Rouan was born into a French naval family in Toulon in 1946. She was orphaned at age six and spent her childhood in Algeria and Senegal. At age 12, she left for convent school in Paris.
Rouan became a director in her own right when she helmed a short film titled Grosse. It won a César Award in 1986. She would become a feature film director with Overseas (1990), which won the Critics' Week award at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. She co-starred in the film with Marianne Basler and Nicole Garcia to portray sisters in colonialNorth Africa during the 1950s.
The now actor-director would continue in roles, including one in Olivier, Olivier (1991) for Polish director Agnieszka Holland.
Rouan's 1997 film Post Coitum, Animal Triste garnered attention for its depiction of an affair between a middle-aged woman (played by Rouan herself) and a younger man. The film was a success in its native country and received strong notices in America, where it screened at the New York Film Festival before playing to arthouse crowds. It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
^This article borrows largely from a profile of the artist in The New York Times. Riding, Alan. "When the Tables Are Turned in Adultery's Secret Rooms", The New York Times, March 8, 1998
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brigitte, roüan, born, september, 1946, french, director, screenwriter, actress, born, 1946, september, 1946, toulon, franceoccupation, actress, screenwriter, directoryears, active1971, present, contents, life, career, selected, filmography, director, actress,. Brigitte Rouan born 28 September 1946 is a French director screenwriter and actress 1 Brigitte RouanBorn 1946 09 28 28 September 1946 age 77 Toulon FranceOccupation s Actress screenwriter directorYears active1971 present Contents 1 Life and career 2 Selected filmography 2 1 As director 2 2 As actress 3 References 4 External linksLife and career editRouan was born into a French naval family in Toulon in 1946 She was orphaned at age six and spent her childhood in Algeria and Senegal At age 12 she left for convent school in Paris Her acting career began at age 21 on the stage Her performance lead the way to small film roles for directors including Alain Resnais Jacques Rivette and Bertrand Tavernier Rouan became a director in her own right when she helmed a short film titled Grosse It won a Cesar Award in 1986 She would become a feature film director with Overseas 1990 which won the Critics Week award at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival She co starred in the film with Marianne Basler and Nicole Garcia to portray sisters in colonial North Africa during the 1950s The now actor director would continue in roles including one in Olivier Olivier 1991 for Polish director Agnieszka Holland Rouan s 1997 film Post Coitum Animal Triste garnered attention for its depiction of an affair between a middle aged woman played by Rouan herself and a younger man The film was a success in its native country and received strong notices in America where it screened at the New York Film Festival before playing to arthouse crowds It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival 2 In 1998 she was a member of the jury at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival 3 Selected filmography editAs director edit Overseas 1990 Post Coitum Animal Triste After Sex 1997 Travaux on sait quand ca commence Housewarming 2005 Tu honoreras ta mere et ta mere 2012 As actress edit Overseas 1990 as Malene Les Agneaux 1996 Post Coitum Animal Triste 1997 as Diane Clovier Why Not Me 1999 as Josepha Le Temps du Loup Time of the Wolf 2003 as Bea The Pleasure Is All Mine 2004 as Nicole Love Songs 2007 as Julie s Mother Spiral TV series 2008 as Karine Fontane The Ultimate Accessory 2013 Demi soeur 2013 Love at First Fight 2014 From the Land of the Moon 2016 Guy 2018 References edit This article borrows largely from a profile of the artist in The New York Times Riding Alan When the Tables Are Turned in Adultery s Secret Rooms The New York Times March 8 1998 Festival de Cannes After Sex festival cannes com Archived from the original on 2012 10 06 Retrieved 2009 09 27 Berlinale 1998 Juries berlinale de Retrieved 2012 01 14 External links edit Post Release Post Coitum s Brigitte Rouan by Brandon Judell indieWIRE website retrieved April 13 2006 Brigitte Rouan at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brigitte Rouan amp oldid 1202135515, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
