Dominique Marie-Françoise Renée Varaigne (born 11 March 1951), professionally known as Dominique Sanda, is a French actress and former fashion model.

Life and career

Sanda was born in Paris, to Lucienne (née Pichon) and Gérard Varaigne. She appeared in such noted European films of the 1970s as

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Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini ''The Garden of the Finzi-Continis'' ( it, Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini) is an Italian historical novel by Giorgio Bassani, published in 1962. It chronicles the relationships between the narrator and the children of the Finzi-Contini family from ...

'',

Bernardo Bertolucci Bernardo Bertolucci (; 16 March 1941 – 26 November 2018) was an Italian film director and screenwriter with a career that spanned 50 years. Considered one of the greatest directors in Italian cinema, Bertolucci's work achieved international ...

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The Conformist ''The Conformist'' (''Il conformista'') is a novel by Alberto Moravia published in 1951, which details the life and desire for normality of a government official during Italy's fascist period. It is also known for the 1970 film adaptation by B ...

'' and '' Novecento'', and

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Beyond Good and Evil ''Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future'' (german: Jenseits von Gut und Böse: Vorspiel einer Philosophie der Zukunft) is a book by philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche that covers ideas in his previous work ''Thus Spoke Zarathu ...

''. She also appeared in ''

The Mackintosh Man ''The Mackintosh Man'' is a 1973 British Cold War neo noir spy thriller film, directed by John Huston and starring Paul Newman, Dominique Sanda and James Mason. Huston called it "a spy thriller with some amusing moments" that was similar to ...

'' (with

Paul Newman Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three ...

) and '' Steppenwolf'' (with

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originally intended to cast Sanda in '' Last Tango in Paris''; she developed the idea with him. He also wanted to cast

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. Trintignant refused and, when

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accepted, Sanda was pregnant and decided not to do the film. In the 1970s, she lived with actor/director

Christian Marquand Christian Marquand (15 March 1927 – 22 November 2000) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director. Born in Marseille, he was born to a Spanish father and an Arab mother, and his sister was film director Nadine Trintignant. He was often ca ...

, with whom she had a son, Yann Marquand. She won the award for

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at the

1976 Cannes Film Festival The 29th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 28 May 1976. The Palme d'Or went to ''Taxi Driver'' by Martin Scorsese. In 1976, "L'Air du temps", a new section which was non-competitive and focused on contemporary subjects, was introduced. This ...

for her role in the film '' The Inheritance''. In 1993 at the Théâtre de la Commune, in Aubervilliers, France, she played Melitta in ''Madame Klein'' (''Mrs. Klein'' by

Nicolas Wright Nicolas Wright (born March 23, 1982 in Montreal, QuebecCBS biography of ...

), directed by Brigitte Jaques-Wajeman. In 1995 in Italy, she played the Marquise de Merteuil in '' Les liaisons dangereuses'', based on

Choderlos de Laclos Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos (; 18 October 1741 – 5 September 1803) was a French novelist, official, Freemason and army general, best known for writing the epistolary novel ''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' (''Dangerous Liaisons'') ...

's novel, directed by Mario Monicelli. From 1995–1996 in France and Belgium, she has been Lady Chiltern in ''

An Ideal Husband ''An Ideal Husband'' is a four-act play by Oscar Wilde that revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour. It was first produced at the Haymarket Theatre, London in 1895 and ran for ...

'' by

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, directed by Adrian Brine. In 2000, she married Nicolae Cutzarida, an Argentine philosopher and university professor of Romanian origin. She currently lives in Uruguay and travels back and forth to Paris."Dominique among us", by María Moreno
05-31-2002 - ''Las12'', cultural and feminist section of '' Pagina/12''

Filmography

* ''

Une femme douce ''A Gentle Woman'' (french: Une femme douce) is a 1969 French tragedy film directed by Robert Bresson. It is Bresson's first film in color, and adapted from Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1876 short story "A Gentle Creature" (russian: Кроткая, tran ...

'' (1969) * ''La note dei fiori'' (1970) * '' Il Conformista'' (1970) * '' Erste Liebe'' (1970) * ''

'' (1970) * ''

Without Apparent Motive ''Without Apparent Motive'' (french: Sans mobile apparent) is a 1971 French thriller film directed by Philippe Labro and adapted from the 1963 novel ''Ten Plus One'' by Ed McBain. Set in Nice, it tells the story of a police detective faced with a ...

