Catherine Breillat

Catherine Breillat (2014)

Catherine Breillat (born 13 July 1948)^[1] is a French movie-maker and novelist.^[2] She tries to normalize previously taboo subjects in cinema.

Breillat is known for movies that are about sexuality,^[3] relationships between men and women,^[4] intimacy and sibling rivalry. Her movies are part of the "New French Extremity", which uses violence and sexuality in shocking ways.^[5]

Breillat was born in Bressuire, France.^[6]

Filmography

Year	English title	Original title	Notes
1975	Catherine & Co.	Catherine et Compagnie	Writer.
1976	A Real Young Girl	Une Vraie Jeune Fille	Based on Breillat's novel Le Soupirail. Banned after initial premiere, until 1999.
1979	Nocturnal Uproar	Tapage nocturne
1987		Milan noir	Writer.
1988	Virgin / Junior Size 36	36 Fillette	Based on her novel.
1991	Dirty Like an Angel	Sale comme un ange
1993	Couples et amants	Couples et amants	Co-Writer.
1996	Perfect Love	Parfait amour!
1999	Romance	Romance X
2001	Fat Girl	À ma sœur!
2001	Brief Crossing	Brève traversée
2002	Sex Is Comedy	Sex Is Comedy
2004	Anatomy of Hell	Anatomie de l’enfer	Based on her novel Pornocratie.
2007	The Last Mistress (aka An Old Mistress)	Une vieille maîtresse	Based on the novel by Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly (1851). Entered into the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.[7]
2009	Bluebeard	Barbe bleue	Based on the tale by Charles Perrault.
2010	Sleeping Beauty	La belle endormie	Based on Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault.
2013	Abuse of Weakness	Abus de faiblesse	Based on her book of the same title.

References

1. Leffler, Rebecca (May 25, 2007). "Dialogue: Catherine Breillat". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
2. "Catherine Breillat". All Movie. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
3. Scott, A. O. (October 20, 2004). "On a Movie Set, Using Stand-Ins for Actors and Director". The New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
4. Kenny, Glenn (December 15, 2015). "Sex and Power: The Provocative Explorations of Catherine Breillat". The New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
5. "Le sex and violence". The Independent. September 12, 2004. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
6. Whitely, John (July 19, 2003). "Film-makers on film: Catherine Breillat". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
7. "Festival de Cannes: The Last Mistress". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2009-12-20.