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Contents
Articles
Mélanie Laurent
1
2008 Cannes Film Festival
6
2011 Cannes Film Festival
10
Beginners
20
César Award for Most Promising Actress
23
Damien Rice
26
Days of Glory (2006 film)
33
Denis Menochet
37
En t'attendant
39
Gérard Depardieu
41
Inglourious Basterds
48
Now You See Me (film)
60
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
61
Paris (2008 film)
64
Philippe Lioret
67
Rice Rhapsody
68
Saturn Award for Best Actress
70
The Round Up (2010 film)
77
X Femmes
80
References
Article Sources and Contributors
81
Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors
83
Article Licenses
License
85
Mélanie Laurent
1
Mélanie Laurent
Mélanie Laurent
Laurent at the Berlinale 2013
Born
21 February 1983
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Occupation
Actress, Model, Singer, Writer, Director
Years active 1999–present
Spouse(s)
[1]
unnamed (m. c. 2012/2013)
Partner(s)
Julien Boisselier
(2005–2009)
Mélanie Laurent (born 21 February 1983) is a French actress, director, singer, and writer. She is best known to
international audiences for her role as Shosanna Dreyfus in Quentin Tarantino's 2009 film Inglourious Basterds, for
which she won Best Actress from the Online Film Critics Society and the Austin Film Critics Association.
Early life
Laurent was born in Paris, the daughter of Annick, a ballerina,[2] and Pierre Laurent, a voiceover actor (who dubs the
character Ned Flanders in the French version of The Simpsons).[3][4] Laurent is Jewish, and has both Ashkenazi and
[5][6][7]
A grandfather survived deportation by the Nazis.[7] Her maternal grandparents
Tunisian Sephardic ancestry.
[2]
were film poster editors. She grew up in the 9th arrondissement of Paris and was immersed from birth in the arts.[2]
Her career began when Gérard Depardieu, seeing her while she watched her best friend's father working on the set of
Asterix and Obelix, asked her if she wanted to be in movies. Laurent replied 'Why not?' and next week his assistant
called her. Depardieu gave Laurent a part when she was 16 in The Bridge, a drama he starred in and co-directed with
Fréderic Auburtin.[8]
Mélanie Laurent
Career
Laurent has appeared in 20 films between 1999 and 2009. Playing a depressed 19 year-old who longed for her lost
twin brother, she starred in Philippe Lioret's I'm Fine, Don't Worry (2006), for which she won a César Award for
Most Promising Actress. In 2006, Laurent and Belgian actor Jérémie Renier were awarded France's Romy Schneider
and Jean Gabin Prizes for "most promising actor and actress."[9]
In 2008, Laurent directed and wrote De moins en moins, which was nominated for Best Short Film at the 61st
Annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a 7-minute film about a patient who, in front of her psychiatrist, "remembers less
and less".[10] Laurent also directed À ses pieds,[11] an erotic short film aired on the French television channel Canal+
on 25–26 October 2008, as part of a series of such shorts, called X Femmes, shot by female directors with the goal of
producing erotica from a female point of view.[11]
Laurent was scheduled to direct her first play, Mi-cuit cœur pistache (the name of a dessert she particularly likes) in
January 2009 at the Théâtre Marigny in Paris. She had to abandon the project during the preparations and rehearsals
when she was cast as Shosanna Dreyfus in the Quentin Tarantino film Inglourious Basterds, a French-language role
for which she had to learn to speak English for a few scenes.[12] Her then-partner Julien Boisselier, as well as Marie
Denarnaud, Mélanie Doutey and Louise Monot were to act in the production while short movie clips were to be
projected on stage, some of them shot at the nightclub Le Baron, which Laurent used to frequent during the writing
[13]
period.
Laurent also had planned another feature film, Putain de pluie!, whose script she co-wrote with Morgan Perez and
which she intended to direct, produced by Alain Attal's Productions du Trésor. Originally set for filming in the
spring of 2009, it was postponed because of her work on Inglourious Basterds.[13][14] Knowing that she could speak
French and had already acted in French in one of the short films in Paris, je t'aime she offered the first role to Natalie
Portman, who declined because of the language of the script.[10] Laurent played the part of the violinist in Radu
Mihăileanu's Le Concert—she called it "a smart movie and a popular movie, and I'm glad because French people
wanted to watch a movie with classical music."
