Dominique Laffin
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Dominique Laffin was a French actress, who has appeared in 19 films between 1975 and 1985.
Dominique Laffin made her major film debut in 1977, gaining critical acclaim for her role in director Jacques Doillon
's 1979 film, La Femme qui pleure. For her performance, Laffin was nominated for the César Award for Best Actress
. That same year, she co-starred with a young Roberto Benigni
in the film Chiedo asilo
.
Her career was cut short at the age of 33 by a massive heart attack
. Her daughter later said that she had committed suicide
. During her short career, Laffin appeared with many of France's rising young stars, including Gérard Depardieu
, Juliette Binoche
and Miou-Miou
as well as established stars such as Yves Montand
.
Dominique Laffin is buried near renowned director François Truffaut
in the Cimetière de Montmartre in the Montmartre
Quarter of Paris.
Her daughter, French politician Clémentine Autain
was born in 1973.
Dominique Laffin made her major film debut in 1977, gaining critical acclaim for her role in director Jacques Doillon
Jacques Doillon
Jacques Doillon is a French film director. He has a habit of giving lead roles to inexperienced young actresses in his films on family life and women...
's 1979 film, La Femme qui pleure. For her performance, Laffin was nominated for the César Award for Best Actress
César Award for Best Actress
List of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Actress .-Winners and nominees:...
. That same year, she co-starred with a young Roberto Benigni
Roberto Benigni
Roberto Remigio Benigni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and director of film, theatre and television.- Early years :...
in the film Chiedo asilo
Seeking Asylum (film)
Seeking Asylum is a 1979 Italian comedy film directed by Marco Ferreri. It was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.-Cast:* Roberto Benigni - Roberto* Francesca De Sapio - Chiara...
.
Her career was cut short at the age of 33 by a massive heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
. Her daughter later said that she had committed suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
. During her short career, Laffin appeared with many of France's rising young stars, including Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu is a French actor and filmmaker. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite and has twice won the César Award for Best Actor...
, Juliette Binoche
Juliette Binoche
Juliette Binoche is a French actress, artist and dancer. She has appeared in more than 40 feature films, been recipient of numerous international accolades, is a published author and has appeared on stage across the world. Coming from an artistic background, she began taking acting lessons during...
and Miou-Miou
Miou-Miou
Miou-Miou is a French actress. In her career she has worked with a number of international directors, including Michel Gondry, Bertrand Blier, Yves Boisset, Claude Berri, Jacques Deray, Michel Deville, Diane Kurys, Radu Mihăileanu, Patrice Leconte, Joseph Losey and Louis Malle.-Career:She was born...
as well as established stars such as Yves Montand
Yves Montand
-Early life:Montand was born Ivo Livi in Monsummano Terme, Italy, the son of poor peasants Giuseppina and Giovanni Livi, a broommaker. Montand's mother was a devout Catholic, while his father held strong Communist beliefs. Because of the Fascist regime in Italy, Montand's family left for France in...
.
Dominique Laffin is buried near renowned director François Truffaut
François Truffaut
François Roland Truffaut was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five...
in the Cimetière de Montmartre in the Montmartre
Montmartre
Montmartre is a hill which is 130 metres high, giving its name to the surrounding district, in the north of Paris in the 18th arrondissement, a part of the Right Bank. Montmartre is primarily known for the white-domed Basilica of the Sacré Cœur on its summit and as a nightclub district...
Quarter of Paris.
Her daughter, French politician Clémentine Autain
Clémentine Autain
Clémentine Autain is a French politician and a feminist, born on May 26, 1973 in Saint-Cloud. She is also co-editor of the monthly publication Regards with Roger Martelli and is co-secretary of the Fondation Copernic....
was born in 1973.
Filmography
- Passage secret (1985)
- Akropolis Now (1983)
- Le Cri du printemps (1983)
- Garçon!Garçon!Garçon! is a 1983 French film directed by Claude Sautet and starring Yves Montand, Nicole Garcia, Jacques Villeret, Marie Dubois, Dominique Laffin, and Bernard Fresson. It received 4 César nominations, for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Sound.- Plot :Alex is an aging waiter who dreams...
(1983) (Waiter!) - Liberty BelleLiberty Belle (film)Liberty Belle is a 1983 film set in Paris in 1959 and 1960. The film tells the story of a students involvement with a group who oppose the French Algerian war. The film premiered at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. Today the film is mostly remembered as being the first to feature Juliette Binoche....
(1983) (Liberty Belle) - System ohne Schatten (1983) (Closed Circuit)
- Room Service (1982)
- La meuteLa MeuteThe Pack is a 2010 Franco-Belgian horror film directed and written by Franck Richard. It stars Philippe Nahon, Émilie Dequenne, Benjamin Biolay and Yolande Moreau. The film is about Charlotte and Max who come across a restaurant. After Max disappears, Charlotte returns later to find him and gets...
(1982) (TV) - La Tribu des vieux enfants (1982) (TV)
- Vive la mariée (1980)
- L'Empreinte des géants (1980) (The Imprint of Giants)
- L' Oeil du maître (1980) (His Master's Eye)
- Chiedo asiloSeeking Asylum (film)Seeking Asylum is a 1979 Italian comedy film directed by Marco Ferreri. It was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.-Cast:* Roberto Benigni - Roberto* Francesca De Sapio - Chiara...
(1979) (Seeking Asylum) - Tapage nocturne (1979) (Nocturnal Uproar)
- Félicité (1979)
- La Femme qui pleure (1979) (The Crying Woman)
- Les Seize ans de Jérémy Millet (1978)
- Les Petits câlins (1978) (The Little Wheedlers)
- La Nuit, tous les chats sont grisLa Nuit, tous les chats sont grisLa Nuit, tous les chats sont gris is a 1977 French film starring Gérard Depardieu.-Cast:* Gérard Depardieu : Philibert Larcher* Robert Stephens : Charles Watson* Tsilla Chelton : Mme Banalesco* Laura Betti : Jacqueline...
(1977) (At Night, All Cats Are Grey) - Dites-lui que je l'aimeDites-lui que je l'aimeDites-lui que je l'aime is a 1977 French film directed by Claude Miller and starring Gérard Depardieu and Miou-Miou...
(1977) (This Sweet Sickness)