Isild Le Besco

Isild Le Besco (born 22 November 1982) is a French actress and filmmaker, who is of French and Algerian descent on her mother's side, and Vietnamese and Breton on her father's.

She has starred in many films, including '' Sade'' (2000), a French film starring Daniel Auteuil, and in ''The Good Heart'', directed by Dagur Kari. The third of five children of actress and journalist Catherine Belkhodja, she grew up in the world of theatre and film. All her siblings as adults are also involved in these worlds as actors, directors, cameramen, and producers.

Sex abuse cases

She has accused Benoît Jacquot of raping her during their relationship which started when she was underage, and would file a criminal complaint by July 2024. Jacquot would be preliminarily criminally charged with raping her in July 2024. On 4 July 2024, the Paris prosecutor's office announced that the rape charge against Jacquot was now official and Jacquot was charged with the rape of a minor, Le Besco. It was also revealed that a partner of Le Besco was charged with raping her over a 10-month span in 2007. Jacquet will serve as a special witness in this separate case. Le Besco has also alleged Jacques Doillon made advances during work sessions and tried to sexually blackmail her in 2000 when she hoped to star in his film Carrément à l'Ouest.

Filmography

Feature films

* 1990: '' Lacenaire'' by Francis Girod
* 1996: '' La Puce'' by Emmanuelle Bercot
* 1999: '' Girls Can't Swim'' by Anne-Sophie Birot
* 2000: '' Adieu Babylone'' by Raphaël Frydman
* 2000: '' Sade'' by Benoît Jacquot
* 2001: '' Roberto Succo'' by Cédric Kahn
* 2002: '' Un Moment de bonheur'' by Antoine Santana
* 2002: '' The Repentant'' by Laetitia Masson
* 2002: ''Adolphe'' by Benoît Jacquot
* 2003: '' Le Cout de la vie'' by Philippe Le Guay
* 2004: '' A tout de suite'' by Benoît Jacquot
* 2004: ' by Benoît Jacquot
* 2005: '' Backstage'' by Emmanuelle Bercot
* 2005: '' La Ravisseuse'' by Antoine Santana
* 2006: '' Wild Camp (Camping sauvage)'' by Christophe Ali and Nicolas Bonilauri
* 2006: '' The Untouchable'' by Benoît Jacquot
* 2006: '' U'' (voix de la princesse) by Serge Elissalde and Grégoire Solotareff
* 2007: '' Pas douce'' by Jeanne Waltz
* 2008: '' Enfances''
* 2009: '' Je Te Mangerais'' by Sophie Laloy
* 2009: '' The Good Heart''
* 2010: '' Deep in the Woods''
* 2014: '' Manhattan Romance''
* 2014: ''Les brigands''
* 2014: '' Portrait of the Artist''
* 2014: '' The New Girlfriend''
* 2015: '' Mon roi''

Short films

* 1999: '' Cinematon'' #995 by Gérard Courant
* 1991: '' Place des Vosges'' by Catherine Belkhodja
* 1997: ''Anniversaires'' by Rosette
* 1997: '' Kub Valium'' by Marine Ledu
* 1997: '' Les Vacances'' by Emmanuelle Bercot
* 1997: '' Coquillettes'' by Joséphine Flasseur
* 1998: ''Les amis de Ninon'' by Rosette
* 2000: '' Des Anges'' by Julien Leloup
* 2003: '' Quelqu'un vous aime'' by Emmanuelle Bercot
* 2003: '' Dans la foret noire'' by Joséphine Flasseur
* 2016: '' Cinématon'' #2944 by Gérard Courant

Television

* 1987: ''Reflets perdus du miroir'' by Catherine Belkhodja
* 1999: ''Une Fille rebelle''
* 1999: ''Le Choix d’Élodie'' by Emmanuelle Bercot
* 2003: '' La Maison du canal''
* 2003: ''Les Mythes urbains''

Screenwriter

* 1998: ''Demi-tarif''
* 2004: ''Charly''
* 2010: ''Bas-fonds''

Director

* 2004: ''Demi-tarif''
* 2007: '' Enfances'' co-réalisé par Safy Nebbou, Isild Le Besco, Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige, Corinne Garfin, Ismaël Ferroukhi et Yann Le Gal
* 2007: ''Charly''
* 2010: ''Bas-fonds''
* 2014: '' Ponts de Sarajevo'' (Documentary)

Theater

* 2007: '' La Double Inconstance'' by Marivaux au Théâtre National de Chaillot, mise en scene by Christian Colin with Grégoire Colin

Other media

* "Marais," narrator—an audio walking tour of the Paris neighborhood. Created by SoundwalkSoundwalk
. Retrieved 21 September 2009.

Awards

* 2000: Prix du meilleur scénario Junior au festival de Paris pour son premier scénario: ''Demi-tarif''
* 2001: Étoile d'or de la révélation féminine for '' Sade'', by Benoît Jacquot.
* 2001: Nomination: 7 d'or pour le Choix d'Elodie
* 2001: Nomination: César Award du Meilleur espoir féminin pour Sade
* 2001: Lumière Award for Most Promising Actress for '' Sade''
* 2002: Nomination: César du Meilleur espoir féminin pour Roberto Succo
* 2004: Prix spécial du Jury a l'European first film festival d’Angers pour ''Demi-tarif''
* 2004: Prix Procirep. Premiers plans. Angers pour ''Demi-tarif''
* 2004: Special prize of Jury du festival de Séoul pour ''Demi-tarif''
* 2005: Grand Prix du Jury. Crossing Europe Festival. Linz pour ''Demi-tarif''
* 2004: Nomination pour le prix Louis Deluc pour ''Demi-tarif''
* 2006: Marcello Mastroianni Award at Venice Film Festival (best new actress)

References

External links

*

Official site

Site with photos and updates

Isild Le Besco, actor-director


in ''Le Monde''

Wildlife: Isild Le Besco
Scott Foundas, ''Film Comment'', January/February 2011

Actresses of France – site with photos and updates


Isild Le Besco at Actrices Françaises Fan Site

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1982 births
Living people
French people of Algerian descent
French people of Breton descent
French people of Vietnamese descent
French stage actresses
French film actresses
French television actresses
20th-century French actresses
21st-century French actresses
French women film directors
French women screenwriters
French screenwriters
Film directors from Paris
French film producers
French women film producers
French film editors
Most Promising Actress Lumières Award winners
Marcello Mastroianni Award winners
French women film editors
Actresses from Paris