Anne Wiazemsky
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Princess Anne Wiazemsky is a French
actress and novelist
, of the Russian Rurikid family of Princes Vyazemsky
-Counts Levashov. Through her mother, she is the granddaughter of François Mauriac
. She appeared in Robert Bresson
's Au hasard Balthazar (1966) and in Godard
's films La Chinoise
(1967) and Week End (1967). She was married to Jean-Luc Godard
between 1967 and 1979; they divorced.
Wiazemsky is also an author. She has written several novels: Canines (1993), Une Poignée de Gens, Aux Quatre Coins du Monde and Hymnes à l’Amour (1996). The 2003
film All the Fine Promises
, directed by Jean-Paul Civeyrac
and starring Valérie Crunchant
and Bulle Ogier
, is based on Hymnes à l'Amour. Her 2007 novel, Jeune Fille, is based on her experience starring in Au hasard Balthazar
at the age of 18.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
actress and novelist
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
, of the Russian Rurikid family of Princes Vyazemsky
Pyotr Vyazemsky
Prince Pyotr Andreyevich Vyazemsky or Petr Andreevich Viazemsky was a leading personality of the Golden Age of Russian poetry.- Biography :...
-Counts Levashov. Through her mother, she is the granddaughter of François Mauriac
François Mauriac
François Mauriac was a French author; member of the Académie française ; laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature . He was awarded the Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur .-Biography:...
. She appeared in Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson
-Life and career:Bresson was born at Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, the son of Marie-Élisabeth and Léon Bresson. Little is known of his early life and the year of his birth, 1901 or 1907, varies depending on the source. He was educated at Lycée Lakanal in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, close to Paris, and...
's Au hasard Balthazar (1966) and in Godard
Godard
-People:* Agnès Godard, French cinematographer* André Godard , French Iranologist* Benjamin Godard , French composer best known for his opera Jocelyn and salon music* Christian Godard , French comic artist...
's films La Chinoise
La Chinoise
La Chinoise is a 1967 French political film directed by Jean-Luc Godard about young revolutionaries in Paris.-Plot summary:La Chinoise is a loose adaptation, if not parody, of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 1872 novel, The Possessed...
(1967) and Week End (1967). She was married to Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement, French Nouvelle Vague, or "New Wave"....
between 1967 and 1979; they divorced.
Wiazemsky is also an author. She has written several novels: Canines (1993), Une Poignée de Gens, Aux Quatre Coins du Monde and Hymnes à l’Amour (1996). The 2003
2003 in film
The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...
film All the Fine Promises
All the Fine Promises
All the Fine Promises is a 2003 French movie directed by Jean-Paul Civeyrac based on the novel Hymne à l'amour by Anne Wiazemsky.- Plot :...
, directed by Jean-Paul Civeyrac
Jean-Paul Civeyrac
Jean-Paul Civeyrac is a French New Wave director whose films are usually characterized by close attention to music and actors' bodies. He has adapted a French novel by Anne Wiazemsky, Hymnes à l’amour, with the title All the fine promises . This movie was awarded by The Prix Jean Vigo 2003...
and starring Valérie Crunchant
Valérie Crunchant
Valérie Crunchant is a French actress.She was born in Évry, Essonne, a suburb of Paris.Valérie Crunchant appears in All the fine promises , directed and written by Jean-Paul Civeyrac in which she was very graceful as the young Ghislaine.In Capitaine Achab directed by Philippe Ramos she...
and Bulle Ogier
Bulle Ogier
Bulle Ogier is a French actress.Ogier's first appearance on screen was in Voilà l'Ordre, a short film directed by Jacques Baratier with a number of the then-emerging young singers of the 1960s in France, including Boris Vian, Claude Nougaro, etc.She worked with Jacques Rivette Bulle Ogier (born...
, is based on Hymnes à l'Amour. Her 2007 novel, Jeune Fille, is based on her experience starring in Au hasard Balthazar
Au hasard Balthazar
Au hasard Balthazar, , also known as Balthazar, is a 1966 French film directed by Robert Bresson, starring Anne Wiazemsky.-Plot:...
at the age of 18.
Actress (partial listing)
- 1966: Au hasard BalthazarAu hasard BalthazarAu hasard Balthazar, , also known as Balthazar, is a 1966 French film directed by Robert Bresson, starring Anne Wiazemsky.-Plot:...
directed by Robert BressonRobert Bresson-Life and career:Bresson was born at Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, the son of Marie-Élisabeth and Léon Bresson. Little is known of his early life and the year of his birth, 1901 or 1907, varies depending on the source. He was educated at Lycée Lakanal in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, close to Paris, and... - 1967: La chinoiseLa ChinoiseLa Chinoise is a 1967 French political film directed by Jean-Luc Godard about young revolutionaries in Paris.-Plot summary:La Chinoise is a loose adaptation, if not parody, of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 1872 novel, The Possessed...
directed by Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement, French Nouvelle Vague, or "New Wave".... - 1967: Week End directed by Jean-Luc Godard
- 1968: Theorem directed by Pier Paolo PasoliniPier Paolo PasoliniPier Paolo Pasolini was an Italian film director, poet, writer, and intellectual. Pasolini distinguished himself as a poet, journalist, philosopher, linguist, novelist, playwright, filmmaker, newspaper and magazine columnist, actor, painter and political figure...
