Pascal Elbé
Encyclopedia
Pascal Elbé is a French
actor
and director
and screenwriter.
, Haut-Rhin
, France, to a family of middle-class Jewish immigrants from Algeria. He was raised in Strasbourg
. At 18, he moved to Paris to study acting.
In 2004, Elbe was nominated for a César Award
for Most Promising Actor
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter.
Biography
Pascal Elbe was born in ColmarColmar
Colmar is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.It is the capital of the department. Colmar is also the seat of the highest jurisdiction in Alsace, the appellate court....
, Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin is a département of the Alsace region of France, named after the Rhine river. Its name means Upper Rhine. Haut-Rhin is the smaller and less populated of the two departements of Alsace, although is still densely populated compared to the rest of France.-Subdivisions:The department...
, France, to a family of middle-class Jewish immigrants from Algeria. He was raised in Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
. At 18, he moved to Paris to study acting.
In 2004, Elbe was nominated for a César Award
César Awards 2004
The 2004 César Awards were hosted by Fanny Ardant and Gad Elmaleh. The winners and nominees were:-Best Actor – Leading Role:* Omar Sharif – Monsieur Ibrahim...
for Most Promising Actor
César Award for Most Promising Actor
This is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Most Promising Actor .-1980s:-1990s:*1991: Gérald Thomassin: Le petit criminel*1992: Manuel Blanc: J'embrasse pas...
Filmography
- XXLXXL (1997 film)-Cast:* Catherine Jacob : Lorène Benguigui* Michel Boujenah : Alain Berrebi* Gérard Depardieu : Jean Bourdalou* Elsa Zylberstein : Arlette Stern* Gina Lollobrigida : Gaby* Maurice Chevit : David Stern* Gad Elmaleh : Sammy* Pascal Elbé : François Ste...
(1997) as François Stern - The RaceThe Race (2002 film)The Race is a 2002 french movie directed by Djamel Bensalah starring Hélène de Fougerolles, Roschdy Zem and Josiane Balasko.- Plot :...
(2002) (directed by Djamel Bensalah - Père et fils (2003) (directed by Michel BoujenahMichel BoujenahMichel Boujenah is a French actor, comedian, film director and screenwriter.-Career:Boujenah has appeared in over twenty-five films and almost ten television productions...
) - Gamblers (2005) (directed by Frederic Balekdjian)
- Comme les autres (2008) (directed by Vincent Garenq)
- Turk's HeadTurk's Head (film)Turk's Head is a 2010 French thriller film directed and starring Pascal Elbé. Roschdy Zem and Israel actress, Ronit Elkabetz also star. It was released in France on 31 March 2010. The film was inspired by the real-life incident in 2006 in Marseille where a group of impoverished teenager torched a...
(2010) (director and screenwriter) and as Simon