Mélanie Laurent was the hostess of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 64th Cannes Film Festival.[15]
Personal life
Laurent was in a long-term relationship with fellow French actor Julien Boisselier. She describes recording artist
Damien Rice and filmographer Quentin Tarantino as two "masters" in terms of their art.[16] With Rice she is
recording her first album between Woodstock, New York and his home in Ireland. Living in his home in Ireland
inspired her to maintain a compost heap and eat organic food.[2][17]
As of 2013, Laurent is married.[1]
Laurent has visited a Climate Defenders Camp in the peatlands of the Indonesian Rainforest with Greenpeace
activists. She is also one of the Climate Ambassadors for Kofi Annan's Global Humanitarian Forum "Tck Tck Tck"
[18]
Campaign.
2
Mélanie Laurent
3
Filmography
Laurent at a premiere for Inglourious
Basterds in August 2009
As actress
Year
Film
Role
1999 Un pont entre deux rives
Lisbeth
2000 Route de nuit
Francesca
2001 Ceci est mon corps
Clara
2002 Embrassez qui vous voudrez
Carole
2003 La Faucheuse
Isabelle
Jean Moulin, une affaire
française
Alice Arguel (jeune)
Snowboarder
Célia
2004 Une vie à t'attendre
Sabine
Le Dernier jour
Louise
Les Visages d'Alice
2006 Indigènes
TV
TV
La jeune fille à l'usine
Rice Rhapsody
2005 De battre mon coeur s'est
arrêté
Notes
Minskov's Girlfriend
Alice
Marguerite dans le village des
Vosges
Dikkenek
Natacha
Étoiles d'Or for Best Female Newcomer
Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas
Élise "Lili" Tellier
César Award for Most Promising Actress
Lumière Award for Most Promising Young Actress
NRJ Ciné Award for Best Young Talent in a Debut Film
Étoiles d'Or for Best Female Newcomer
Mélanie Laurent
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2007 L'Amour caché
Sophie
Le Tueur
Stella
La Chambre des morts
Lucie Hennebelle
2008 Paris
The Business Trip
2009 Shoe at Your Foot
Inglourious Basterds
Lætitia
Hotel receptionist
Chloé
Shosanna Dreyfus/Emmanuelle
Mimieux
Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Best Ensemble
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in
a Motion Picture
Nominated – Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting
Actress
Nominated – Empire Award for Best Actress
Nominated – San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best
Supporting Actress
Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actress
Nominated – St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for
Best Supporting Actress
Le Concert
Anne-Marie Jacquet
2010 The Round Up
Annette
2011 Beginners
Anna
Nominated – San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best
Supporting Actress
Pollen
Narrator
Requiem pour une tueuse
Lucrèce
Et soudain tout le monde me
manque
Justine
Completed
Les adoptés
Lisa
Also director and co-writer
2013 Night Train to Lisbon
Now You See Me
An Enemy
Letter from an Unknown
Woman
Cry/Fly
As director and writer
Young Estefania
Alma
Mélanie Laurent
5
Year
Film
Other notes
2008 De moins en moins Short film
X Femmes
2011 Les adoptés
Short film (Season 1, Episode 6)
Star & Co-Writer
Theater
• Promenade de santé by Nicolas Bedos (2010)[19]
Discography
• En T’Attendant, her debut album, was released on 2 May 2011.[20]
References
[1] http:/ / www. independent. co. uk/ arts-entertainment/ art/ features/ melanie-laurent-quentin-tarantino-star-is-on-the-right-track-8515376. html
[2] Le Vaillant, Luc (2009-06-08). "Mélanie Laurent : coup de fougue" (http:/ / next. liberation. fr/ article/ melanie-laurent-coup-de-fougue).
Libération.fr. . Retrieved 2009-08-27.
[3] "Mélanie Laurent – Director, Screenwriter, Actress" (http:/ / en. unifrance. org/ directories/ person/ 300742/ melanie-laurent). French movies
professional directory. uniFrance. . Retrieved 2009-08-21.
