Marion Hänsel (née Ackermann; 12 February 1949 – 8 June 2020)La cinéaste belge Marion Hänsel est décédée
was a French-born Belgian

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, pr ...

, producer, actress and

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. Her film '' Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea'' was entered into the

1995 Cannes Film Festival The 48th Cannes Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 May 1995. The Palme d'Or went to '' Underground'' by Emir Kusturica. The festival opened with '' La Cité des enfants perdus'', directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and closed with '' The Quick and ...

. Hänsel was posthumously awarded an

Honorary Magritte Award A Magritte Award (french: ) is an accolade presented by the Académie André Delvaux of Belgium to recognize cinematic achievement in the film industry. Modelled after the French César Award, the formal ceremony at which the awards are presented ...

at the

11th Magritte Awards The 11th Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2020 and 2021 in Belgium. It took place on 12 February 2022, at the Square, in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels. It was the first ...

Selected filmography

* '' Palaver'' (1969) * ''

Le Lit ''Le Lit'' is a 1982 drama film directed by Marion Hänsel and based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Dominique Rolin. The film starred Heinz Bennent, Natasha Parry, and Johan Leysen. ''Le Lit'' received the André Cavens Award for Best F ...

'' (1982) * ''

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'' (1985) * ''

The Cruel Embrace ''The Cruel Embrace'' (french: Les Noces barbares) is a 1987 Belgian drama film directed by Marion Hänsel. The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nomin ...

'' (1987) * ' (1990) * '' Between Heaven and Earth'' (1992) * '' Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea'' (1995) * '' The Quarry'' (1998) * ''

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'' (2005) * '' Sounds of Sand'' (2006) * ''Noir océan'' (2010) * ''La Tendresse'' (2013) * ''En amont du fleuve'' (2016)

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* 1949 births 2020 deaths Belgian film directors Belgian film producers Belgian film actresses Belgian screenwriters Belgian women film directors French emigrants to Belgium Magritte Award winners Mass media people from Marseille Belgian women screenwriters {{belgium-actor-stub