Jean-Claude Brisseau
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Jean-Claude Brisseau is a French filmmaker best known for his 2002 film Secret Things
("Choses Secrètes") and his 2006 film The Exterminating Angels ("Les Anges exterminateurs").
In 2002 he was arrested on charges of harassment, fined and given a suspended one-year prison sentence. The plaintiffs were three women who had performed sex acts in front of him during their auditions. This was to form the basis of the The Exterminating Angels film.
He was formerly a professor at La Femis
(Paris).
Award at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival
. At the Cannes Film Festival
, he was awarded the France Culture Award in 2003 for Secret Things; in 1988 he was awarded the Special Award for the Youth.
Secret Things
Secret Things is a 2002 French film directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau, starring Coralie Revel and Sabrina Seyvecou. The film is sometimes associated with the New French Extremity.- Plot :...
("Choses Secrètes") and his 2006 film The Exterminating Angels ("Les Anges exterminateurs").
In 2002 he was arrested on charges of harassment, fined and given a suspended one-year prison sentence. The plaintiffs were three women who had performed sex acts in front of him during their auditions. This was to form the basis of the The Exterminating Angels film.
He was formerly a professor at La Femis
La Femis
La Fémis , is the French state film school. FEMIS is an acronym for Fondation Européenne pour les Métiers de l’Image et du Son. Based in Paris, it offers courses balanced between artistic research, professional development and technical training...
(Paris).
Film career
His film Céline was nominated for the Golden BearGolden Bear
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Award at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival
42nd Berlin International Film Festival
The 42nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 13 to 24, 1992.-Jury:* Annie Girardot * Charles Champlin* Sylvia Chang* Ildikó Enyedi* Irving N...
. At the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
, he was awarded the France Culture Award in 2003 for Secret Things; in 1988 he was awarded the Special Award for the Youth.
Filmography
- À l'aventureÀ l'aventure-Plot:Sandrine, a young businesswoman, becomes dissatisfied with her ordinary life. She quits her job and leaves her boyfriend to embark on a number of erotic and bizarre adventures in hope of finding fulfillment.-Cast:* Arnaud Binard as Greg...
(2008) - Les Anges ExterminateursLes Anges ExterminateursLes Anges Exterminateurs is a 2006 French film directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau. It was screened at the Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2006 and had a limited release in the United States on 7 March 2007. The film is about a director named François who embarks on a film project about female...
(Exterminating Angels) (2006) - Choses Secrètes (Secret Things) (2002)
- Les Savates du bon Dieu (Workers for the Good Lord) (2000)
- L'Ange Noir (The Black Angel) (1994)
- Céline (1992)
- Noce blancheNoce BlancheNoce Blanche is a French film released in 1989, directed and written by Jean-Claude Brisseau, starring Bruno Cremer and Vanessa Paradis.-Synopsis:...
(White Wedding) (1989) - De bruit et de Fureur (Sound and Fury) (1988)
- Un jeu Brutal (1983)
- La Croisée des Chemins (1975)