[4] Mélanie Laurent : Rétrospective. http:/ / www. dailymotion. com/ video/ x1hkh3_melanie-laurent-retrospective_people: Dailymotion. 2009.
[5] WENN (2009-08-14). "Laurent is happy to be the 'face of Jewish vengeance'" (http:/ / www. hollywood. com/ news/
Laurent_is_happy_to_be_the_face_of_Jewish_vengeance/ 5686050). Hollywood.com. . Retrieved 2009-08-16.
[6] Gorov, Lynda (2009-08-16). "Glorious women" (http:/ / www. boston. com/ ae/ movies/ articles/ 2009/ 08/ 16/
actresses_play_tough_in_tarantinos_world/ ?page=full). The Boston Globe. . Retrieved 2009-08-16.
[7] Frétard, Dominique (2007-12-05). "Elles s’appellent toutes Mélanie" (http:/ / www. melaniedoutey. org/ melanie-doutey/ revue-de-presse/
elles-sappellent-toutes-melanie-le-monde-2-12052007). Le Monde. pp. 50–53. . Retrieved 2010-03-26.
[8] The Independent, 2 July 2010, Laurent interview with Kaleem Aftab, 'In it for the drama and the danger'. (http:/ / www. independent. co. uk/
arts-entertainment/ films/ features/ mlanie-laurent---in-it-for-the-drama-and-the-danger-2015917. html)
[9] James, Alison (2006-10-17). "Renier, Laurent win thesp kudos, Pair appear in police thriller 'La Chambre des morts'" (http:/ / www. variety.
com/ article/ VR1117952059. html?categoryid=1444& cs=1& query=Melanie+ Laurent). Variety Magazine. . Retrieved 2009-09-30.
[10] Antheaume, Alice (2008-05-20). "Mélanie Laurent: «Je vais demander à Natalie Portman de tenir le premier rôle de mon film»" (http:/ /
www. 20minutes. fr/ article/ 231914/ Cannes-Melanie-Laurent-Je-vais-demander-a-Natalie-Portman-de-tenir-le-premier-role-de-mon-film.
php). . Retrieved 2009-10-21.
[11] "X Femmes" à minuit sur C+ (−18)" (http:/ / www. leblogtvnews. com/ article-23371809. html) (in French). le blog TV News.
tvnews.over-blog.com. 2008-10-25. . Retrieved 2009-08-21.
[12] Inglourious Basterds Movie Special with Alex Zane, Channel 4
[13] Reygner, Laureline (2008-09-25). "La sublime et talentueuse Mélanie Laurent est sur tous les fronts !" (http:/ / www. purepeople. com/
article/ la-sublime-et-talentueuse-melanie-laurent-est-sur-tous-les-fronts_a15997/ 1). . Retrieved 2009-10-21.
[14] "Hommage au Producteur Alain Attal en sa présence" (http:/ / www. festival-valenciennes. com/ telechargements/
Fest-Val-COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE_24 mars 2009. pdf). . Retrieved 2009-10-21.
[15] "Cannes 2011 : Carla Bruni, Mélanie Laurent et les films attendus!" (http:/ / fr. news. yahoo. com/ 51/ 20110305/
ten-cannes-2011-carla-bruni-mlanie-laure-0111c6b. html). Yahoo. . Retrieved 2011-03-05.
[16] Interview: Melanie Laurent for Inglourious Basterds (http:/ / screencrave. com/ 2009-08-17/
interview-melanie-laurent-for-inglourious-basterds)
[17] "La vie en vert de Mélanie Laurent" (http:/ / www. elle. fr/ elle/ Societe/ Interviews/ La-vie-en-vert-de-Melanie-Laurent/ (gid)/ 1040412).
Elle. . Retrieved 2009-11-13. (interview)
[18] "Inglourious treehuggers dam climate change!" (http:/ / www. greenpeace. org/ international/ news/
inglourious-treehuggers-climate031109). Greenpeace International. 3 November 2009. . Retrieved 2009-11-13.
