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."--Barbara Creed |
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Catherine Breillat (born 1948) is a French writer and director known for her films focusing on themes of sexuality, gender conflict, sibling rivalry, explicit depictions of sexuality and violence in films such as Romance X (1999) and Anatomy of Hell (2003).
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Works
Filmography
| Year | English title | Original title | Notes | ||||
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| 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 | 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 | ||||
| 2023 | Last Summer | L'Été dernier | Based on the 2019 Danish film Queen of Hearts |
Stage plays
- Les Vêtements de mer
Bibliography
- Abus de faiblesse
- Pornocratie
- Le Soupirail
- L'homme facile
- Tapage Nocturne
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