Julie Gavras
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Julie Gavras is a French film director and writer. She is the daughter of film director Costa Gavras. Her first feature-length fiction film
Blame it on Fidel
(La Faute à Fidel) was released in France in November 2006.
After graduate studies in literature and law, Julie Gavras turned to cinema. Gavras started as an assistant director in Italy and France on commercials, television movies and feature
films. She worked with directors as diverse as Robert Enrico
, Claire Devers
, Jacques Nolot
, Alexandre Jardin
, Camille de Casabianca
, Roberto Faenza
and Michele Soavi
. She also worked with her father on his 2002 World War II drama Amen
, on which she served as an assistant director.
In 1998, she directed a short film called Oh les beaux dimanches! produced in Marseilles by Comic Strip. Two years later, she directed her first documentary, From Dawn to Night: Songs by Moroccan Women. It was based on a play by Alain Weber mounted at the Bouffes du Nord
theater in Paris
during the Festival d’Automne. It was broadcast on Arte
. In January 2002, her second documentary was released theatrically in France: The Pirate, the Wizard, the Thief and the Children (Le Corsaire, le magicien, le voleur et les enfants). The film looks at a class of nine-year-olds who make a film at school.
She has directed other documentaries for Arte and France 5
.
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
Blame it on Fidel
Blame it on Fidel
Blame it on Fidel is a 2006 French drama film directed by Julie Gavras.-Plot summary:A 9-year-old girl, Anna de la Mesa , weathers big changes in her household as her parents become radical political activists in 1970-71 Paris...
(La Faute à Fidel) was released in France in November 2006.
After graduate studies in literature and law, Julie Gavras turned to cinema. Gavras started as an assistant director in Italy and France on commercials, television movies and feature
films. She worked with directors as diverse as Robert Enrico
Robert Enrico
Robert Georgio Enrico was a French film director and scriptwriter.He was born in Liévin, Pas-de-Calais, in the north of France.-Filmography as director:* Fait d'hiver...
, Claire Devers
Claire Devers
Claire Devers is a French director and writer. She was nominated for the 1987 César Award for Best Debut for directing Noir et Blanc .- Filmography :*Noir et Blanc *Chimère...
, Jacques Nolot
Jacques Nolot
Jacques Nolot , is a French actor, screenwriter and film director.- Life :Jacques Nolot was born on 31 August 1943, Marciac, Gers, a small village in Southwest France. A fragile child, Nolot was doted upon by his mother, a woman who had three children with three different fathers...
, Alexandre Jardin
Alexandre Jardin
Alexandre Jardin is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1988, for Le Zèbre.-References:...
, Camille de Casabianca
Camille de Casabianca
Camille de Casabianca is a French filmmaker/writer. Casabianca's selected films include Peking Central, a comedy set in Mainland China, Madame Petlet's True Story, a French comedy, and Vive Nous!, a romantic comedy about social class and judo. Casabianca's published work includes Le Lapin Enchanté...
, Roberto Faenza
Roberto Faenza
Roberto Faenza is an Italian film director.Born in Turin in 1943, Roberto Faenza received a degree in Political Science and a diploma at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia....
and Michele Soavi
Michele Soavi
Michele Soavi, sometimes known as Michael Soavi is an Italian filmmaker.-Career:Michele Soavi was born in Milan. As a teenager, Soavi enrolled in creative arts classes and developed into a talented actor. He took acting lessons at Milan's Fersen Studios, but his greatest talent was working behind...
. She also worked with her father on his 2002 World War II drama Amen
Amen
The word amen is a declaration of affirmation found in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament. Its use in Judaism dates back to its earliest texts. It has been generally adopted in Christian worship as a concluding word for prayers and hymns. In Islam, it is the standard ending to Dua and the...
, on which she served as an assistant director.
In 1998, she directed a short film called Oh les beaux dimanches! produced in Marseilles by Comic Strip. Two years later, she directed her first documentary, From Dawn to Night: Songs by Moroccan Women. It was based on a play by Alain Weber mounted at the Bouffes du Nord
Bouffes du Nord
The Bouffes du Nord is a theater at 37 bis, boulevard de la Chapelle in the 10th arrondissement of Paris located near the Gare du Nord. It is registered as a historic monument.-History:...
theater in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
during the Festival d’Automne. It was broadcast on Arte
Arte
Arte is a Franco-German TV network. It is a European culture channel and aims to promote quality programming especially in areas of culture and the arts...
. In January 2002, her second documentary was released theatrically in France: The Pirate, the Wizard, the Thief and the Children (Le Corsaire, le magicien, le voleur et les enfants). The film looks at a class of nine-year-olds who make a film at school.
She has directed other documentaries for Arte and France 5
France 5
France 5 is a public television network in France, part of the France Télévisions group. Principally featuring educational programming, the channel's motto is la chaîne de la connaissance et du savoir...
.