Teddy Lussi-Modeste
Teddy Lussi-Modeste (born 25 March 1978) is a French Romani[3][4] film director, screenwriter and literature teacher.[5] He wrote and directed the films Jimmy Rivière (2011), The Price of Success (2017), and The Good Teacher (2024).
Early life edit
Lussi-Modeste grew up in La Tronche, Grenoble, in a Sinti, Manush Romani community in France.[3][6]
Career edit
Lussi-Modeste studied cinema at the film school La Fémis in Paris.[7] He later became a literature teacher in high schools and colleges, before devoting himself entirely to cinema in the late 2000s.[7]
Lussi-Modeste started his career as a film director in 2004 with the short film Kissing Tigers. In 2011, he released his feature directorial debut, the drama Jimmy Rivière.[8] He later wrote and directed the drama films The Price of Success (2017), and The Good Teacher (2024).[5] Lussi-Modeste also co-wrote the screenplay of Rebecca Zlotowski's 2019 comedy drama film An Easy Girl, and Maïwenn's 2023 historical drama film Jeanne du Barry.[5]
In the 2020s, Lussi-Modeste kept working as a French teacher at a school in Aubervilliers in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, the northeastern suburbs of Paris.[9]
Filmography edit
As director edit
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Kissing Tigers | Short film | [5] |
| 2005 | Courts mais GAY: Tome 10 | Short film, segment Embrasser les tigres | |
| 2007 | Dans l'oeil | Short film | |
| 2009 | I'm Coming | Short film | |
| 2011 | Jimmy Rivière | Also screenwriter | |
| 2017 | The Price of Success | [10] | |
| 2024 | The Good Teacher | [11] |
As screenwriter edit
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Pilou | Short film; directed by Claudine Natkin | [5] |
| 2019 | An Easy Girl | Directed by Rebecca Zlotowski | |
| 2023 | Jeanne du Barry | Directed by Maïwenn |
As actor edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jeanne du Barry | Doctor La Martinière | Directed by Maïwenn |
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award / Festival | Category | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Angers Premiers Plans Film Festival | Audience Award - Best French Feature Film | Jimmy Rivière | Won | [12] |
| Louis Delluc Prize | Best Debut Film | Nominated | [13] | ||
| 2017 | San Sebastián International Film Festival | New Directors Award | The Price of Success | Nominated | [14] |
References edit
- ^ a b "Teddy-Lussi-Modeste attendu mardi à l'Autre cité". L'Est Républicain (in French). 1 October 2017. from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Teddy Lussi-Modeste". AlloCiné (in French). from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ a b Serroy, Jean (27 August 2017). "Teddy Lussi-Modeste : "Le succès se paie toujours au prix fort…"". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Gypsy, Roma, Traveller Strand at Borderlines Film Festival 2016". Travellers Times. 10 February 2016. from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Teddy Lussi-Modeste". Unifrance. from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Teddy Lussi-Modeste". Roman Archive. from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Cinéma: Teddy Lussi-Modeste, un "voyageur" dans la République" [Cinema: Teddy Lussi-Modeste, a “traveler” in the Republic]. RTL Belgium (in French). 5 August 2009. from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Teddy Lussi-Modeste". Cineuropa. from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "L'après-"Titane" de Kazak Productions". Le Film Français. 20 May 2022. p. 14. from the original on 11 May 2023.
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien (7 September 2017). "Teddy Lussi-Modeste • Director". Cineuropa. from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (9 May 2023). "Indie Sales Boards Teddy Lussi-Modeste's 'The Good Teacher,' Co-Written by Audrey Diwan, Starring François Civil (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "European First Film Festival Premiers Plans / Festival d'Angers | Palmarès 2011" (PDF). Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers (in French). (PDF) from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien (22 November 2011). "Nine contenders for the Delluc". Cineuropa. from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Rivera, Alfonso (19 July 2017). "The first films in competition in the New Directors section of San Sebastián". Cineuropa. from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.