Olivier Ducastel (born 23 February 1962) is a French

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and sound editor who currently works in collaboration with partner Jacques Martineau.

Life and career

After spending his adolescence in

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, Martineau moved to

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to study film and theatre at the University of the New Sorbonne. In 1988 he directed a short

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, ''Le Goût de plaire''. In the same year, he acted as assistant to his mentor,

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, on the film '' Trois places pour le 26'', the last film Demy completed before his death in 1990. Ducastel spent the early 1990s working as a sound editor on various films.imdb.com
/ref> In 1995 Ducastel met Jacques Martineau, and the two began a professional and personal relationship. Their first collaborative venture, '' Jeanne et le Garçon formidable'', (an

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-themed musical comedy inspired by the films of Demy, and featuring Virginie Ledoyen and Demy's son

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) was released in 1998. The film was entered into the

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. Ducastel and Martineau have since directed further films with

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-related storylines, including the ambitious, almost three-hour-long ''

Nés en 68 ''Born in 68'' (original title: ''Nés en 68'') is a 2008 French drama film directed by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau. The film has the sub-title 'Nous nous aimerons jusqu'à la mort' ('We will love each other until death'). Plot summar ...

'' starring Laetitia Casta and

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.Biography at cinefil.com (in French)
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Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ducastel, Olivier 1962 births Living people French film directors French male screenwriters LGBT film directors Mass media people from Lyon University of Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3 alumni French gay writers Sound editors