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Brigitte Roüan

Sep 28, 1946 (78 years old) in Toulon, Var, France

Brigitte Roüan (born 28 September 1946) is a French director, screenwriter and actress.

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.

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 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 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.

In 1998, she was a member of the jury at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.

Source: Article "Brigitte Roüan" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

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Clem
Evelyne Carbonnier
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Police Commissioner Moulin
Joëlle Lévêque
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Venus & Apollo
Ingrid
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Out 1
Miss Blandish
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Love Songs
Julie's Mother
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From the Land of the Moon
Adéle
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Based on a True Story
The Documentalist
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Jeu, set et match
Claire
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Venus Beauty Institute
Madame Marianne
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My American Uncle
Janine's Friend

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