'' (1971) * ''

Story of a Love Story An impossible object (also known as an impossible figure or an undecidable figure) is a type of optical illusion that consists of a two-dimensional figure which is instantly and naturally understood as representing a projection of a three-dim ...

'' (1973) * ''

Gruppo di famiglia in un interno ''Conversation Piece'' ( it, Gruppo di famiglia in un interno) is a 1974 drama film directed, co-written, and produced by Luchino Visconti. It stars Burt Lancaster, Helmut Berger, Silvana Mangano, and Romolo Valli; with cameo appearances by Cla ...

'' (1974) * '' Steppenwolf'' (1974) * ''Le berceau de cristal'' (1975) * ''

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...

(Novecento)'' (1976) * '' L'eredità Ferramonti (The Inheritance)'' (1976) * ''

'' (1977) * ''

Damnation Alley ''Damnation Alley'' is a 1969 science fiction novel by American writer Roger Zelazny, based on a novella published in 1967. A film adaptation of the novel was released in 1977. Plot introduction The story opens in a post-apocalyptic Southern ...

'' (1977) * ''Utopia'' (1978) * ''

La Chanson de Roland ''The Song of Roland'' (french: La Chanson de Roland) is an 11th-century ''chanson de geste'' based on the Frankish military leader Roland at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778 AD, during the reign of the Carolingian king Charlemagne. It is ...

'' (1978) * ''Le Navire Night'' (1979) * ''

Le Voyage en douce ''Le Voyage en douce'' is a 1980 French drama film directed by Michel Deville. The screenplay is shaped around 15 different sexual anecdotes, penned by 15 writers. The film stars Dominique Sanda and Geraldine Chaplin. It was entered into the 30 ...

'' ''(Sentimental Journey)'' (1980) * '' Caboblanco'' (1980) * '' La Naissance du jour'' (1980) * '' The Wings of the Dove'' (1981) * ' (1982) * '' Une chambre en ville'' (1982) * ''Poussière d'empire'' (1983) * ''Le Matelot 512'' (1984) * ''Corps et biens'' (1986) * ''Le Lunghe ombre'' (1987) * ''Les Mendiants'' (1988) * '' Il Decimo clandestino'' (1989) * '' In una notte di chiaro di luna'' (1989) * '' Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair'' (1990) * '' Tolgo il disturbo'' (1990) * ''

Voglia di vivere ''Voglia di vivere'' (''Desire for life'') is a 1990 Italian drama television film directed by Lodovico Gasparini. It is based on real life events of Augusto and Michaela Odone and their son Lorenzo Odone. The same events inspired the 1992 fi ...

'' (1990) * '' Lenin...The Train'' (1990) * ''

I, the Worst of All ''I, the Worst of All'' ( es, Yo, la peor de todas) is an Argentinian film directed by María Luisa Bemberg. The film was released in 1990 and is a biopic on the life of Juana Inés de la Cruz. It was based on Octavio Paz's ''Sor Juana: Or, the ...

'' (1990) * ''Birth of a Golem'' (1991) * ''Ils n'avaient pas rendez-vous'' (1991) * '' El Viaje'' (1992) * ' (1993) * ' (1993) * '' Der grüne Heinrich'' (1994) * '' Guerriers et captives'' (1994) * ''Brennendes Herz'' (1995) * '' The Bible: Joseph'' (1995) * ''L'Univers de Jacques Demy'' (1995) * '' Garage Olimpo'' (1999) * ''

The Crimson Rivers ''The crimson Rivers'' (french: Les Rivières pourpres) is a 2000 French psychological thriller film starring Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel. The film, which was directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, is based on the novel '' Blood-red Rivers'' by Jean-Chri ...

'' (2000) * '' The Island of the Mapmaker's Wife'' (2001) * ''Suster N'' (2007) * '' Going Away'' (2013) * '' Saint Laurent'' (2014) * ''Il giovane Pertini - Combattente per la libertà'' (2019) * ''Karakol'' (2020) * ''Il paradiso del pavone'' (2021)

References

External links

Official website
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