- 1968: Les Gauloises bleuesLes Gauloises bleuesLes Gauloises bleues is a 1968 French drama film directed by Michel Cournot. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.-Cast:* Annie Girardot - La mère...
directed by Michel CournotMichel CournotMichel Cournot was a French journalist, screenwriter and film director. His only film as a director, Les Gauloises bleues, was due to be entered at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled because to the events of May 1968 in France.-External links:... - 1969: Il seme dell'uomo directed by Marco Ferreri
- 1969: Pigsty directed by Pier Paolo PasoliniPier Paolo PasoliniPier Paolo Pasolini was an Italian film director, poet, writer, and intellectual. Pasolini distinguished himself as a poet, journalist, philosopher, linguist, novelist, playwright, filmmaker, newspaper and magazine columnist, actor, painter and political figure...
- 1970: Sympathy for the DevilSympathy for the Devil (film)Sympathy for the Devil is a 1968 film shot mostly in color by director Jean-Luc Godard.- Plot summary :...
directed by Jean-Luc Godard - 1970: Le Vent d'est directed by the Dziga Vertov GroupDziga Vertov GroupThe Dziga Vertov Group was formed in 1968 by politically active filmmakers including Jean-Luc Godard and Jean-Pierre Gorin. Their films are defined primarily for Brechtian forms, Marxist ideology, and a lack of personal authorship...
- 1971: Raphael, or The Debauched OneRaphael, or The Debauched OneRaphael, or The Debauched One is a 1971 French drama film directed by Michel Deville. It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Maurice Ronet - Raphaël de Lorris* Françoise Fabian - Aurore* Jean Vilar - Horace...
directed by Michel DevilleMichel DevilleMichel Deville is a French film director and screenwriter.Deville started his filmmaking career in the late 1950s, paralleling the emergence of the French New Wave directors... - 1971: Vladimir et Rosa directed by the Dziga Vertov Group
- 1972: Tout va bienTout va bienTout va bien is a 1972 film directed by Jean-Luc Godard and collaborator Jean-Pierre Gorin and starring Jane Fonda and Yves Montand.-Overview:...
directed by Jean-Luc Godard and Jean-Pierre GorinJean-Pierre GorinJean-Pierre Gorin is a French filmmaker and professor, best known for his work with Nouvelle Vague luminary Jean-Luc Godard during what is often referred to as Godard's "radical" period.... - 1973: The TrainThe Train (1973 film)The Train is a 1973 Franco–Italian film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Georges Simenon.- Plot :...
directed by Pierre Granier-DeferrePierre Granier-DeferrePierre Granier-Deferre was a French film director. His 1971 film Le Chat won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards at the 21st Berlin International Film Festival.... - 1978: Flesh ColorFlesh ColorFlesh Color is a 35 mm film by François Weyergans . Weyergans is one of the forty members known as immortals of the French Academy...
directed by Francois WeyergansFrançois WeyergansFrançois Weyergans is a Belgian writer and director. His father, Franz Weyergans, was a Belgian and also a writer, while his mother was from Avignon in France... - 1984: Rendez-vousRendez-vous (film)Rendez-vous is a 1985 French drama film directed by André Téchiné. The film stars Juliette Binoche, Lambert Wilson, Wadeck Stanczak and Jean-Louis Trintignant. Rendez-vous premiered at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival where it won the award for Best Director. The film had a total of 766,811 admissions...
directed by André TéchinéAndré TéchinéAndré Téchiné , is a French screenwriter and film director. He has had a long and distinguished career that places him among the best post-New Wave French film directors....
Screenplay
- 1994: U.S. go Home directed by Claire DenisClaire DenisClaire Denis is a French film director and Professor of Film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.-Early life:...
- 2003: All the fine promisesAll the Fine PromisesAll the Fine Promises is a 2003 French movie directed by Jean-Paul Civeyrac based on the novel Hymne à l'amour by Anne Wiazemsky.- Plot :...
(Prix Jean VigoPrix Jean VigoThe Prix Jean Vigo is an award in the Cinema of France given annually since 1951 to a French film director in homage to Jean Vigo. It was founded by French writer Claude...
), directed by Jean-Paul CiveyracJean-Paul CiveyracJean-Paul Civeyrac is a French New Wave director whose films are usually characterized by close attention to music and actors' bodies. He has adapted a French novel by Anne Wiazemsky, Hymnes à l’amour, with the title All the fine promises . This movie was awarded by The Prix Jean Vigo 2003...
with Valérie CrunchantValérie CrunchantValérie Crunchant is a French actress.She was born in Évry, Essonne, a suburb of Paris.Valérie Crunchant appears in All the fine promises , directed and written by Jean-Paul Civeyrac in which she was very graceful as the young Ghislaine.In Capitaine Achab directed by Philippe Ramos she...
and Bulle OgierBulle OgierBulle Ogier is a French actress.Ogier's first appearance on screen was in Voilà l'Ordre, a short film directed by Jacques Baratier with a number of the then-emerging young singers of the 1960s in France, including Boris Vian, Claude Nougaro, etc.She worked with Jacques Rivette Bulle Ogier (born...