[19] "Promenade de santé – Mélanie Laurent" (http:/ / www. artistikrezo. com/ theatre/ theatre-contemporain/
promenade-de-sante-mis-en-scene-par-nicolas-bedos-au-theatre-de-la-pepiniere. html) (in French), Artistik Rezo, Mathilde Degorce.
2010-02-22.
[20] Mélanie Laurent Enlists Damien Rice for Debut Album (http:/ / www. twentyfourbit. com/ post/ 3689477958/
melanie-laurent-enlists-damien-rice-for-debut-album) Twenty Four Bit. 6 March 2011
Mélanie Laurent
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External links
• Mélanie Laurent (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm491259/) at the Internet Movie Database
• Mélanie Laurent (http://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne=18273&nopub=1.html) at
AlloCiné (French)
2008 Cannes Film Festival
The 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 14 to May 25, 2008. In addition to films selected for
competition this year, major Hollywood productions such as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and
Kung Fu Panda had their world premieres at the festival.
The British press reported the list of films in competition this year was notable for its absence of British films for the
second successive year.[1][2]
Feature film competition
Festival line-up
English title Original title
Director(s)
Country
Opener Blindness
Fernando Meirelles
Brazil
Closer
Barry Levinson
United States
What Just Happened
Films in competition[3]
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Country
Jia Zhangke
China
Adoration
Atom Egoyan
Canada
Blindness
Fernando Meirelles
Brazil
Changeling
Clint Eastwood
United States
Che (Part I: The Argentine and Part II: Guerilla)
Steven Soderbergh
United States
A Christmas Tale
Un conte de Noël
Arnaud Desplechin
France
The Class
Entre les murs
Laurent Cantet
France
Delta
Kornél Mundruczó
Hungary
Il Divo
Paolo Sorrentino
Italy
24 City
二 十 四 城 记 /二 十 四 城 記
Er shi si cheng ji
Frontier of Dawn
La frontière de l'aube
Philippe Garrel
France
Gomorrah
Gomorra
Matteo Garrone
Italy
The Headless Woman
La mujer sin cabeza
Lucrecia Martel
Argentina
Leonera
Pablo Trapero
Argentina
Linha de Passe
Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas
Brazil
My Magic
Eric Khoo
Singapore
Palermo Shooting
Wim Wenders
Germany
Brillante Mendoza
Philippines
Service
Serbis
2008 Cannes Film Festival
Lorna's Silence
7
Le silence de Lorna
Synecdoche, New York
Three Monkeys
Üç Maymun
Two Lovers
Waltz with Bashir
‫ואלס עם באשיר‬
Vals Am Bashir
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Belgium
Charlie Kaufman
United States
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Turkey
James Gray
United States
Ari Folman
Israel
Films out of competition
English title
Original title
좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈
Joheunnom nabbeunnom isanghannom
Director(s)
Country
Kim Ji-woon
South Korea
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Steven Spielberg
United States
Kung Fu Panda
John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
United States
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Woody Allen
United States
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Midnight screening
English title
Original title
추격자 Chugyeogja
Director(s)
Country
Na Hong-jin
South Korea
Maradona
Emir Kusturica
Serbia
Surveillance
Jennifer Chambers Lynch
United States
The Chaser
Special screening
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•
Of Time and the City (by Terence Davies, UK)
Chelsea on the rocks (by Abel Ferrara)
Sanguepazzo (by Marco Tullio Giordana, Italy-France)
C'est dur d'être aimé par des cons (by Daniel Leconte)
Ashes of Time Redux (by Wong Kar-wai, China)
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (by Marina Zenovich, USA-UK)
Un certain regard
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Afterschool, by Antonio Campos
De ofrivilliga, by Ruben Östlund
Je veux voir, by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige
Johnny Mad Dog, by Jean-Stephane Sauvaire
A Festa De Menina Morta, by Matheus Nachtergaele
La Vie moderne, by Raymond Depardon
Le Sel de la mer, by Annemarie Jacir
Los Bastardos, by Amat Escalante
O' Horten, by Bent Hamer
Parking, by Chung Mong-Hong
Soi Cowboy, by Thomas Clay