Rachida Brakni
Encyclopedia
Rachida Brakni is a French
actress of Algeria
n origin. She is married to the football
hero turned film actor Eric Cantona
, whom she met on the filmset of Outremangeur in 2002.
In 1997, she joined the Comédie Française, as a member of which she won a Molière Award
for her performance in Ruy Blas
. In 2002, she was awarded the César Award for Most Promising Actress
for her performance in Chaos.
Rachida is currently directing her husband in Face au paradis (In front of Paradise), a contemporary play, written by a young French
playwright, Nathalie Saugeon. The production opened at Theatre Marigny on the Champs Elysees on 26 January 2010.
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 of Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
n origin. She is married to the football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
hero turned film actor Eric Cantona
Eric Cantona
Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona is a French actor and former French international footballer. He played for Auxerre, Martigues, Marseille, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Nîmes and Leeds United before ending his professional footballing career at Manchester United, where he won four Premier League titles in...
, whom she met on the filmset of Outremangeur in 2002.
In 1997, she joined the Comédie Française, as a member of which she won a Molière Award
Molière Award
The Molière Award is the national theatre award of France decided by the Association professionnelle et artistique du théâtre and given out every April or May since 1987, during a ceremony called La Nuit des Molières . The award was created by Georges Cravenne, who was also the creator of the...
for her performance in Ruy Blas
Ruy Blas
Ruy Blas is a tragic drama by Victor Hugo. It was the first play presented at the Théâtre de la Renaissance and opened on November 8, 1838. Though considered by many to be Hugo’s best drama, the play initially met with only average success....
. In 2002, she was awarded the César Award for Most Promising Actress
César Award for Most Promising Actress
The following is the list of winners of the César Award for Most Promising Actress . Since its inception in 1983, the award is given as part of the French film industry's annual César Awards....
for her performance in Chaos.
Rachida is currently directing her husband in Face au paradis (In front of Paradise), a contemporary play, written by a young French
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...
playwright, Nathalie Saugeon. The production opened at Theatre Marigny on the Champs Elysees on 26 January 2010.
Partial filmography
- Chaos (2001)
- LoinLoin (film)Loin is a 2001 French-Spanish drama film directed by André Téchiné, starring Stephane Rideau, Lubna Azabal and Mohamed Hamaidi. The film, set in Tangier in a three day period, tells the story of three young friends taking critical decisions about their uncertain future.-Plot:For the past few...
(2001) - The OvereaterThe OvereaterThe Overeater is a 2003 French-language film directed by Thierry Binisti and starring former footballer Éric Cantona.-Plot introduction:...
(L'Outremangeur) (2003) - Portrait caché (2003)
- Ne Quittez pas ! (2004)
- Mon Accident (2004)
- L'Enfant endormi (2005)
- Une Belle histoire (2005)
- Barakat ! (2006)
- La Surprise (TV) (2006)
- On ne devrait pas exister (2006)
- La Part animale (2007)
- Lisa et le pilote d'avion (2007)
- A Man and His DogA Man and His DogA Man and His Dog is a 2009 French film directed by French director Francis Huster, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, based on the 1952 film Umberto D...
(2009) - Neuilly sa mère !Neuilly sa mère !Neuilly sa mère ! is a 2009 French comedy film directed by Gabriel Julien-Laferrière. It stars Samy Seghir as a beur teenager who moves from the housing projects to the upscale neighborhood of Neuilly-sur-Seine...
(2009) - Face au paradis (2010)
- La Ligne droiteLa Ligne droiteLa Ligne droite is a 2011 French drama film co-written and directed by Régis Wargnier which focuses on the sport of blind running. It stars Rachida Brakni, Cyril Descours, Clémentine Célarié, and Seydina Balde...
(2011)