Dominique Blanc
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Dominique Blanc is a French actress.
She trained at the French Drama school, Cours Florent
. In 1980 at the suggestion of Pierre Romans , in whose class she was, Patrice Chéreau
went to see her and engaged her for a performance of Henrik Ibsen
's Peer Gynt. She remains one of Chéreau's preferred actresses.
One of the most critically acclaimed French actresses, she has already won four César Awards (one for Best actress
in 2000 for Stand-by and three for Best actress in a supporting role
, in 1990 for Milou en mai
, in 1992 for Indochine
and in 1998 for Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train) and has been nominated four more times. On 6 September 2008, she won the Volpi Cup
for Best Actress at the 65th Venice Film Festival
.
She trained at the French Drama school, Cours Florent
Cours Florent
The Cours Florent is a private French Drama school created in 1965 by François Florent.The school is currently located on three nearby sites in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France: rue Archereau, rue Mathis and Avenue Jean-Jaurès, further along which is located the Conservatoire national...
. In 1980 at the suggestion of Pierre Romans , in whose class she was, Patrice Chéreau
Patrice Chéreau
Patrice Chéreau is a French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor, and producer.-Biography:Patrice Chéreau was born in Lézigné, Maine-et-Loire, and went to school in Paris. At a young age he became well-known to Parisian critics as director, actor, and stage manager of his high-school theatre...
went to see her and engaged her for a performance of Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...
's Peer Gynt. She remains one of Chéreau's preferred actresses.
One of the most critically acclaimed French actresses, she has already won four César Awards (one for Best actress
César Award for Best Actress
List of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Actress .-Winners and nominees:...
in 2000 for Stand-by and three for Best actress in a supporting role
César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
List of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Supporting Actress .-Winners:Adapted from the article , from Wikinfo, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License....
, in 1990 for Milou en mai
Milou en mai
Milou en mai is a 1990 film by Louis Malle. It is released as Milou in May in the UK and as May Fools in North America. The film portrays the impact of the French revolutionary fervour of May 1968 on a French village....
, in 1992 for Indochine
Indochine (film)
Indochine is a 1992 French film set in colonial French Indochina during the 1930s. It is the story of Éliane Devries, a French plantation owner, and of her adopted Vietnamese daughter, Camille, with the rising Vietnamese nationalist movement set as a backdrop...
and in 1998 for Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train) and has been nominated four more times. On 6 September 2008, she won the Volpi Cup
Volpi Cup
The Volpi Cups are the principal awards given to actors at the Venice Film Festival. Formal acting awards were introduced in the second festival . Initially they were called Great Gold Medals of the National Fascist Association for Entertainment. The name Volpi Cup was introduced the following year...
for Best Actress at the 65th Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
.
Filmography
- Peer GyntPeer GyntPeer Gynt is a five-act play in verse by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen, loosely based on the fairy tale Per Gynt. It is the most widely performed Norwegian play. According to Klaus Van Den Berg, the "cinematic script blends poetry with social satire and realistic scenes with surreal ones"...
(1981) (TV) - Une jeune fille - Richelieu ou La journée des dupes (1983) (TV) - Mme de Comballet
- Lace (1984) (TV) - Teresa
- La Femme de ma vie (1986) - Sylvia
- L'Inconnue de Vienne (1986) (TV) - Martine
- L'Iguane (1986)
- Das Weite Land (1987) - Adele Natter
- Une affaire de femmes (1988) - Jasmine
- Quelques jours avec moiQuelques jours avec moiQuelques jours avec moi is a French film by director Claude Sautet, released in France in 1988. It received three César Award nominations in the 1989 Festival's edition.-Plot:...
(1988) - Georgette - SavannahSavannahSavannah or savanna is a type of grassland.It can also mean:-People:* Savannah King, a Canadian freestyle swimmer* Savannah Outen, a singer who gained popularity on You Tube...
(1988) - Jeanne - NataliaNatalia (film)Natalia is a 1988 French drama film directed by Bernard Cohn. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Pierre Arditi – Paul Langlade* Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu – Natalia Gronska...
(1989) - Jacqueline Leroux - Je suis le seigneur du châteauJe suis le seigneur du châteauJe suis le seigneur du château is a 1989 French motion picture, directed by Régis Wargnier, loosely based on the novel I'm the King of the Castle by the English writer Susan Hill.-Plot:...
(I'm the King of the Castle) (1989) - Madame Vernet - Milou en maiMilou en maiMilou en mai is a 1990 film by Louis Malle. It is released as Milou in May in the UK and as May Fools in North America. The film portrays the impact of the French revolutionary fervour of May 1968 on a French village....
(May Fools) (1990) - Claire - Largo desolatoLargo desolatoLargo desolato is a play by Václav Havel. It is about a political writer, Leopold Nettles , who fears being sent back into prison. During the play, Leopold faces extreme pressure from his wife, two members of what appears to be the secret police, among others...
(1991) (TV) - Lucy - Plaisir d'amourPlaisir d'Amour"Plaisir d'amour" is a classical French love song written in 1780 by Jean Paul Égide Martini . Hector Berlioz arranged it for orchestra...
