years, Téodori has lived in France with her husband, keyboardist and songwriter

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Teodori, Muriel 1958 births Living people French filmmakers French women philosophers 20th-century French philosophers 20th-century French women writers 20th-century French writers 21st-century French philosophers 21st-century French women writers Women librettists