Catherine Breillat
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"Breillat's work belongs to a genre of films, directed by women, in which female protagonists peel back the seductive myths of romantic love in an attempt to discover the meaning of sexuality for themselves -- no matter how delightful or degrading their experiences. These films include: Carine Adler's Under the Skin, Davida Allen's Feeling Sexy, Bette Gordon's Variety, Jackie Burroughs's A Winter Tan, Monika Treut's The Virgin Machine."--Barbara Creed[1] |
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Catherine Breillat (born July 13, 1948) is a French filmmaker and director based in Paris. She is known not only for her films focusing on themes of sexuality, gender conflict and sibling rivalry, but also for her best-selling novels. Ms. Breillat has been the subject of controversy for her explicit depictions of sexuality and violence. She cast the pornstar Rocco Siffredi in her films Romance (Romance X, 1999) and Anatomie de l'enfer (Anatomy of Hell, 2003).
In an interview with Senses of Cinema, she described David Cronenberg as another filmmaker she considers to have a similar approach to sexuality in film.
Filmography
| Year | English title | Original title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Catherine & Co. | Catherine et Compagnie | Writer. |
| 1976 | A Real Young Girl | Une Vraie Jeune Fille | Based on Breillat's novel Le Soupirail. Banned after initial premiere, until 1999. |
| 1979 | Nocturnal Uproar | Tapage nocturne | |
| 1987 | Milan noir | Writer. | |
| 1988 | Virgin / Junior Size 36 | 36 Fillette | Based on her novel. |
| 1991 | Dirty Like an Angel | Sale comme un ange | |
| 1993 | Couples et amants | Couples et amants | Co-Writer. |
| 1996 | Perfect Love | Parfait amour! | |
| 1999 | Romance | Romance X | |
| 2001 | Fat Girl | À ma sœur! | |
| 2001 | Brief Crossing | Brève traversée | |
| 2002 | Sex Is Comedy | Sex Is Comedy | |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Hell | Anatomie de l'enfer | Based on her novel Pornocratie. |
| 2007 | The Last Mistress (aka An Old Mistress) | Une vieille maîtresse | Based on the novel by Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly (1851). Entered into the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. |
| 2009 | Bluebeard | Barbe bleue | Based on the tale by Charles Perrault. |
| 2010 | Sleeping Beauty | La belle endormie | Based on Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault. |
| 2013 | Abuse of Weakness | Abus de faiblesse | Based on her book of the same title. |