(1991) - Clo - L'Échange (1992)
- IndochineIndochine (film)Indochine is a 1992 French film set in colonial French Indochina during the 1930s. It is the story of Éliane Devries, a French plantation owner, and of her adopted Vietnamese daughter, Camille, with the rising Vietnamese nationalist movement set as a backdrop...
(1992) - Yvette - L'Affût (1992) - Isabelle Morigny
- Faut-il aimer Mathilde? (1993) - Mathilde
- Une femme en bataille (1993) - Colette Bonzo
- Train de nuit (1994)
- La Reine MargotLa Reine Margot (1994 film)La Reine Margot is a 1994 French period film directed by Patrice Chéreau, based on the 1845 historical novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas, père. It stars Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Virna Lisi and Vincent Pérez...
(Queen Margot) (1994) - Henriette de Nevers - Loin des barbares (1994) - Zana
- Total EclipseTotal Eclipse (film)Total Eclipse is a 1995 film directed by Agnieszka Holland, based on a 1967 play by Christopher Hampton, who also wrote the screenplay. Based on letters and poems, it presents a historically accurate account of the passionate and violent relationship between the two 19th century French poets Paul...
(1995) - Isabelle Rimbaud - Faisons un rêve (1996) (TV) - Elle
- Le Livre de minuit (1996) - The mother
- L'Allée du roi (1996) (mini) TV Series - Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de MaintenonFrançoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de MaintenonFrançoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon was the second wife of King Louis XIV of France. She was known during her first marriage as Madame Scarron, and subsequently as Madame de Maintenon...
- Alors voilà (1997) - Rose
- C'est pour la bonne cause! (1997) - Jeanne
- A Soldier's Daughter Never CriesA Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (film)A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries is a French/U.S. film directed by James Ivory and written by James Ivory & Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. It stars Leelee Sobieski, Jesse Bradford, Kris Kristofferson, Barbara Hershey and Virginie Ledoyen...
(1998) - Candida - Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train (1998) - Catherine
- La Voleuse de Saint-Lubin (1999) - Françoise Barnier
- Mariage de Fanny, Le (1999) (voice) - Narrator
- Stand-by (2000) - Hélène
- Sur quel pied danser? (2000) (TV) - Jeanne
- Acteurs, Les (2000) - Geneviève, Piccoli's wife
- Le Pornographe (2001) - Jeanne
- Le Lait de la tendresse humaine (2001) - Claire
- Avec tout mon amour (2001) - Adèle
- Plage noire, La (2001) - Sylvie
- Un pique-nique chez Osiris (2001) (TV) - Olympe de Cardoville
- C'est le bouquet! (2002) - Edith
- Un couple épatantUn couple épatantUn couple épatant is a Lucas Belvaux Film with his own script.This is the second installment of a series Trilogy, which constitutes a comedy preceded by One: On the run, a thriller and followed by Three: After life, a melodrama.Belvaux referred in the DVD commentary that main idea behind...
(2002) - Agnès - Après la vieAprès la vieAprès la vie is a Lucas Belvaux Film with his own script.This is the final installment of a series Trilogy, which constitutes a melodrama preceded by One: On the run, a thriller and Two: An amazing couple, a comedy....
(2002) - Agnès Manise - CavaleCavaleCavale is a Lucas Belvaux Film with his own script and starred by him.This is the first instalment of a series Trilogy, which constitutes a thriller followed by Two: Un couple épatant, a comedy and Three: Après la vie, a melodrama.Belvaux referred in the DVD commentary that main idea behind...
(2002) - Agnès Manise - Peau d'ange (2002) - Soeur Augustine
- PhèdrePhèdrePhèdre is a dramatic tragedy in five acts written in alexandrine verse by Jean Racine, first performed in 1677.-Composition and premiere:...
(2003) (TV) - Phèdre - Sauf le respect que je vous dois (2005) - Clémence Durrieux
- Un fil à la patte (2005) - Baronne Duverger
- Le Amitiés maléfiques (2006) - Florence Duhaut
- Le Cri (2006) (mini) TV Series - Pierrette Guibert
- Capitaine AchabCapitaine AchabCapitaine Achab is a 2004 French short film directed by Philippe Ramos. It is an unusual interpretation of Moby-Dick by Herman Melville. In this movie, Achab falls in love with Louise, whose white skin is symbolized in his dreams by the whale Moby Dick. This movie was presented at the Cannes Film...
(2007 - Capitaine Achab is the title of two films directed by Philippe Ramos, the first 2003, the second 2007)) - Par suite d'un arrêt de travail... (2008)
- L'Autre Fr (2008)
- Plus tard to comprendras (2009)
- L'Autre DumasL'Autre DumasL'Autre Dumas is a 2010 French film directed by Safy Nebbou, released in 2010, about 19th Century French author Alexandre Dumas.The Council of Black Associations of France criticized the decision to cast the fair-skinned Gérard Depardieu to play the part of Dumas, who "was the grandson of a...
(2010)