Sotha (actress)
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Sotha is a French actress, playwright, screenwriter, film & stage director, and composer. Her real name is Catherine Sigaux. She was one of the founders of the Café de la Gare
where she acted and co-wrote many of the plays. She was twice married, both times to fellow actors from the Café de la Gare, first to Romain Bouteille, and then for 11 years to Patrick Dewaere
. She is the daughter of novelist and journalist Gilbert Signaux.
In 1981 Sotha published a novel in comic book format whose title roughly translates as "Look to the sky, it's going to rain." In 2002, she wrote a play, Le Brave Soldat Chvéïk s'en va au Ciel [The Good Soldier Schweik goes to Heaven], based on the famous satirical novel The Good Soldier Švejk
by the Czech writer Jaroslav Hašek
.
Café de la Gare
The Café de la Gare is a dinner theater located at 41, rue du Temple in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. It lies in a square hidden between Notre Dame de Paris and the historic Marais district. It was originally created in 1968 by a close-knit group of comedy actors who fixed up an old factory...
where she acted and co-wrote many of the plays. She was twice married, both times to fellow actors from the Café de la Gare, first to Romain Bouteille, and then for 11 years to Patrick Dewaere
Patrick Dewaere
Patrick Dewaere was a French film actor. He was born in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, son of French actress Mado Maurin. His five siblings, Jean-Pierre Maurin , Yves-Marie Maurin , Dominique Maurin , Jean-Francois Maurin and Marie-Veronique Maurin Patrick Dewaere (26 January 1947 – 16 July 1982)...
. She is the daughter of novelist and journalist Gilbert Signaux.
In 1981 Sotha published a novel in comic book format whose title roughly translates as "Look to the sky, it's going to rain." In 2002, she wrote a play, Le Brave Soldat Chvéïk s'en va au Ciel [The Good Soldier Schweik goes to Heaven], based on the famous satirical novel The Good Soldier Švejk
The Good Soldier Švejk
The Good Soldier Švejk , also spelled Schweik or Schwejk, is the abbreviated title of a unfinished satirical/dark comedy novel by Jaroslav Hašek. It was illustrated by Josef Lada and George Grosz after Hašek's death...
by the Czech writer Jaroslav Hašek
Jaroslav Hašek
Jaroslav Hašek was a Czech humorist, satirist, writer and socialist anarchist best known for his novel The Good Soldier Švejk, an unfinished collection of farcical incidents about a soldier in World War I and a satire on the ineptitude of authority figures, which has been translated into sixty...
.
Actress
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(directed by Claude Faraldo, 1973) - Le Graphique de Boscop (directed by Georges Dumoulin and Sotha, 1976)
- Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine (directed by ColucheColucheMichel Colucci , better known as Coluche, was a French comedian and actor, famous for his irreverent sense of humour....
and Marc Monnet, 1977) - Si vous n'aimez pas ça, n'en dégoûtez pas les autres (directed by Raymond Lewin, 1978)
- Les Diplômés du dernier rang (directed by Christian Gion, 1982)
- Cross (directed by Philippe Setbon, 1987)
- Patrick DewaerePatrick Dewaere (film)Patrick Dewaere is a 1992 French documentary film directed by Marc Esposito, about the actor of the same name. It was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival....
(as herself in a documentary directed by Marc EspositoMarc EspositoMarc Esposito is a French film director and screenwriter. His film Patrick Dewaere was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:* Patrick Dewaere * Le Cœur des hommes...
, 1992)
Director
- Au long de rivière Fango (1974)
- Les matous sont romantiques (1974)
- Le graphique de boscop (co-directed with Georges Dumoulin, 1976)
- Pas besoin de valises (Short film, 1983)
- Les œufs sur le plat (Short film, 1984)
- Tant pis si je meurs (1988)
Writer
- Mon bel amour, ma déchirure (directed by José PinheiroJosé PinheiroJosé Pinheiro is a Portuguese fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1968 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, 1987) - La Chica (directed by Bruno Gantillon, 1996)